Southeast Alaska & Yakutat location map

Rockfish Retention Requirements
Southeast Alaska & Yakutat Commercial Fisheries

Rockfish retention areas map
Rockfish Retention Areas Map Key:
Map Symbology Waters Retention Rule Non-sablefish, groundfish/halibut fisheries rockfish bycatch allowances 1 Sablefish fisheries rockfish bycatch allowances
Light blue with white diamond grid State Waters Inside: NSEI and SSEI All rockfish, including thornyheads 15% of which 10% is DSR2 15% of which 1% is DSR2
Medium blue with black diagonal lines State Waters Outside: IBS, EYKT, NSEO, CSEO, SSEO All rockfish, including thornyheads 15% of which 10% is DSR2 Salefish fishing prohibited
Light blue with white dots Federal Waters: EYKT, NSEO, CSEO, SSEO All rockfish, including thornyhead 15% of which 10% is DSR2 15% of which 1% is DSR2
Red with white dots Federal Waters of IBS and Westward All rockfish, including thornyhead 15% of which 5% is yelloweye 15% of which 5% is yelloweye

1Federal fisheries that use the following gears: hook and line, pot, and jig gear
All state groundfish fisheries, including pot gear
2DSR assemblage includes yelloweye, quillback, canary, copper, China, tiger, and rosethorn rockfish