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 #33 (PDF 259 kB) - 7/18/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #31 (PDF 202 kB) - 7/16/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #31 (PDF 258 kB) - 7/16/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #30 (PDF 230 kB) - 7/14/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #29 (PDF 312 kB) - 7/14/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #28 (PDF 222 kB) - 7/12/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #27 (PDF 368 kB) - 7/11/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #26 (PDF 392 kB) - 7/9/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #25 (PDF 228 kB) - 7/8/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #24 (PDF 228 kB) - 7/7/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #23 (PDF 228 kB) - 7/6/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #22 (PDF 571 kB) - 7/5/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #21 (PDF 545 kB) - 7/4/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #20 (PDF 256 kB) - 7/3/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #19 (PDF 535 kB) - 7/2/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #18 (PDF 230 kB) - 7/1/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #17 (PDF 852 kB) - 6/28/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #16 (PDF 368 kB) - 6/25/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #15 (PDF 366 kB) - 6/21/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #14 (PDF 583 kB) - 6/18/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #13 (PDF 415 kB) - 6/14/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #12 (PDF 623 kB) - 6/11/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #11 (PDF 747 kB) - 6/8/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #10 (PDF 721 kB) - 6/7/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #9 (PDF 421 kB) - 6/4/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #8 (PDF 447 kB) - 6/2/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #7 (PDF 227 kB) - 6/1/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #6 (PDF 711 kB) - 6/1/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #5 (PDF 446 kB) - 5/29/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #4 (PDF 272 kB) - 5/28/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #3 (PDF 266 kB) - 5/28/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #2 (PDF 265 kB) - 5/23/25
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #1 (PDF 322 kB) - 4/18/25
- 2025 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SALMON FISHERY INFORMATION (PDF 279 kB) - 4/11/25
- 2025 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SALMON FISHERY INFORMATION (PDF 279 kB) - 4/11/25
- 2025 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 295 kB) - 1/23/25
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
- 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
- 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)
- 2020 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 441 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.
