(Anchorage) – In order to stabilize the harvest of black and yelloweye rockfish in North Gulf Coast and Cook Inlet waters, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is reducing the pelagic rockfish bag and possession limits from April 1 through September 15, 2026 and prohibiting the retention of yelloweye rockfish from April 1 – […]
(Anchorage) – In favor of protecting rockfish populations and ensuring sport fishing opportunities in the future, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is reducing the rockfish bag and possession limit in Prince William Sound from 4 per day, 8 in possession to 3 per day, 6 in possession, of which only 1 per day, […]
Over 35 species of rockfish live in the waters off the coast of Alaska. Rockfish have been harvested for subsistence for thousands of years, and commercially and recreationally fished since the early 1800s. Because rockfish are slow to reproduce, they are vulnerable to overfishing and require sound management to keep populations healthy. Some rockfish populations […]
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the deep-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 26, 2019, through 1200 hours, A.l.t., April 1, 2019, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, […]