Emergency Orders and Press Releases
Southcentral

Date Area Summary Action
03/02/23 Expired 07/31/23 Anchorage Sport Fishing For King Salmon Closed In Cook Inlet Salt Waters Closure
04/13/23 Expired 12/31/23 Anchorage Rockfish Bag And Possession Limits Reduced In Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast/Resurrection Bay Salt Waters Restriction
06/14/23 Expired 06/18/23 Anchorage Eklutna And Ship Creek Youth-Only King Salmon Fisheries On Saturday, June 17
07/11/23 Anchorage Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Can Draw Bears, Fines For Violators
08/02/23 Expired 08/06/23 Anchorage Youth-Only Coho Salmon Fishery At The Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon On The Homer Spit
08/15/23 Expired 12/31/23 Anchorage Ship Creek Coho Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization
08/30/23 Expired 02/29/24 Anchorage Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast Sport And Subsistence Tanner Crab Permits Available September 18.
10/17/23 Expired 12/08/23 Anchorage 2023 Season Sport Fishery Town Hall Style Meeting
11/08/23 Expired 12/15/23 Anchorage Anchorage 2023 Season Sport Fishery Town Hall Style Meeting –Reschedule
12/11/23 Expires 12/31/24 Anchorage Lower Cook Inlet & North Gulf Coast Sport Fishing Regulation Changes
12/11/23 Expires 12/31/24 Bristol Bay Togiak River Sport Fishing Regulation Changes
07/05/23 Expired 07/31/23 Bristol Bay Nushagak-Mulchatna Drainage King Salmon Limits Reduced Restriction
07/11/23 Expired 07/31/23 Bristol Bay Nushagak-Mulchatna Drainage King Salmon Catch-And-Release Only Restriction
07/11/23 Expired 12/31/23 Bristol Bay Alagnak River Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization
06/28/23 Expired 12/31/23 Bristol Bay Nushagak-Mulchatna Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization
06/28/23 Expired 12/31/23 Bristol Bay Wood River Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization
07/03/23 Expired 07/31/23 Bristol Bay Alagnak River Counting Tower Sport Fishing Boundary Closure
03/30/23 Bristol Bay Bristol Bay Sport Fishing Regulation Changes
03/15/23 Expired 12/31/23 Kodiak Eastern Afognak And Kodiak Islands Rockfish Limits Reduced For Nonresidents Restriction
03/15/23 Expired 08/09/23 Kodiak Chignik River Restricted To Catch-And-Release Fishing For King Salmon Restriction
03/16/23 Expired 12/31/23 Kodiak Ayakulik And Karluk Rivers Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure
03/16/23 Kodiak New Sportfishing Regulations Affecting The Kodiak And Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Areas
07/03/23 Expired 08/09/23 Kodiak Chignik River Closed To Sport Fishing For King Salmon Closure
07/12/23 Expired 12/31/23 Kodiak Pasagshak River Closed To Sport Fishing For Sockeye Salmon Closure
07/18/23 Expired 12/31/23 Kodiak Saltery Cove Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization
07/24/23 Expired 12/31/23 Kodiak Pasagshak River Open To Sport Fishing For Sockeye Salmon Opening
06/14/23 Expired 12/31/23 Kodiak Buskin River Closed To Sport Fishing For Sockeye Salmon Closure
09/26/23 Expired 12/31/23 Kodiak Pasagshak River Coho Salmon Bag Limit Increased Liberalization
08/30/23 Expired 02/29/24 Mat-Su Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast Sport And Subsistence Tanner Crab Permits Available September 18.
11/08/23 Expired 12/15/23 Mat-Su Anchorage 2023 Season Sport Fishery Town Hall Style Meeting –Reschedule
10/17/23 Expired 12/08/23 Mat-Su 2023 Season Sport Fishery Town Hall Style Meeting
08/16/23 Expired 09/30/23 Mat-Su Little Susitna River Closed To Coho Salmon Fishing Closure
08/16/23 Expired 12/31/23 Mat-Su Jim Creek Closed To Salmon Fishing Closure
08/10/23 Expired 09/30/23 Mat-Su Bait Prohibited In The Little Susitna River Sport Fishery Restriction
08/10/23 Expired 09/30/23 Mat-Su Susitna River Coho Salmon Bag Limits Reduced To One Fish Restriction
08/15/23 Expired 12/31/23 Mat-Su Little Susitna River Coho Salmon Bag And Possession Limit Reduced To One Fish Restriction
08/15/23 Expired 09/30/23 Mat-Su Deshka River Closed To Retention Of Coho Salmon; Other Susitna River Streams Remain At One Coho Salmon Bag Limit Closure
08/02/23 Expired 08/06/23 Mat-Su Youth-Only Coho Salmon Fishery At The Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon On The Homer Spit
08/03/23 Expired 08/15/23 Mat-Su Online Harvest Reporting Required For Upper Cook Inlet Personal Use Salmon Permit
08/03/23 Expired 08/07/23 Mat-Su Fish Creek Youth-Only Fishery Opens Saturday And Sunday, August 5-6
12/11/23 Expires 12/31/24 Mat-Su Lower Cook Inlet & North Gulf Coast Sport Fishing Regulation Changes
07/05/23 Expired 10/31/23 Mat-Su Proposals Sought For The 2024 Mat-Su Valley Habitat Rehabilitation & Protection Cost-Share Program
07/10/23 Expired 07/29/23 Mat-Su Anderson Creek (Lower Susitna River) Closed To Dipnetting Closure
07/11/23 Mat-Su Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Can Draw Bears, Fines For Violators
07/20/23 Expired 07/31/23 Mat-Su Fish Creek Personal Use Dipnet Fishery Opens 6 A.M. July 22 Opening
07/31/23 Expired 08/11/23 Mat-Su Fish Creek Sport Fishery Open 7 Days Per Week With Increased Sockeye Salmon Limits Liberalization
07/03/23 Expired 07/13/23 Mat-Su Little Susitna River Drainage Closed To Sport Fishing For King Salmon Closure
06/14/23 Expired 06/18/23 Mat-Su Eklutna And Ship Creek Youth-Only King Salmon Fisheries On Saturday, June 17
03/02/23 Expired 07/31/23 Mat-Su Sport Fishing For King Salmon Closed In Cook Inlet Salt Waters Closure
04/13/23 Expired 12/31/23 Mat-Su Rockfish Bag And Possession Limits Reduced In Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast/Resurrection Bay Salt Waters Restriction
12/20/22 Expired 12/31/23 Mat-Su Retention Of Arctic Char/Dolly Varden Prohibited In Fish Creek (Big Lake) Drainage Restriction
12/20/22 Expired 12/31/23 Mat-Su Five Stocked Lakes To Open To Fishing In The Matanuska-Susitna Valley Opening
03/02/23 Expired 07/13/23 Mat-Su King Salmon Restrictions In The Susitna River Drainages Closure
03/02/23 Expired 06/30/23 Mat-Su West Cook Inlet Fresh Waters Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure
03/02/23 Expired 07/13/23 Mat-Su Little Susitna River King Salmon Restricted To Catch-And-Release Restriction
04/13/23 Expired 12/31/23 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Rockfish Bag And Possession Limits Reduced In Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast/Resurrection Bay Salt Waters Restriction
06/26/23 Expired 07/31/23 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Resurrection Bay Sockeye Salmon Bag Limit Increased Opening
06/27/23 Expired 07/16/23 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Seward Lagoon Youth-Only Fishery Extended Through July 16 Liberalization
12/11/23 Expires 12/31/24 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Lower Cook Inlet & North Gulf Coast Sport Fishing Regulation Changes
10/17/23 Expired 12/08/23 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay 2023 Season Sport Fishery Town Hall Style Meeting
11/08/23 Expired 12/15/23 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Anchorage 2023 Season Sport Fishery Town Hall Style Meeting –Reschedule
08/30/23 Expired 02/29/24 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast Sport And Subsistence Tanner Crab Permits Available September 18.
09/06/23 Expired 10/01/23 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Seward Lagoon Youth-Only Coho Salmon Fishery Extended Through October 1 Opening
10/03/23 Expired 10/12/23 Northern Kenai Kenai Peninsula Elementary School Students Attend “Salmon In The Classroom” Salmon Egg Takes Scheduled For October 10-11
10/17/23 Expired 12/08/23 Northern Kenai 2023 Season Sport Fishery Town Hall Style Meeting
08/07/23 Expired 08/20/23 Northern Kenai Russian River & Upper Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization
08/09/23 Expired 12/31/23 Northern Kenai ADF&G And USFWS Multi-Year Radiotagging Study Of Kenai River Adult Coho Salmon
08/03/23 Expired 08/15/23 Northern Kenai Online Harvest Reporting Required For Upper Cook Inlet Personal Use Salmon Permit
08/02/23 Expired 08/06/23 Northern Kenai Youth-Only Coho Salmon Fishery At The Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon On The Homer Spit
08/30/23 Expired 02/29/24 Northern Kenai Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast Sport And Subsistence Tanner Crab Permits Available September 18.
08/15/23 Expired 08/31/23 Northern Kenai Unbaited, Single-Hook, Artificial Lures Only In The Kenai River Restriction
12/11/23 Expires 12/31/24 Northern Kenai Lower Cook Inlet & North Gulf Coast Sport Fishing Regulation Changes
06/28/23 Northern Kenai Proposals Sought For The 2024 Kenai Peninsula Habitat Rehabilitation & Protection Cost-Share Program
06/15/23 Expired 07/14/23 Northern Kenai Russian River & Upper Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization
06/22/23 Expired 08/07/23 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Dipnetting Area Expanded Liberalization
06/22/23 Expired 07/14/23 Northern Kenai Russian River & Upper Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Bag Limits Increased To 9 Fish Liberalization
07/05/23 Expired 07/31/23 Northern Kenai Kenai River Personal Use Dip Net Fishery Opens July 10 With No Retention Of King Salmon Restriction
06/28/23 Expired 12/31/23 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization
06/28/23 Expired 07/31/23 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Late-Run King Salmon Fishery Starting July 1 Limited To Hatchery Fish And No Bait Restriction
07/27/23 Expired 08/15/23 Northern Kenai Unbaited, Single-Hook, Artificial Lures Only In The Kenai River Restriction
07/19/23 Expired 12/31/23 Northern Kenai Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization
07/19/23 Expired 07/31/23 Northern Kenai Kenai River Personal Use Dip Net Fishery Open 24 Hours Per Day Opening
07/11/23 Northern Kenai Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Can Draw Bears, Fines For Violators
04/13/23 Expired 12/31/23 Northern Kenai Rockfish Bag And Possession Limits Reduced In Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast/Resurrection Bay Salt Waters Restriction
06/08/23 Expired 06/24/23 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Personal Use Set Gillnet Fishery Closed Closure
06/12/23 Expired 07/14/23 Northern Kenai Russian River Sanctuary Opens Early For Sport Fishing Opening
03/02/23 Expired 06/30/23 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Early-Run King Salmon Restricted Beginning May 1 Restriction
03/02/23 Expired 06/24/23 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Personal Use Gillnet Fishery Daily Fishing Hours Reduced Restriction
12/20/22 Expired 12/31/23 Northern Kenai Bag And Possession Limit For Arctic Char/Dolly Varden In Stormy Lake Restriction
12/20/22 Expired 12/31/23 Northern Kenai Retention Of All Species Of Fish Prohibited From East And West Mackey, And Derks Lakes In 2023 Restriction
03/02/23 Expired 07/31/23 Northern Kenai Sport Fishing For King Salmon Closed In Cook Inlet Salt Waters Closure
03/02/23 Expired 07/31/23 Northern Kenai Kenai River Early-Run King Salmon Sport Fishery Is Closed Closure
03/02/23 Expired 07/31/23 Northern Kenai Kenai River Late-Run King Salmon Sport Fishery Closed Closure
04/13/23 Expired 12/31/23 Prince William Sound Rockfish Limits Reduced And Seasonal Yelloweye Rockfish Closure In Prince William Sound Salt Waters Restriction
03/07/23 Expired 09/15/23 Prince William Sound Pots Reduced In The Prince William Sound Noncommercial Shrimp Fishery Restriction
10/17/23 Expired 12/08/23 Prince William Sound 2023 Season Sport Fishery Town Hall Style Meeting
11/08/23 Expired 12/15/23 Prince William Sound Anchorage 2023 Season Sport Fishery Town Hall Style Meeting –Reschedule
09/07/23 Expired 12/31/23 Prince William Sound Prince William Sound Sport And Subsistence Shrimp Fishery Season Closure And Harvest Reporting Reminder
07/11/23 Southcentral /
Southern Kenai 		Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Can Draw Bears, Fines For Violators
06/28/23 Expired 07/04/23 Southern Kenai Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon Open To Snagging July 1-4 Liberalization
06/28/23 Southern Kenai Proposals Sought For The 2024 Kenai Peninsula Habitat Rehabilitation & Protection Cost-Share Program
12/20/22 Expired 12/31/23 Southern Kenai East Cook Inlet Sport And Personal Use Razor Clam Fisheries Will Remain Closed For 2023
05/23/23 Expired 07/04/23 Southern Kenai East Cook Inlet Personal Use Razor Clam Fisheries Open In Ninilchik Area. Opening
05/23/23 Expired 07/04/23 Southern Kenai East Cook Inlet Sport Razor Clam Fisheries Open In Ninilchik Area Opening
05/30/23 Southern Kenai Youth-Only King Salmon Fisheries On The Lower Kenai Peninsula
04/13/23 Expired 12/31/23 Southern Kenai Rockfish Bag And Possession Limits Reduced In Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast/Resurrection Bay Salt Waters Restriction
03/02/23 Expired 07/31/23 Southern Kenai Sport Fishing For King Salmon Closed In Cook Inlet Salt Waters Closure
03/02/23 Expired 07/15/23 Southern Kenai Anchor River And Deep Creek Closed To Sport Fishing Closure
03/02/23 Expired 07/31/23 Southern Kenai King Salmon Bag Limit Reduced From 2 To 1 In Lower Cook Inlet Salt Waters Restriction
03/02/23 Expired 10/31/23 Southern Kenai Changes To King Salmon Limits And Gear In The Ninilchik River Restriction
10/03/23 Expired 10/12/23 Southern Kenai Kenai Peninsula Elementary School Students Attend “Salmon In The Classroom” Salmon Egg Takes Scheduled For October 10-11
10/17/23 Expired 12/08/23 Southern Kenai 2023 Season Sport Fishery Town Hall Style Meeting
08/30/23 Expired 02/29/24 Southern Kenai Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast Sport And Subsistence Tanner Crab Permits Available September 18.
08/14/23 Expired 12/31/23 Southern Kenai Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon Open To Snagging On August 16 Liberalization
08/02/23 Expired 08/06/23 Southern Kenai Youth-Only Coho Salmon Fishery At The Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon On The Homer Spit
08/03/23 Expired 08/13/23 Southern Kenai China Poot Personal Use Sockeye Salmon Fishery Extended Liberalization
12/11/23 Expires 12/31/24 Southern Kenai Lower Cook Inlet & North Gulf Coast Sport Fishing Regulation Changes
10/20/23 Statewide Alaska Department Of Fish And Game Will Begin Mailing Annual Sport Fishing Surveys
08/31/23 Expired 10/31/23 Statewide Photos Sought For The 2024 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary Books
01/05/23 Expired 01/31/23 Statewide 2023 Statewide Sport Fish Stocking Plan Open For Public Comment