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ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
Sam Cotten, Commissioner

DIVISION OF SPORT FISH
Tom Brookover, Director

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

April 11, 2016

SOUTHEAST ALASKA KING SALMON SPORT FISHING REGULATIONS FOR 2016

Juneau- The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing the 2016 sport fishing regulations for king salmon in Southeast Alaska and Yakutat. These regulations will be effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2016 through 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2017. 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 and June the bag and possession limit is two king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
  • The nonresident annual limit is six king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length. Nonresident anglers shall immediately record, in ink, all king salmon harvested either on the back of their sport fishing license or on a nontransferable harvest record.

♦ From October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017; sport anglers may use two rods when fishing for king salmon.

The Southeast Alaska king salmon sport fishery is managed under provisions of the Southeast Alaska King Salmon Management Plan (5 AAC 47.055). This plan prescribes management measures based upon the preseason abundance index determined by the Chinook Technical Committee of the Pacific Salmon Commission. The preseason abundance index for the 2016 season is 2.06 which equates to 65,799 king salmon allocated to the sport fishery. The Southeast Alaska King Salmon Management Plan prescribes the regulations listed above when the king salmon abundance index is above 2.00.
For further information regarding sport fisheries in Southeast Alaska, contact the nearest ADF&G office or visit: www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm