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

Juneau - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that the lingcod sport fishing seasons, bag and possession limits, and size limits have been established for 2006. These regulations are outlined on page 11 (Southeast Alaska) and page 22 (Yakutat) within the Southeast Alaska 2006 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary.

In addition effective May 16, 2006 the nonresident lingcod annual limit is two fish in all waters of Southeast Alaska east of 137° W. long (see map on page 11 of the sport fishery regulation summary booklet). Nonresident anglers fishing in this area are reminded that upon landing and retaining a lingcod they must enter the date and location of catch, in ink, on the back of their sport fishing license or harvest record reporting form before continuing to fish.

No lingcod annual limit was established for the Yakutat area.

The Southeast Alaska 2006 Sport Fishing Regulation Summaries are now available at all local ADF&G, Sport Fish Division offices and at most sport fishing license vendors.

These regulations are designed to ensure that the sport harvest of lingcod does not exceed fishery allocations in effect since 2000. Based on recent (1998-2005) harvest trends in the Southeast Alaska sport fishery, the total weight of lingcod taken in 2006 would be expected to exceed allocations to the Southeast Alaska sport fishery without these regulations.

For further information, contact the nearest ADF&G office or visit the: Emergency Order web page.