Manages Alaska's sport and commercial fisheries, hunting regulations, subsistence harvests, and wildlife conservation. Sets annual seasons, bag limits, and permit rules.
1255 W 8th St, Juneau, AK 99802, USA
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“What is the goal? I mean, what. What is the justification for changing what's in place? What's driving this desire to change the existing plan?”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“Timber harvest would are very likely to be designed in coordination with the Department of Fish and Game and they would be designed with the purpose of enhancing habitat.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“I think 10 to 20 acres is the range of size limits that you'll see in the wildlife habitat designated subunits. And the management intent statements consistently identify habitat values as the priority for management on these lands”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“the draft is available for review that is available digitally on our project website and hard copies will be available in the Forestry office in Haines if folks are interested to come look at a physical copy and we'll ask that you submit your comments by 5pm on June 5th.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“any harvest, any timber harvest or resource development activities must be designed to exist compatibly with public recreation uses. And so typically that would look like timbers harvests that are designed to support recreation facilities or support access to areas that are important for recreation.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“I think 5 acres in unit 3H is the smallest size limit that we see and other units have a cap at 20. 20 Acres is the largest even age timber harvest that I think is permitted in these public recreation designated lands.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Nushagak king salmon run on pace for near-record low season
ADF&G projects only about 37,000 Nushagak River king salmon will pass the sonar this season against a goal of 95,000, a shortfall that has forced a subsistence closure in the Nushagak Section and gear restrictions while the sockeye harvest runs strong at 5 million fish.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Yukon River District 4 opens for summer chum; Chinook closures hold
ADF&G opened selective gear fishing for summer chum in Yukon River District 4 and the Koyukuk River drainage through late July. Chinook conservation restrictions remain fully in force, and a Stock of Management Concern designation for fall chum moves the fall season start three days earlier than normal.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Five dipnetters cited at Chitina in four days, three headed to court
Tok Wildlife Troopers issued five citations at the Chitina personal use dipnet fishery between June 26 and June 29, including charges for retaining a king salmon and fishing during a closed period. Three defendants face arraignment July 15 at Glennallen District Court.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
The Copper River's sockeye run just hit a 40-year low
A 40-year-low sockeye count on the Copper River prompted Alaska to close the Chitina personal-use dipnet fishery, as fish fail to return even without commercial fishing pressure.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Council sends Kodiak Tanner crab closure to second initial review with preliminary preferred alternative
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted without objection Sunday to send Gulf of Alaska Tanner crab protection measures to a second initial review, selecting a preliminary preferred alternative of non-pelagic trawl closure in the east-side custom box while retaining a narrowed version of Alternative 3 covering existing closure areas.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago4 min read
Weak Copper River runs bring king closures and a Chitina dipnet shutdown
Weak Copper River salmon runs prompted ADF&G to ban king retention in Upper Copper River sport fishing from July 6 and close the Chitina dipnet fishery July 6–12.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Fishing Prince of Wales for kings? The nonresident limit just dropped.
Nonresident king salmon anglers on Prince of Wales Island face a reduced annual harvest limit starting July 1, 2026, with ADF&G regulations setting it as low as one fish.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
One place near Anchorage where you can still keep a king
With king fishing closed across the Mat-Su and Northern Cook Inlet, the stocked Eklutna Tailrace is the only spot left to keep a king near Anchorage this summer.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Lingcod is open outside Seward but closed inside Resurrection Bay
Lingcod retention opened July 1 in outside waters near Seward, running through December 31, with a 1-fish daily bag limit and a 35-inch whole-fish minimum; retention remains closed inside Resurrection Bay. Yelloweye rockfish also opened July 1, adding a second target species for anglers heading outside.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Alaska's kings are down almost everywhere — here's the picture
Alaska is restricting king salmon fishing from the Yukon to Kodiak to Prince William Sound as stocks stay low — a statewide update on a decades-long decline.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Anchorage hunters can zero rifles at free sight-in day July 8
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Alaskans Afield program hosts a rifle sight-in event at Rabbit Creek Shooting Park on Wednesday, July 8, from 4 to 8 p.m., with a chronograph station, on-site gunsmith, and one-on-one range help at no charge beyond standard daily fees.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska plans to burn the Alphabet Hills to grow more moose forage
State and federal agencies announced a prescribed fire in the Alphabet Hills north of Lake Louise, targeting mature black spruce stands to grow willow, birch, and aspen browse for moose and restore caribou migration and foraging habitat. Ignition is planned for mid to late July 2026.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska now makes Dall sheep hunters pass a perfect-score test
The Alaska Board of Game now requires every Dall sheep hunter to complete an online orientation and ace a 20-question quiz before hunting general season harvest ticket hunts starting August 10, a one-time lifetime certification targeting a documented sublegal harvest problem.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Ship Creek closes for 10 days as a king shortfall hits the hatchery
ADF&G closes Anchorage's Ship Creek to all sport fishing July 3–13 as king salmon returns fall short of broodstock goals at the William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
In Juneau, the shellfish rules just moved in opposite directions
Around July 1 near Juneau, personal use king and Tanner crab reopen while shrimp fishing in Section 11-A and Tenakee Inlet stays closed, with a nonresident king salmon limit change too.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Alaska's fall hunt is coming, and hunters still don't know the rules
With fall hunts approaching, Alaska's new Board of Game regulations remain stuck in legal review with no end date, and paper harvest tickets for major game species are delayed.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Bring it back whole: a catch rule for Craig and Klawock anglers
Marine boat anglers returning to Craig or Klawock on Prince of Wales Island may not fillet, de-head, or mutilate lingcod, nonpelagic rockfish, or king or coho salmon at sea; ADF&G creel technicians are now on those docks collecting data that drives fisheries management across the island.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
On the Wood River, so many sockeye are coming back that the state wants you to keep more
ADF&G doubled the sport sockeye bag limit to 10 fish a day on the Wood River drainage near Dillingham through Dec. 31, after a run projected to exceed the escapement goal.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Dipnetting the Kasilof? Record and clip before you stash your fish
Dipnetting the Kasilof River? ADF&G requires you to record every salmon on your Upper Cook Inlet permit and clip both tail fins before the fish leaves your sight — or risk a fine.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Bristol Bay's sockeye season opens as Nushagak kings raise concern
Alaska opened Bristol Bay's commercial sockeye fishery on the Nushagak and eastside rivers, with a run near 45 million forecast, as depleted Nushagak king salmon draw scrutiny.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Federal migratory bird subsistence rules take effect across Alaska
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized revised migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations for Alaska on June 23, 2026, setting species-specific seasons and regional boundaries developed with Alaska Native representatives and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
ADF&G opens comment on three federal fishery disaster spend plans
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is taking public comment and holding statewide listening sessions to shape how federal disaster relief funds get distributed across three fishery failures. Who gets money depends on who shows up.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
North Pacific Fisheries Management Council limit golden king crab catch limits
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted 2026 overfishing limits and acceptable biological catch levels for Aleutian Islands and Pribilof Islands golden king crab on Friday, confirming neither stock is currently subject to overfishing.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Kodiak Assembly weighs new revenue and unlocks unused savings
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly weighed a natural-resource excise tax on nonresident hunters and anglers and activated a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing account to cut costs.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min read
Interior loses its salmon fishing — pike it is
Alaska closed king and chum salmon sport fishing across the Tanana drainage on weak Yukon forecasts, leaving Interior anglers to target dispersed pike on flooded Minto Flats.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Sullivan and Peltola, fighting over the same salmon
Sen. Dan Sullivan's new bycatch bill and challenger Mary Peltola's fisheries plan put trawling and salmon bycatch at the center of Alaska's 2026 U.S. Senate race.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Aleutian Islands golden king crab quota rises 13% for 2026/27
ADF&G set the 2026/27 Aleutian Islands golden king crab TAC at 4.742 million pounds on Tuesday, a 13% increase over last season, with the fishery opening August 1 and running through April 30, 2027.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
NPFMC sets Alaska weathervane scallop harvest limits for 2026
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted 2026 harvest specifications for Alaska weathervane scallops at its June 1–9 meeting in Anchorage, setting the catch limits that govern the state's four licensed scallop vessels for the season.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
A storied Alaska king run falls short again — the Nushagak goes catch-and-release Sunday
ADF&G is banning king salmon retention across the entire Nushagak-Mulchatna drainage from 12:01 a.m. Sunday, June 28 through July 31, citing a run that has put only 6,240 fish past the Portage Creek sonar through June 24 — well behind projection on a stock already designated a concern since 2022.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
In Prince William Sound, the one-king summer is the new normal
An Alaska Department of Fish and Game emergency order cuts the king salmon bag and possession limit to one fish across most Prince William Sound salt waters. King fishing has been reported as good near Cape Cleare on Montague Island, with a few fish also coming in Northwestern Prince William Sound.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Cod fishing is excellent in Resurrection Bay — and walkable from Seward
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's June 25 fishing report for the North Gulf Coast and Resurrection Bay highlights excellent Pacific cod fishing inside the bay, fair-to-good king salmon conditions, and an active youth-only king salmon fishery in Seward Lagoon through July 31.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Seward gives its kids more time to catch a king
ADF&G extended the youth-only king salmon fishery at Seward Lagoon through 11:59 p.m. July 31, giving anglers 15 and younger more weeks to target hatchery kings that are not needed for broodstock, with a two-fish daily bag limit and harvest card required for kings 20 inches or longer.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Why Alaska is giving out-of-staters more kings as the runs falter
Alaska is doubling nonresident king salmon limits in Southeast despite statewide king declines — a quirk of the Pacific Salmon Treaty quota, not a reversal on conservation.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Washington Man Cited for Keeping Snagged Sockeye on Russian River
Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Marco Maynard, 36, of Washington on Friday, June 19, for retaining a snagged sockeye salmon on the Russian River, where snagging is prohibited and strict liability means intent does not need to be proven.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
Kodiak's Easiest Sockeye River Shuts Down
ADF&G is closing Kodiak's Buskin River to sport and subsistence sockeye fishing after a weak weir count of 988, even as the island's Litnik run tracks about average.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Cook Inlet Razor Clam Harvest Now Requires a Permit
A new Alaska Department of Fish and Game emergency order requires a household permit for sport and personal use razor clam harvest along Cook Inlet and the North Gulf Coast, effective this season — a change that catches casual summer clammers under new compliance rules for the first time.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
On the Kasilof, Alaska is opening the sockeye floodgates and holding the line on kings
Alaska is raising the Kasilof sockeye limit to six fish as reds run strong, while tightening king salmon rules on the same river after four years of missed escapement goals.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min read
Kodiak Anglers Can Now Keep 10 Sockeye at South Olga Lakes
ADF&G doubled the sockeye bag limit at South Olga Lakes to 10 fish starting 12:01 a.m. Friday, June 26, after early-run escapement of 93,149 fish blew past the biological goal; the window closes July 15 before the late run begins.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Kenai, Russian River Sockeye Bag Limit Jumps to 6 Fish Thursday
ADF&G is raising the sockeye bag limit to six fish per day on the Russian River and upper Kenai mainstem starting 12:01 a.m. Thursday, June 25, after weir counts exceeded the escapement goal's lower bound and projections point above the upper bound.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Copper River Kings Hit a Record Low — and Limits Drop
With Copper River king salmon at their lowest recorded count, Alaska's ADF&G is cutting the Upper Copper sport limit from four fish to one through Aug. 10 to protect spawning runs.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read