Commercial Groundfish Fisheries
Prince William Sound Management Area

Fishery Advisory Announcements

• Prince William Sound Area 2026 Directed Pollock Pelagic Trawl Fishery Opens (PDF 178 kB) - 12/26/25
• Prince William Sound Area Closes to Retention of Big Skate (PDF 318 kB) - 11/25/25
• Prince William Sound Area Parallel Pacific Cod Season Closes to Vessels Using Pot Gear (PDF 184 kB) - 10/3/25
• Prince William Sound Area Parallel Pacific Cod Season Opens to Vessels Using Pot Gear (PDF 183 kB) - 8/29/25

• Search for other Advisory Announcements

Groundfish Outlook

• Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet Areas 2026 Groundfish Fisheries Outlook (PDF 1,212 kB)

Harvest

• Lingcod
• Pacific Cod - Parallel Season
• Pacific Cod - State-Waters Season
• Pollock - Directed Pelagic Trawl Fishery
• Rockfish
• Sablefish

Management & Announcements

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Regulations

• Seabird Avoidance Regulations

Annual Management Reports

• Prince William Sound Registration Area E Groundfish Fisheries Management Report, 2021–2023 (PDF 2,165 kB)
• Prince William Sound Registration Area E Groundfish Fisheries Management Report, 2017–2020 (PDF 3,896 kB)

Registrations

For information on ADF&G commissioners permit fishery registrations or tender registrations please contact the Homer ADF&G office at (907) 235-8191

• Prince William Sound Pacific Cod Parallel Registration (PDF 243 kB)
• Prince William Sound Pacific Cod State Waters Registration (PDF 306 kB)
• Prince William Sound Pollock Registration (PDF 181 kB)
• Prince William Sound Sablefish Registration (PDF 288 kB)
• Prince William Sound Lingcod Registration (PDF 398 kB)

To submit registrations online e-mail filled out and signed registration form to Nathan.McClenning@alaska.gov. Registrations are not valid until signed by ADF&G.

Logbooks

• Prince William Sound Pollock Logbook (PDF 33 kB)
• Prince William Sound Pollock eLogbook
• Prince William Sound Sablefish Longline Logbook (PDF 107 kB)
• Prince William Sound Sablefish Pot Logbook (PDF 294 kB)

Maps

Prince William Sound Districts

• Prince William Sound Area Groundfish Districts (PDF 2,781 kB)
• Prince William Sound Area Statistical Areas (PDF 3,282 kB)
• Prince William Sound Pollock Fishery Sections (PDF 2,656 kB)
• Prince William Sound Pollock Fishery Closed Waters (PDF 3,727 kB)

Statewide Maps

• Statistical Area Maps