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ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
Cora Campbell, Acting Commissioner

DIVISION OF SPORT FISH
Charles O. Swanton, Director

Contact:
Bob Chadwick
Regional Management Coordinator
Phone: 907-747-5551

March 31, 2011

SOUTHEAST ALASKA KING SALMON SPORT FISHING REGULATIONS FOR 2011

Juneau- The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing the 2011 sport fishing regulations for king salmon in Southeast Alaska and Yakutat which will be effective 12:01 A.M. April 1, 2011 through 11:59 P.M. Monday, April 30, 2012. The regulations are:

  • Alaskan Resident
    • The resident bag and possession limit is three king salmon 28 inches or greater in length.
  • Nonresident
    • The nonresident bag and possession limit is one king salmon 28 inches or greater in length; except during May 2011 when the bag and possession limit is two king salmon 28 inches or greater in length;
    • The nonresident annual limit is five king salmon 28 inches or greater in length.
  • From October 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012; all sport anglers may use two rods when fishing for king salmon.

The Southeast Alaska king salmon sport fishery is managed under the directives of the Southeast Alaska King Salmon Management Plan (5 AAC 47.055). This plan prescribes management measures implemented by the department for the king salmon sport fishery based upon the preseason abundance index determined by the Chinook Technical Committee of the Pacific Salmon Commission. The preseason abundance index for the 2011 season is 1.69 which equates to 54,515 king salmon allocated to the sport fishery. The Southeast Alaska King Salmon Management Plan prescribes that the regulations listed above be implemented when the king salmon abundance index is 1.51 to 1.75.

For further information regarding sport fisheries in Southeast Alaska, contact the nearest ADF&G office or visit: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishingSportFishingInfo.eonr

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