This week the federal government shut down the harvest of all polluck in the Gulf of Alaska after two fishing vessels took over 2,000 chinook from the region as bycatch. The news drew immediate condemnation against the two Kodiak vessels that ended the fisheries for 20 vessels in the region. The incident took place as […]
(Anchorage) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is closing the Valdez Terminal Harvest Area to sport fishing for coho salmon, effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, September 13 through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, October 31, 2024. This applies to all salt waters north of a line between Point Freemantle and Rocky Point including all saltwater shore-access […]
(Prince William Sound) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) would like to remind shrimpers that the 2024 Prince William Sound (PWS) noncommercial (sport and subsistence) shrimp season closes by regulation at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 15, 2024. All PWS shrimp permit harvest and effort information is important and must be reported online no […]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Due to upcoming construction at the main gate to Fort Wainwright on Gaffney Road, Visitor Center operations will relocate to Montgomery Gate from July 22 to August 22. There will also be no temporary weapons storage at any gate during that period, but Gaffney Gate will remain open 24/7 during the construction. […]