(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 […]
NOAA announces 2023 charter and commercial halibut management measures Pacific halibut season opens Sunday, March 10 statewide in Alaska. NOAA Fisheries filed notice of their effectiveness in the Federal Register today, which will publish March 7, 2023. The regulations, adopted at the annual meeting of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) in January, took effect when the Secretary of State accepted them, with the Secretary […]
Photo: Captain Pete Wedin of Captain Pete’s Alaska in Homer, AK gently releasing a halibut back into the water. Image-ADF&G JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Office of Law Enforcement in Alaska are encouraging all fishermen to become familiar with laws before going fishing. The Coast Guard […]
JUNEAU – On Monday, Senator Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks) introduced Senate Bill 99 that directs the Board of Fisheries to place restrictions on sport and commercial fisheries before putting restrictions on personal use fisheries when the harvest is limited to achieve a management goal. The legislation excluded the existing priority for subsistence. “Thousands of Alaskans […]