Contact:
Charlie Swanton
SE Regional Management Coordinator
Phone: 907-459-7225

Juneau – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that the sport fishing bag and possession limits for king salmon in Southeast Alaska and Yakutat will remain in effect through spring, 2006. These regulations are:

• Alaska residents: bag and possession limit of two king salmon 28 inches or greater in length; no annual limit.
• Nonresidents: bag and possession limit of one king salmon 28 inches or greater in length; annual limit of three king salmon 28 inches or greater in length.

The aforementioned apply in all marine waters of Southeast Alaska unless otherwise announced. The nonresident annual limit of three fish also applies in all freshwaters between Cape Suckling and Cape Fairweather.

These regulations are based on the 2005 preseason abundance index, determined by the Pacific Salmon Commission’s Chinook Technical Committee, as directed by the Southeast Alaska king salmon management plan. Under the plan, bag and possession limits and other measures for the coming year are based on the prior year’s abundance index until the following year’s index is formalized. The 2006 index is expected by May 1, 2006. At that time, management measures for the remainder of the year will be announced.

For more information about the sport fisheries in Southeast Alaska, contact the nearest Southeast Alaska ADF&G office or visit: http://www.state.ak.us/adfg/sportf/region1/r1home.htm.