(Petersburg) - The sport, personal use, and subsistence shrimp fishery in Southeast Alaska will close to the harvest of shrimp from 12:01 a.m., Sunday, March 1, through Thursday, April 30, 2026.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries adopted regulations that close regional shrimp fisheries to harvest for all user groups from March 1 through April 30. Since this is the first year of this closure, this announcement is intended as a reminder. This closure is also listed on relevant permits.

The intention of this closure is to provide additional protection during the biologically sensitive time-period for pandalids when eggs mature and hatch. The seasonal closure is intended to benefit the long-term sustainability of Southeast Alaska shrimp fisheries.

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