Lingcod Regulations Announced For Southeast Alaska Fisheries

The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game:

Southeast Alaska 2021 Lingcod Sport Fishing Regulations For The Southern Southeast Area

(Ketchikan) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that the lingcod sport fishing seasons, bag and possession limits, annual limits, and size limits have been established for the Southern Southeast Area (see attached map). In this area the following regulations apply:

Southern Southeast Area

  • Season: May 16 – November 30
  • Limits: 
    • Residents – 1 daily, 2 in possession, no size limit.
    • Nonresidents – 1 daily, 1 in possession, size limit: 30 to 45 inches in length, or 55 inches or greater in length. Annual limit of 2 fish, one of which is 30 to 45 inches in length, one of which is 55 inches or greater in length. 
      • Nonresident anglers shall immediately record the date and location (body of water fished), of all lingcod harvested either on their sport fishing license or on their nontransferable harvest record (for nonresident anglers under age 16).
  • Charter operators and crew members may not retain lingcod while clients are on board the vessel.

These regulations are also outlined on page 11 within the Southeast Alaska 2021 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary. The Southeast Alaska 2021 Sport Fishing Regulation Summaries are available at all local ADF&G Sport Fish Division offices, at most sport fishing license vendors or online at:
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/regulations/fishregulations/PDFs/southeast/2021se_sfregs_complete.pdf

These regulations are designed to ensure that the sport harvest of lingcod stays within fishery allocations established by the Alaska Board of Fisheries.

For further information, contact the nearest ADF&G office or visit:
www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishingSportFishingInfo.eonr

SOUTHEAST ALASKA 2021 LINGCOD SPORT FISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE YAKUTAT AREA

(Yakutat) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that the lingcod sport fishing seasons, bag and possession limits, annual limits, and size limits have been established for the Yakutat Area (see attached map). In this area the following regulations apply:

Yakutat Area

  • Season: May 16 – November 30
  • Limits: 
    • Residents – 1 daily, 2 in possession, no size limit.
    • Nonresidents – 1 daily, 1 in possession, no size limit: annual limit of 2 fish. 
      • Nonresident anglers shall immediately record the date and location (body of water fished), of all lingcod harvested either on their sport fishing license or on their nontransferable harvest record.
  • Charter operators and crew members may not retain lingcod while clients are on board the vessel.

These regulations are also outlined on page 16 within the Southeast Alaska 2021 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary. The Southeast Alaska 2021 Sport Fishing Regulation Summaries are available at all local ADF&G Division of Sport Fish offices, at most sport fishing license vendors, or online.

These regulations are designed to ensure that the sport harvest of lingcod stays within fishery allocations established by the Alaska Board of Fisheries.

For further information, contact the nearest ADF&G office or view online Emergency Orders and Press Releases web pages.

SOUTHEAST ALASKA 2021 LINGCOD SPORT FISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE YAKUTAT AREA

Southeast Alaska 2021 Lingcod Sport Fishing Regulations For The Northern Southeast Inside Area

(Haines) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that the lingcod sport fishing seasons, bag and possession limits, annual limits, and size limits have been established for the Northern Southeast Inside Area (see attached map). In this area the following regulations apply:

Northern Southeast Inside Area

  • Season: May 16 – November 30
  • Limits: 
    • Residents – 1 daily, 2 in possession, no size limit.
    • Nonresidents – 1 daily, 1 in possession, size limit: 30 to 35 inches in length, or 55 inches or greater in length. Annual limit of 2 fish, one of which is 30 to 35 inches in length, one of which is 55 inches or greater in length. 
      • Nonresident anglers shall immediately record the date and location (body of water fished), of all lingcod harvested either on their sport fishing license or on their nontransferable harvest record.
  • Charter operators and crew members may not retain lingcod while clients are on board the vessel.

These regulations are also outlined on page 11 within the Southeast Alaska 2021 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary; except that regulations for the Northern Southeast Outside Area have been changed (see attached map). The Southeast Alaska 2021 Sport Fishing Regulation Summaries are available at all local ADF&G Sport Fish Division offices, at most sport fishing license vendors or online at:
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/regulations/fishregulations/PDFs/southeast/2021se_sfregs_complete.pdf

These regulations are designed to ensure that the sport harvest of lingcod stays within fishery allocations established by the Alaska Board of Fisheries.

For further information, contact the nearest ADF&G office or visit:
www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishingSportFishingInfo.eonr

Southeast Alaska 2021 Lingcod Sport Fishing Regulations For The Northern Southeast Inside Area

Southeast Alaska 2021 Lingcod Sport Fishing Regulations For The Northern Southeast Outside Area

(Sitka) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that the lingcod sport fishing seasons, bag and possession limits, annual limits, and size limits have been established for the Northern Southeast Outside Area (see attached map). In this area the following regulations apply:Northern Southeast Outside AreaSeason: May 16 – November 30

Limits: 
Residents – 1 daily, 2 in possession, no size limit.

Nonresidents – 1 daily, 1 in possession, size limit: 30 to 40 inches in length, or 55 inches or greater in length. Annual limit of 2 fish, one of which is 30 to 40 inches in length, one of which is 55 inches or greater in length. Nonresident anglers shall immediately record the date and location (body of water fished), of all lingcod harvested either on their sport fishing license or on their nontransferable harvest record.Charter operators and crew members may not retain lingcod while clients are on board the vessel.These regulations supersede the lingcod sport regulations outlined on in the Southeast Alaska 2021 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary for this area. The sport fishery has been under its allocation in the Northern Southeast Outside Area allowing for these less conservative regulations. These regulations are designed to ensure that the sport harvest of lingcod stays within fishery allocations established by the Alaska Board of Fisheries.For further information, contact the nearest ADF&G office or view our online information.Southeast Alaska 2021 Lingcod Sport Fishing Regulations For The Northern Southeast Outside Area

Southeast Alaska 2021 Lingcod Sport Fishing Regulations For The Northern Southeast Inside And Southern Southeast Areas

(Petersburg) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that the lingcod sport fishing seasons, bag and possession limits, annual limits, and size limits have been established for the Northern Southeast Inside and Southern Southeast Areas (see attached map). In these areas the following regulations apply Sunday, May 16 through Tuesday, November 30, 2021:

Northern Southeast Inside Area

  • Limits: 
    • Residents – 1 daily, 2 in possession, no size limit.
    • Nonresidents – 1 daily, 1 in possession, size limit: 30 to 35 inches in length, or 55 inches or greater in length. Annual limit of 2 fish, one of which is 30 to 35 inches in length, one of which is 55 inches or greater in length.

Southern Southeast Area

  • Limits: 
    • Residents – 1 daily, 2 in possession, no size limit.
    • Nonresidents – 1 daily, 1 in possession, size limit: 30 to 45 inches in length, or 55 inches or greater in length. Annual limit of 2 fish, one of which is 30 to 45 inches in length, one of which is 55 inches or greater in length.

Northern Southeast Inside and Southern Southeast Areas

  • Nonresident anglers shall immediately record the date and location (body of water fished), of all lingcod harvested either on their sport fishing license or on their nontransferable harvest record.
  • Charter operators and crew members may not retain lingcod while clients are on board the vessel.

These regulations are also outlined on page 11 within the Southeast Alaska 2021 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary; except that regulations for the Northern Southeast Outside Area have been changed (see attached map). The Southeast Alaska 2021 Sport Fishing Regulation Summaries are available at all local ADF&G Sport Fish Division offices, at most sport fishing license vendors or online at:
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/regulations/fishregulations/PDFs/southeast/2021se_sfregs_complete.pdf

These regulations are designed to ensure that the sport harvest of lingcod stays within fishery allocations established by the Alaska Board of Fisheries.

For further information, contact the nearest ADF&G office or visit:
www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishingSportFishingInfo.eonr

Southeast Alaska 2021 Lingcod Sport Fishing Regulations For The Northern Southeast Inside And Southern Southeast Areas