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
Prince William Sound king salmon limit stays at one fish through Sept. 15
Emergency Order 2-KS-6-15-26 holds the king salmon bag and possession limit at one fish across most Prince William Sound salt waters through Sept. 15, while the Whittier, Cordova, Valdez, and Chenega Terminal Harvest Areas keep a two-fish bag and four-fish possession limit.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
On Ship Creek, you can't even lift a king out of the water
Anchorage's Ship Creek and Campbell Creek remain under king salmon restrictions as coho fishing improves. Ship Creek requires kings stay in the water for release.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Seward Lagoon youth-only king salmon fishery closes Friday night
The extension that gave anglers 15 and younger exclusive access to king salmon at Seward Lagoon and its outfall stream expires at 11:59 p.m. Friday, closing the water to king fishing for the season.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Chitina dipnetters can keep sockeye but must release every king
Chitina personal-use dipnetters may keep sockeye but must release all kings for the rest of 2026 amid weak Copper River runs, reviving a dispute over who bears the cut.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Bristol Bay hit its sockeye forecast. Prices are a different story.
Bristol Bay's 2026 sockeye run hit near its 44-million forecast, but harvest value is running 40% below 2025 as a global glut pushes dock prices down.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Homer fisherman cited for fishing closed waters in Bristol Bay
A Homer fisherman faces an Aug. 7 arraignment for alleged closed-waters fishing in Bristol Bay's Egegik District, where openings run in short, escapement-driven windows.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Third gear cut in a week leaves setnetters absorbing a weak Susitna run
Fish and Game issued a third gear restriction in a week on Northern District setnetters to protect a weak Susitna River sockeye run. Thursday's opener runs on reduced nets.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Bering Sea crab fee drops by half, but the itemization fight remains
The federal cost-recovery fee on Bering Sea crab fell to 0.67% as fishery value rose, but harvesters still can't get an itemized accounting of the enforcement costs they pay.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Nushagak kings close on the calendar, not on a recovery
Bristol Bay's king salmon season closes at 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 31, and the emergency orders that held the Nushagak-Mulchatna drainage to catch-and-release-only kings and one unbaited single-hook lure expire with it. Sockeye limits of 10 fish continue.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Strong sockeye run opens Fish Creek to six salmon a day
A strong sockeye return past its escapement goal prompted Fish and Game to open the Fish Creek sport fishery early, raising the daily limit to six salmon through Aug. 15.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
The state is opening Kenai lynx season — and already predicting it'll close next year
Alaska opens a Kenai Peninsula lynx trapping and hunting season Dec. 15–Feb. 28 in Units 7 and 15, while forecasting a likely 2027 closure as populations cycle down.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
State cost-share helps Kenai and Mat-Su fix eroding riverbanks
A state-federal cost-share program will reimburse Kenai and Mat-Su landowners for fixing eroding streambanks with salmon-friendly bioengineering. Deadlines Sept. 30 and Oct. 30.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Weak sockeye run tightens fishing at Saltery Creek, twice in two days
Fish and Game is closing extra subsistence waters at Saltery Creek near Kodiak after a weak sockeye run fell short of escapement goals. The change takes effect Thursday.
by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read
Kids get the Homer Spit's prime fishing spot for a day
The Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon reserves its most productive section for anglers 15 and under this Saturday, with Fish and Game staff helping kids catch coho.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
The state ordered Cook Inlet setnetters onto gear their permits don't allow
Alaska's Board of Fisheries ordered Cook Inlet setnetters onto beach seines their permits don't authorize, deepening a years-long wind-down as drift rules stay unchanged.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Portland fisherman cited for fishing during a closed period in Kvichak Section
Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Conor Jerome Roland-Chicvara, 36, of Portland, Oregon, on July 9 in the Kvichak Section for commercial fishing during a closed period and before the 48-hour re-registration wait. Arraignment is set for August 6 in Naknek District Court.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read
Fish and Game offers $6 foraging class at Matanuska River Park
Alaska Fish and Game is hosting a $6 foraging class at Matanuska River Park in Palmer on Aug. 19. Registration required through the Alaskans Afield program.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska opens all of Togiak to fishing with the sockeye count far below goal
Alaska opened every section of the Togiak District to commercial salmon fishing Monday despite escapement of 36,090 sockeye, far below the 120,000-to-270,000 goal.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Cook Inlet drifters get 12 more hours as Kasilof sockeye double the goal
Cook Inlet drift gillnet opener July 27: Fish and Game adds 12 hours as Kasilof sockeye escapement more than doubles the goal; 2-mile king buffer holds.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Kenai dipnetting goes 24 hours as sockeye run hits 3 million
Kenai River dipnet 2026: Fish and Game opens 24-hour dipnetting July 28–31 as the sockeye run hits 3 million; Alaska residents only, king retention closed.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Copper River stays closed to commercial fishing as sockeye run under forecast
The Copper River District remains closed to commercial fishing, with only a 12-hour subsistence period at 7 a.m. Monday, July 27. Miles Lake sonar counts through July 23 trail the historical pace by about 18,000 fish.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Kuskokwim mainstem reopens early as six spawning tributaries stay closed to Chinook and chum
Kuskokwim River salmon 2026: mainstem returns to Alaska Fish and Game after strong counts while six Yukon Delta refuge tributaries stay closed to Chinook and chum.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Kuskokwim Bay subsistence fishing closes so commercial boats can fish
Alaska is closing subsistence fishing in Kuskokwim Bay's Districts 4 and 5 for five days to open the waters near Quinhagak and Goodnews Bay to commercial fishing.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Southeast shrimp fishery closes, and three areas won't reopen
Southeast Alaska's commercial shrimp pot fishery closes in eight areas July 31, with three staying shut through fall and winter amid declining shrimp abundance.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Frederick Sound chum stays below average as pink salmon rebound
ADF&G's fifth Point Gardner and Kingsmill test fishery update shows a fifth statistical week of generally below-average chum salmon harvests. Pink salmon at Point Gardner came in above the recent 10-year average on July 24 after four of the lowest weeks on record.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A Kodiak king salmon collapse is squeezing everyone who fishes
Kodiak Chinook runs are failing — 93 fish reached the Karluk River against a 3,000-to-6,000 goal — forcing tightly timed commercial openings and area closures.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
Cook Inlet clammers need a permit, and the east-side beaches stay empty
A new household permit is required to dig razor clams on Cook Inlet and the North Gulf Coast in 2026, as east-side beaches stay closed with clam numbers at record lows.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Strong escapement at one weir is driving long Alaska Peninsula openings
ADF&G's Division of Commercial Fisheries issued an emergency order affecting commercial salmon fishing in the Alaska Peninsula Management Area. The full terms, including exact district boundaries, gear restrictions, and the length of the fishing window, should be confirmed directly with ADF&G before fishing begins.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A dog reported killed in the Bear Valley bear attack turned up alive
A dog reported killed in a brown bear attack above Anchorage's Bear Valley neighborhood was found alive and uninjured after another hiking party returned it to its owner.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Togiak sockeye escapement far below goal as fishing cuts loom
ADF&G says only 8,340 sockeye have passed the Togiak River counting tower, far short of the 120,000–270,000 escapement goal, and fishing time reductions in the Togiak District are possible this week. The department flagged the 2026 Togiak forecast as relatively poor back in February, making the current shortfall part of an anticipated management scenario.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Fish Creek dipnet fishery opens Sunday for Alaska resident dipnetters
ADF&G projects more than 35,000 sockeye at Fish Creek and opens the personal use dipnet fishery 6 a.m. Sunday, July 19 through July 31; only Alaska residents may participate, any king salmon caught must be released, and trespass and tidal hazards make access planning essential.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Bristol Bay sockeye limit stays at 10 fish through year's end in Wood River and Nushagak-Mulchatna drainages
Two ADF&G emergency orders raise the sockeye bag and possession limit to 10 fish in the Wood River and Nushagak-Mulchatna drainages through December 31, 2026, as sockeye show up in large numbers across most Bristol Bay drainages. Anglers may also keep up to five other salmon (chum, pink, and coho combined) alongside the sockeye limit.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
High water has Southcentral anglers waiting it out
Flooding across Southcentral Alaska has shut down fishing on Mat-Su rivers and Anchorage creeks, while high winds and 12-foot waves threaten Cook Inlet dipnet beaches.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Chatanika River whitefish spear lottery opens July 27
ADF&G is accepting online lottery entries July 27–August 7 for 400 Chatanika River personal use whitefish spear fishery permits; permit holders who skip the October 31 harvest report lose eligibility for 2027.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Ketchikan Creek opens to dip netting for hatchery king salmon
ADF&G opened Ketchikan Creek to personal use dip netting for hatchery king salmon, from the creek mouth to Ketchikan Creek Falls. Wild Chinook must be released.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Southeast's Dungeness season closes early on a 25-year-low harvest
ADF&G emergency order EO 1C5426 ends the 2026 summer commercial Dungeness crab season in Registration Area A at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, July 25, giving permit holders fewer than three days to land their catch. The fall/winter season reopens October 1.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Sockeye keep the drift fleet fishing while the Kenai's kings stay closed
Fish and Game opened Upper Cook Inlet to drift gillnetting Thursday after Kasilof sockeye escapement hit 539,323 fish, well above its goal, while Kenai kings stay closed.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Three salmon runs are down at once on Prince of Wales
Kings, coho, and pink salmon are all running below average on Prince of Wales Island, with coho harvest at half last year's pace as dry weather holds fish offshore.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Past three miles, Alaskans fish like nonresidents
Alaska resident anglers must follow nonresident limits for king salmon, lingcod and rockfish in the federal Exclusive Economic Zone beyond three nautical miles.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Chitina's dipnet window shrinks to 48 hours as sockeye falter
The Chitina personal use dipnet fishery opens just 48 hours July 31 to Aug. 2 after Copper River sockeye passage fell far below projections at the Miles Lake sonar.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read