Emergency Orders and Press Releases
Southcentral

Date Area Summary Action
12/20/22 Expires 12/31/23 Southern Kenai East Cook Inlet Sport And Personal Use Razor Clam Fisheries Will Remain Closed For 2023
03/16/23 Kodiak New Sportfishing Regulations Affecting The Kodiak And Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Areas
01/05/23 Statewide 2023 Statewide Sport Fish Stocking Plan Open For Public Comment
03/30/23 Bristol Bay Bristol Bay Sport Fishing Regulation Changes
05/30/23 Southern Kenai Youth-Only King Salmon Fisheries On The Lower Kenai Peninsula
05/23/23 Expires 07/04/23 Southern Kenai East Cook Inlet Personal Use Razor Clam Fisheries Open In Ninilchik Area. Opening
05/23/23 Expires 07/04/23 Southern Kenai East Cook Inlet Sport Razor Clam Fisheries Open In Ninilchik Area Opening
12/20/22 Expires 12/31/23 Mat-Su Five Stocked Lakes To Open To Fishing In The Matanuska-Susitna Valley Opening
03/02/23 Expires 07/13/23 Mat-Su King Salmon Restrictions In The Susitna River Drainages Closure
03/02/23 Expires 06/30/23 Mat-Su West Cook Inlet Fresh Waters Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure
03/02/23 Expires 07/31/23 Northern Kenai Kenai River Early-Run King Salmon Sport Fishery Is Closed Closure
03/02/23 Expires 07/31/23 Northern Kenai Kenai River Late-Run King Salmon Sport Fishery Closed Closure
03/02/23 Expires 07/31/23 Anchorage /
Northern Kenai /
Southern Kenai /
Mat-Su 		Sport Fishing For King Salmon Closed In Cook Inlet Salt Waters Closure
03/02/23 Expires 07/15/23 Southern Kenai Anchor River And Deep Creek Closed To Sport Fishing Closure
03/16/23 Expires 12/31/23 Kodiak Ayakulik And Karluk Rivers Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure
03/02/23 Expires 07/31/23 Southern Kenai King Salmon Bag Limit Reduced From 2 To 1 In Lower Cook Inlet Salt Waters Restriction
03/02/23 Expires 10/31/23 Southern Kenai Changes To King Salmon Limits And Gear In The Ninilchik River Restriction
04/13/23 Expires 12/31/23 Anchorage /
Northern Kenai /
Southern Kenai /
Mat-Su /
North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay 		Rockfish Bag And Possession Limits Reduced In Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast/Resurrection Bay Salt Waters Restriction
04/13/23 Expires 12/31/23 Prince William Sound Rockfish Limits Reduced And Seasonal Yelloweye Rockfish Closure In Prince William Sound Salt Waters Restriction
03/07/23 Expires 09/15/23 Prince William Sound Pots Reduced In The Prince William Sound Noncommercial Shrimp Fishery Restriction
03/15/23 Expires 12/31/23 Kodiak Eastern Afognak And Kodiak Islands Rockfish Limits Reduced For Nonresidents Restriction
03/15/23 Expires 08/09/23 Kodiak Chignik River Restricted To Catch-And-Release Fishing For King Salmon Restriction
03/02/23 Expires 07/13/23 Mat-Su Little Susitna River King Salmon Restricted To Catch-And-Release Restriction
03/02/23 Expires 06/30/23 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Early-Run King Salmon Restricted Beginning May 1 Restriction
03/02/23 Expires 06/24/23 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Personal Use Gillnet Fishery Daily Fishing Hours Reduced Restriction
12/20/22 Expires 12/31/23 Northern Kenai Bag And Possession Limit For Arctic Char/Dolly Varden In Stormy Lake Restriction
12/20/22 Expires 12/31/23 Northern Kenai Retention Of All Species Of Fish Prohibited From East And West Mackey, And Derks Lakes In 2023 Restriction
12/20/22 Expires 12/31/23 Mat-Su Retention Of Arctic Char/Dolly Varden Prohibited In Fish Creek (Big Lake) Drainage Restriction