Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Prince William Sound & Copper River Management Area
Recorded Announcements: Gillnet 907-424-7535, Seine 907-424-7345, (907) 235-7307
Fishery Advisory Announcements
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #51 (PDF 369 kB) - 9/11/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #50 (PDF 584 kB) - 9/11/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #49 (PDF 579 kB) - 9/9/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #48 (PDF 257 kB) - 9/8/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #47 (PDF 719 kB) - 9/4/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #46 (PDF 248 kB) - 9/2/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #45 (PDF 238 kB) - 9/1/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #44 (PDF 717 kB) - 8/31/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #43 (PDF 256 kB) - 8/28/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #42 (PDF 732 kB) - 8/27/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #41 (PDF 255 kB) - 8/26/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #40 (PDF 584 kB) - 8/25/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #39 (PDF 658 kB) - 8/23/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #38 (PDF 671 kB) - 8/21/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #37 (PDF 673 kB) - 8/19/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #36 (PDF 713 kB) - 8/17/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #35 (PDF 273 kB) - 8/15/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #34 (PDF 267 kB) - 8/14/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #33 (PDF 618 kB) - 8/12/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #32 (PDF 581 kB) - 8/10/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #31 (PDF 582 kB) - 8/9/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #29 (PDF 259 kB) - 8/7/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #29 (PDF 260 kB) - 8/5/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #28 (PDF 349 kB) - 7/31/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #27 (PDF 817 kB) - 7/29/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #26 (PDF 599 kB) - 7/25/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #25 (PDF 371 kB) - 7/24/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #24 (PDF 640 kB) - 7/22/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #23 (PDF 580 kB) - 7/21/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #22 (PDF 373 kB) - 7/17/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #21 (PDF 232 kB) - 7/15/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #20 (PDF 373 kB) - 7/15/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #19 (PDF 640 kB) - 7/11/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #18 (PDF 352 kB) - 7/8/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #17 (PDF 373 kB) - 7/8/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #16 (PDF 635 kB) - 7/4/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #15 (PDF 419 kB) - 7/1/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #14 (PDF 416 kB) - 6/27/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #13 (PDF 263 kB) - 6/25/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #12 (PDF 231 kB) - 6/25/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #11 (PDF 518 kB) - 6/24/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #10 (PDF 418 kB) - 6/20/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #9 (PDF 418 kB) - 6/17/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #8 (PDF 417 kB) - 6/13/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #7 (PDF 616 kB) - 6/10/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #6 (PDF 420 kB) - 6/6/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #5 (PDF 606 kB) - 6/3/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #4 (PDF 265 kB) - 5/30/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #3 (PDF 609 kB) - 5/27/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #2 (PDF 677 kB) - 5/23/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #1 (PDF 324 kB) - 5/14/26
- 2026 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SALMON FISHERY INFORMATION (PDF 282 kB) - 5/1/26
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery–2025 Allocation Plan (5 AAC 24.370) (PDF 236 kB) - 3/18/26
- 2026 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 296 kB) - 1/23/26
Harvest
Inseason Information
- Prince William Sound Inseason Harvest Summary
- Prince William Sound Inseason Harvest by District and Period
- Copper River Inseason Harvest Summary
Season Summaries
- 2025 Prince William Sound Salmon Season Summary (PDF 231 kB)
- 2024 Season Summary (PDF 261 kB)
- 2023 Season Summary (PDF 251 kB)
- 2022 Season Summary (PDF 211 kB)
- 2021 Season Summary (PDF 427 kB)
- 2020 Season Summary (PDF 402 kB)
- 2019 Season Summary (PDF 272 kB)
- 2018 Season Summary (PDF 205 kB)
- 2017 Season Summary (PDF 206 kB)
- Statewide Salmon Harvest
Management & Announcements
Management
- 2023 Prince William Sound Management Outlook (PDF 236 kB)
- 2022 Prince William Sound Salmon Allocation Plan (PDF 234 kB)
Annual Management Reports
- 2023 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,252 kB)
- 2022 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,149 kB)
- 2021 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,039 kB)
- 2020 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,496 kB)
- 2019 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,287 kB)
- 2018 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,990 kB)
- 2017 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,157 kB)
- 2016 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 3,843 kB)
- 2015 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 3,981 kB)
Regulations
Forecasts
- 2026 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 296 kB)
- 2025 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 295 kB)
- 2023 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 432 kB)
- 2022 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 273 kB)
- 2021 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 614 kB)
- Statewide Salmon Forecast
Maps
Prince William Sound Salmon Statistical Area Maps
- Prince William Sound Statistical Chart (PDF 4,893 kB)
- 212-200 Copper Bering Districts Reporting Areas (PDF 1,418 kB)
- 221 Eastern District Reporting Areas (PDF 1,629 kB)
- 222 Northern District Reporting Areas (PDF 1,789 kB)
- 223 Coghill District Reporting Areas (PDF 1,401 kB)
- 224 Northwestern District Reporting Areas (PDF 1,382 kB)
- 225 Eshamy District Reporting Areas (PDF 1,201 kB)
- 226 Southwestern District Reporting Areas (PDF 2,134 kB)
- 227 Montague District Reporting Areas (PDF 1,454 kB)
- 228 Southeastern District Reporting Areas (PDF 1,255 kB)
- 229 Unakwik District Reporting Areas (PDF 952 kB)
Prince William Sound Stream Information
- Prince William Sound Salmon Harvest Task Force Closures (PDF 148 kB)
- Prince William Sound Anadromous Stream List (PDF 691 kB)
Prince William Sound Area Maps
- 2018 Prince William Sound Subsistence Areas (PDF 739 kB)
Statewide Maps
Research
Electronic Aerial Survey Data Collection (poster) (PDF 636 kB)
ADF&G Research vessels are used for exciting scientific work. Find out more about recent work these vessels have done with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in these two articles.
