(Anchorage) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish is accepting photo entries of youth anglers (18 years of age and younger) engaging in sport fishing for the 2019 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklets photo contest. Selected photos will be used on the cover of the Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklets in the following Alaska regions: Northern, Southcentral, Southeast, and Southwest. A maximum of three photos may be entered per photographer. The submission deadline is 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2018.

For photo submissions to be considered, the photos must be submitted by the youth anglers’ parent or guardian and accompanied by a completed Media Consent Release Form. Please include the name of the body of water or drainage in which the photo was taken and information about the angler(s) in the photo.

Additional photos may be selected to be used for the inside pages of the Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklets. Photos submitted for the inside pages have no age requirement; however, submitted photos need to be accompanied by a completed Media Consent Release Form. Photos that show evidence of fish and game violations, unethical, or unsafe actions or advertisement will not be considered.

Please email all photos and a completed and signed Media Consent Release Form for the four regions to the following individuals:

• Northern Alaska
  • Nancy Sisinyak in Fairbanks, nancy.sisinyak@alaska.gov
• Southcentral and Southwest Alaska
  • Kali Hulquist in Anchorage, kali.hulquist@alaska.gov
• Southeast Alaska
  • Jessica Lombard in Juneau/Douglas, jessica.lombard@alaska.gov

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