Contact:
Daniel Teske
Juneau Area Management Biologist
Phone: 907-465-8152

2015 KING SALMON SPORT FISHING REGULATIONS FOR JUNEAU AREA MARINE WATERS STILL IN EFFECT

The Juneau area king salmon regulations that were announced April 1, 2015 are still in effect.  The Juneau area king salmon regulations are as follows:

In the waters of District 11(see attached Map) 

• From April 4, 2015 through June 30, 2015,

• The king salmon bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length for all anglers, and

• The waters of upper Taku inlet north of a line from Cooper Point to the mouth of Dorothy Creek are closed to king salmon fishing.

Anglers are reminded that the regional regulations announced April 30th apply in the marine waters of Southeast Alaska outside District 11 unless superseded by Emergency Order.

Taku River king salmon production is poor at this time.  The 2015 preseason forecast for the total terminal run is 26,100 king salmon. But taking into account average forecast error, the lower end of the escapement goal is unlikely to be met unless harvests of Taku River king salmon are reduced.  The current regional bag limits, set under the Southeast Alaska King Salmon Management Plan during years when treaty king salmon abundance is high, are not appropriate in areas where local king salmon stocks are in a period of low productivity; therefore, the king salmon bag and possession limit is being reduced to one fish in District 11.  

For more information please call the Division of Sport Fish Region 1 office at 465- 4270.