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
Norton Sound commercial salmon fishing closed for the rest of 2026
Alaska Fish and Game closed Norton Sound's commercial salmon fishery for the rest of 2026, citing below-average catch rates and monitoring projects that had become inoperable.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago2 min read
Kamishak Bay pink and chum escapement runs preliminarily below goals
Lower Cook Inlet's 2026 commercial salmon season ended with a preliminary harvest of 353,726 fish, but ADF&G's Sept. 4 wrap-up shows Kamishak Bay District pink and chum escapement below sustainable goals, along with Delight Lake sockeye.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Southeast pink seining closes at 19.8 million fish; hatchery areas stay open
ADF&G closed directed pink salmon purse seine fishing in every Southeast Alaska district Friday. Seiners took 18.7 million pinks (19.8 million regionwide), an ordinary catch, but the department says prices were the best in many years.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
State opens four-permit muskox hunt in Unit 26B as herd falls to 220
ADF&G will issue four bull-only muskox permits for the RX110 subsistence hunt on Oct. 1, two in Nuiqsut and two in Kaktovik, with a Dec. 15 to March 31 season. The Unit 26B herd is now estimated at 220 animals, below the state's objective of at least 300.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
The Peninsula caribou hunt opens Dec. 1 without a quota set
The Northern Alaska Peninsula winter caribou hunt opens Dec. 1 with a two-animal limit, though Fish and Game has not yet set the harvest quota.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Razor clam permit still required on Cook Inlet as September digging season runs on
ADF&G's Sept. 4 Southern Kenai fishing report again lists the Cook Inlet and North Gulf Coast razor clam permit among the orders diggers must read first. One permit per household, all harvesters listed, and an online report due Dec. 31 or no permit in 2027.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Two bulls close the bow-only moose hunt at Eklutna Lake, with hunters still out
ADF&G's Emergency Order R2-3-26 shuts down the RM445 bow-only bull moose hunt in the Eklutna Lake Management Area at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, after two bulls were taken from a population estimated at 70 animals against a three-bull ceiling.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Kodiak salmon fishing extended into Sunday across multiple districts
ADF&G's Sept. 2 Kodiak advisory, Emergency Order 4-FS-K-45-26, keeps multiple districts and sections fishing until 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6. Most of the Afognak District and six Northwest Kodiak bays close a day earlier, in the final commercial period of the 2026 season.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago2 min read
Koyukon elder ties Galena swallow decline to Air Force mosquito spraying in TCC bird booklet
A Tanana Chiefs Conference booklet of Koyukon bird knowledge, published Sept. 2, carries elder Benedict Jones's account linking Air Force pesticide spraying at Galena to fewer swallows. No state or federal data cited addresses Galena specifically.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Nonresident lingcod retention reopens at Prince of Wales; yelloweye stays closed
ADF&G's Sept. 3 Prince of Wales report shows nonresident lingcod retention reopened Sept. 1, while demersal shelf rockfish, including yelloweye, remain closed to nonresidents. Alaska residents may still keep one a day, two in possession.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Seward Lagoon youth-only coho fishery extended through Oct. 5
ADF&G extended the Seward Lagoon youth-only coho fishery through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, five days later than last year's cutoff. The lagoon and outfall stream stay closed to anglers 16 and older, with a two-fish daily limit.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Copper River dipnet and subsistence fishing runs through Sept. 30
Miles Lake sonar counting ended July 28 with what ADF&G calls a below-average Copper River run, but the Chitina personal use dip net fishery and the Glennallen Subdistrict subsistence fishery both remain open through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Southeast Alaska's king crab fishery will open, barely clearing the bar
Southeast Alaska's commercial red and blue king crab fishery opens at 10 a.m. Nov. 1 with a regionwide guideline harvest level of 213,076 pounds, clearing the 200,000-pound regulatory minimum by about 6 percent for a second straight season.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Unit 22C bull moose season closes 12 days early, after two days
Emergency Order R5-06-26 ends the resident and nonresident RM840 bull moose hunt in Unit 22C at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, 12 days before the scheduled Sept. 14 close, because the 30-bull quota is expected to be met. Three other RM840 areas stay open.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Strong chum run opens Tanana coho fishing and more gear this weekend
Starting 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, personal use fishers in Subdistrict 6-C from Fairbanks to Salcha may use 6-inch or smaller mesh gillnets and keep coho salmon, an expansion Fish and Game ties to a fall chum run now projected above 900,000 fish.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Southeast seiners get one 15-hour opening, in Sitka Sound
ADF&G's Sept. 1 announcement opens Section 13-B in Sitka Sound from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, under Emergency Order 1S7226. Districts 1 through 4 and Section 13-A stay closed, with several bays and inlets carved out of the opening.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Norton Sound summer crab harvest reaches 111% of quota
Norton Sound crabbers landed 297,072 pounds of red king crab in a 10-day summer season worth $3.5 million, 111% of the combined quota, while the Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association's CDQ share went unharvested, ADF&G reported Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Necker Bay's goat zone closes after two billies fill the quota
Alaska's spring rental survey found median two-bedroom rents up 2.6 percent statewide, with record increases in the Mat-Su and Kenai Peninsula boroughs.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Fortymile caribou Zone 2 closes Sept. 5 as fall quota nears
ADF&G's Emergency Order R3-10-26 closes the RC860 Fortymile caribou hunt in Zone 2, the roadless area, at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 5. Harvest since the Aug. 10 opening is expected to reach the 100-bull quota. Zone 3 stays open.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Alaska districts have three weeks to apply for hunter education money
Alaska school districts can apply through 5 p.m. Sept. 18 for a share of $500,000 in state hunter education grants, capped at $50,000 per district. Fifteen districts won awards last year. Final grants are set for Oct. 17 and run through June 30, 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
Norton Sound's commercial salmon season ends with the counting towers down
ADF&G closed Norton Sound Subdistricts 2 through 6 to any further commercial salmon gillnet periods for 2026, citing poor catch rates and monitoring projects that are inoperable, leaving the region without reliable coho escapement estimates.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Purse seining is finished for the year in Lower Cook Inlet
Lower Cook Inlet's Outer and Eastern districts closed at 10 pm Monday, ending purse seine fishing in the region for the rest of the 2026 season.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Kelp that washes up on Cook Inlet beaches can now be harvested and sold
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game established a commercial season Monday for detached kelp washed up on Cook Inlet beaches, managing for 86,000 pounds. Harvesters need a commissioner's permit, and Lower Cook Inlet applications go through the Homer office.
by Alaska News4w ago1 min read
Haines woman seriously injured by bear on Mt. Riley Road
A Haines resident walking a leashed dog on Mt. Riley Road was attacked by a brown bear early Saturday and is being treated in Juneau. Investigators found food waste dumped near the road and closed the Lily Lake Trail. DNA samples go to Anchorage.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
Tanana subsistence chum fishing reopens while coho stays closed
Alaska Fish and Game reopened subsistence chum fishing on the Tanana River after an 11-day closure. Coho remain closed on a weak projected run.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago2 min read
Kodiak salmon fishing ends Monday evening in Eastside and Northeast districts
Fish and Game's Emergency Order #4-FS-K-44-26 closes the Eastside Kodiak and Northeast Kodiak districts, plus the Outer Ayakulik and Humpy-Deadman sections, at 6 p.m. Monday, while west and north side sections keep fishing to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2.
by Bill AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
Bear mauls dog walker in Haines, animal not located
A person walking a dog in Haines was attacked from behind by a bear early Saturday and treated at a local clinic, Alaska Wildlife Troopers said. Troopers and Haines Borough Police searched the area but could not locate or identify the bear.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Kodiak seiners got four more days, or one, depending where they were
ADF&G's Aug. 29 Kodiak advisory extends five west and north side sections 96 hours to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, while giving four Alitak District sections 24 hours, to 6 p.m. Sunday. The order is the first to split a nine-section group extended together three times.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Deep Inlet closes to common property salmon fishing for broodstock
ADF&G is closing the Deep Inlet Terminal Harvest Area near Sitka to all common property commercial salmon fishing at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at NSRAA's request, with no reopening date set while the hatchery collects chum broodstock.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Southeast's sea cucumber divers get a smaller catch this fall
ADF&G will open the Southeast Alaska commercial sea cucumber dive fishery at 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, with a total guideline harvest level of 1,397,600 pounds, about 18 percent below last season's 1,706,100-pound limit. Weekly openings run until area caps are met or March 31, 2027.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
NMFS closes Central Gulf cod for hook-and-line vessels 50 feet and up
NMFS is closing directed Pacific cod fishing for hook-and-line catcher vessels 50 feet or longer in the Central Gulf of Alaska from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, after the sector's 1,187-metric-ton directed allowance was reached.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
New Potter Marsh boardwalk and ice-skating ramp open Saturday
A new 200-foot boardwalk, viewing platform and ADA-accessible ice-skating ramp at the south end of Potter Marsh open to the public Saturday, giving Anchorage's most-visited wildlife site a dedicated access point instead of narrow highway shoulders.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
One-fish king limit holds in most Prince William Sound salt waters
Prince William Sound anglers remain capped at one king salmon a day in most salt waters under Emergency Order 2-KS-6-15-26, which expires Sept. 15. Kings are still coming at Cape Cleare and Glacier Island, and coho are now spread across the Sound.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
More than 100 coho have passed Bear Creek weir near Seward
ADF&G's Aug. 28 North Gulf Coast report says over 100 coho have passed the Bear Creek weir near Seward and Resurrection River fishing has started to pick up, with better silver fishing expected within one to two weeks.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Ship Creek coho slowing as the six-fish limit stays through December
Ship Creek's six-salmon daily limit stays in effect as the coho run winds down, ADF&G said Friday, and any king salmon hooked must be released without leaving the water.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Coho must go back in the water on the Susitna and Little Susitna
Fish and Game closed coho retention on the Susitna and Little Susitna drainages, where the Little Susitna is projected far below its escapement goal.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Two of Juneau's most accessible coho streams close to fishing to protect weak runs
Fish and Game will close Juneau's Montana and Peterson creeks to coho fishing from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, after the runs fell short of their escapement goals in recent years.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Eshamy District stays closed as sockeye run behind target
ADF&G listed Prince William Sound salmon announcement #41 on Aug. 26, without its provisions available. Separately, a 5.3% five-year value share tripped the allocation plan's 5% trigger, capping set gillnet fishing at 36 hours a week in Eshamy, a district that closed in late August over weak sockeye passage.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Southeast wolf hunters will be asked to leave a little of the animal behind
Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Division of Wildlife Conservation is asking hunters and trappers to allow sealers to take skin and muscle samples from wolves harvested in Game Management Units 1-3 and 5. Whole foreleg bones are requested from Unit 2 wolves.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Juneau loses two months of fishing to a 2020 landslide
ADF&G closes the marine waters of Gastineau Channel between the Salmon Creek Bridge line and the Juneau-Douglas Bridge to sport fishing for all species, including catch and release, from 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, to protect hatchery coho broodstock.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read