Commercial Fishing GIS Data Downloads
Commercial Fishing Areas
The following datasets depict the current regulatory areas used for commercial fisheries management in Alaska. The individual datasets refer to different levels of management and were designed to fit within one another. For example, Registration Areas represent the highest level of management and depict the physical areas to which a vessel can be registered for each fishery across the state. Fisheries are often opened and closed at the District and/or Section level. Lastly, Statistical Areas represent the smallest scale of management and outline the physical area in which harvest data are recorded on fish tickets. In general, Registration Areas are comprised of a series of Districts, which are comprised of a series of Sections, which are comprised of a series of Statistical Areas. Registration Areas, Districts, Subdistricts, Sections and Sectors are defined in regulation; statistical areas are defined internally by the Division.
Current datasets are housed on our ADF&G Open Data site 
. Historical areas can be downloaded as .ZIP geodatabases at the bottom of this page.
Current Areas
Salmon
- Arctic/Yukon/Kuskokwim (AYK) Salmon Statistical Areas (Open Data)
- Bristol Bay Salmon Salmon Districts, Sections, and Stat Areas (Open Data)
- Prince William Sound Salmon Registration Area, Districts, Subdistrict, and Stat Areas (Open Data)
- Upper Cook Inlet Districts, Subdistricts, Sections, and Stat Areas (Open Data)
Groundfish
- Alaska Groundfish Registration Areas (Open Data)
- Alaska Groundfish Districts (Open Data)
- Alaska Groundfish Subdistricts (Open Data)
- Alaska Groundfish Sections (Open Data)
- Alaska Groundfish Sectors (Open Data)
- Alaska Groundfish Statistical Areas (Open Data)
Tanner Crab
- Kodiak, Chignik, Alaska Peninsula Tanner Crab Districts (Open Data)
- Kodiak, Chignik, Alaska Peninsula Tanner Crab Sections (Open Data)
Historical Areas
Historical area datasets include historic boundaries only and do not include current datasets.