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

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish announced today the king salmon regulations for the marine waters near Juneau. They are as follows:

In the waters of District 11, and District 15 south of Sherman Rock (see attached map)

• From April 15, 2016 through June 30, 2016,

• 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.

Taku River king salmon production is low at this time. The 2016 preseason forecast for the total terminal run indicates that 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 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, and District 15 south of Sherman Rock (Section 15B and 15C).

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