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ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
Sam Cotten, Commissioner

DIVISION OF SPORT FISH
Tom Brookover, Director

Contact:
Jay Baumer
Area Management Biologist
Phone: 907-267-2265

September 15, 2016

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SPORT, SUBSISTENCE, AND PERSONAL USE SHRIMP SEASON CLOSES SEPTEMBER 15

 The 2016 Prince William Sound sport, personal use, and subsistence shrimp season closes by regulation at 11:59 p.m., Thursday, September 15, 2016.

All Prince William Sound shrimp permit reporting is mandatory by no later than October 15 whether the permit was used or not. Online data entry is preferred by ADF&G and can be entered here: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sf/PU/ .

The prompt return of all permits is necessary to manage this popular fishery. Shrimp permits are self-addressed and can be folded, stamped and mailed, or personally delivered to the department office in Anchorage if permit holders are unable to enter harvest data online.

Please contact Jay Baumer at 907-267-2265 or Brittany Blain at 907-267-2186 in Anchorage with questions regarding the Prince William Sound shrimp fishery.