Commercial Shellfish Fisheries
Southeast Alaska & Yakutat
Recorded Announcements: For recorded fishery information in Southeast Alaska
please see the Southeast Contacts page.
Announcements
Shrimp
- Southeast Alaska Commercial Shrimp Pot Fishery Closure (PDF 284 kB) - 7/24/26
- Southeast Alaska Commercial Shrimp Beam Trawl Fishery (PDF 236 kB) - 7/20/26
- Southeast Alaska Commercial Shrimp Pot Fishery Update (PDF 209 kB) - 6/4/26
- Commercial Shrimp Pot Fishery Announcement Section 3-A Closure (PDF 199 kB) - 5/29/26
- Commercial Shrimp Pot Fishery Announcement District 2 Closure (PDF 198 kB) - 5/29/26
- Southeast Alaska Commercial Shrimp Pot Fishery Update (PDF 208 kB) - 5/28/26
- Commercial Shrimp Pot Fishery Announcement District 7 And Sectios 6-B/C/D/E Closure (PDF 199 kB) - 5/27/26
- Commercial Shrimp Pot Fishery Announcement Sections 13-A/B Closure (PDF 262 kB) - 5/27/26
- Commercial Shrimp Pot Fishery Announcement District 1 Closure (PDF 198 kB) - 5/24/26
- Commercial Shrimp Pot Fishery Announcement Sections 10-A/B Closure (PDF 199 kB) - 5/22/26
Dungeness Crab
- Southeast Alaska Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Closure (PDF 239 kB) - 7/22/26
- Southeast Alaska Commercial Dungeness Crab Season (PDF 236 kB) - 6/29/26
- 2026/27 Southeast Alaska Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery (PDF 902 kB) - 4/6/26
- 2026/27 Yakutat Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery To Remain Closed (PDF 235 kB) - 4/6/26
- Southeast Alaska Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Closure (PDF 215 kB) - 2/24/26
King Crab
- Section 11-A (Juneau Area) Summer Personal Use Red and Blue King Crab Fishery (PDF 236 kB) - 6/5/26
- 2026 Commercial Golden King Crab Fishery Southern Closure (PDF 260 kB) - 6/3/26
- Southeast Alaska Personal Use Golden King Crab Fishery (PDF 635 kB) - 6/1/26
- Southeast Alaska Red and Blue King Crab Personal Use Fishery (PDF 580 kB) - 6/1/26
- 2026 Southeast Alaska Commercial Golden King Crab Fishery Lower Northern Area Closure (PDF 198 kB) - 4/3/26
- 2026 Southeast Alaska Commercial Golden King Crab Fishery Mid-Chatham Strait Area Closure (PDF 212 kB) - 3/23/26
- 2026 southeast alaska commercial golden king crab fishery east central area closure (PDF 198 kB) - 3/7/26
- 2026 Southeast Alaska Commercial Golden King Crab Fishery Upper Northern Area Closure (PDF 198 kB) - 3/6/26
- 2026 Southeast Alaska Commercial Golden King Crab Fishery Icy Strait Area Closure (PDF 199 kB) - 2/23/26
- Commercial Tanner and Golden King crab Fishery weather delay (PDF 199 kB) - 2/16/26
Tanner Crab
- 2026 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COMMERCIAL TANNER CRAB CORE AREA CLOSURE UPDATE (PDF 261 kB) - 2/21/26
- 2026 Southeast Alaska Commercial Tanner Crab Fishing Season (PDF 242 kB) - 2/18/26
- Commercial Tanner and Golden King crab Fishery weather delay (PDF 199 kB) - 2/16/26
Harvest
Dungeness Crab
- Dungeness Crab Harvest — Registration Area A (Southeast Alaska)
- Dungeness Crab Harvest — Registration Area D (Yakutat)
Tanner Crab
- 2026 Commercial Tanner Crab Fishery (PDF 184 kB)
- Tanner Crab Harvest — Registration Area A (Southeast Alaska)
- Tanner Crab Harvest — Registration Area D (Yakutat)
Red and Blue King Crab
- Red & Blue King Crab Harvest — Registration Area A (Southeast Alaska)
- Red & Blue King Crab Harvest — Registration Area D (Yakutat)
Golden (Brown) King Crab
Shrimp
Scallop
Statewide Harvest
Meetings
Harvest Strategy
- 2026/27 Shrimp Pot Fishery Guideline Harvest Level (GHL) Memo (PDF 507 kB)
- Summary of Recommendations and Plans for the 2025/26 Commercial Pot Shrimp Fishery (PDF 436 kB)
- Golden King Crab Harvest Strategy (PDF 3,283 kB)
Regional Information Reports
- 2025–2026 Southeast Alaska red king crab stock assessment and management plan. (PDF 9,604 kB)
- 2024–2025 Southeast Alaska Tanner crab stock assessment and management plan. (PDF 6,723 kB)
- 2024–2025 Southeast Alaska red king crab stock assessment and management plan. (PDF 4,559 kB)
Regional Operational Plans
- Operational plan: Southeast Alaska summer crab pot survey and red king crab stock assessment, 2023–2027. (PDF 9,742 kB)
- Operational plan: Southeast Alaska summer crab pot survey and red king crab stock assessment, 2023–2027. (PDF 9,421 kB)
- Operational plan: Southeast Alaska fall crab pot survey and Tanner crab stock assessment. (PDF 5,083 kB)
Fishery Management Reports
Maps
Statewide Maps
Golden King Crab
- Golden King Crab Management Areas (PDF 841 kB)
- Golden King Crab Management, Northern Area (PDF 662 kB)
- Golden King Crab Management, Southern Area (PDF 697 kB)
Red King Crab
- Red King Crab Management Areas (PDF 945 kB)
Tanner Crab
- Tanner Crab Management Areas (PDF 775 kB)
- Tanner Crab Management, Northern Area (PDF 737 kB)
- Tanner Crab Management, Southern Area (PDF 1,005 kB)
Dungeness Crab
- Dungeness Crab Closures, Northern Area (PDF 533 kB)
- Dungeness Crab Closures, Southern Area (PDF 560 kB)
Beam Trawl
- Beam Trawl Management Areas (PDF 1,904 kB)
- Beam Trawl Management, Northern Area (PDF 511 kB)
- Beam Trawl Management, Southern Area (PDF 1,570 kB)
Shrimp Pot
- Shrimp Pot Fishing Areas, Northern Area (PDF 932 kB)
- Shrimp Pot Fishing Areas, Southern Area (PDF 1,057 kB)
Salmon and Shellfish Statistical Area Maps
- Map 5 - Southeast AK Salmon/Shellfish (PDF 8,533 kB)
- Map 5a - Juneau Area (PDF 4,859 kB)
- Map 5b - Ketchikan Area (PDF 3,745 kB)
- Map 5c - Petersburg Area (PDF 6,350 kB)
- Map 5d - Sitka Area (PDF 3,332 kB)
- Map 5e - Yakutat Area (PDF 1,325 kB)
- Map 4 - Southeast AK King & Tanner Crab (PDF 8,414 kB)
Research
- Red King Crab
- Golden King Crab
- Tanner Crab
- Dungeness Crab
- Pot Shrimp Fishery
- Trawl Shrimp Fishery
- Weathervane Scallop
Research Operational Plans
- Operational Plan: Southeast Alaska Red King Crab Pot Survey, 2018-2022 (PDF 8,002 kB)
- Operational Plan: Southeast Alaska Tanner Crab Survey (PDF 3,197 kB)