(Petersburg) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing the 2026 sport fishing regulations for king salmon in marine waters of Southeast Alaska and Yakutat. These regulations will be effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2026, through 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 30, 2027. The regulations are: Alaska Resident The resident bag and possession limit…

In the northern Afognak and Shuyak Islands the harvest of black rockfish has increased significantly since 2019. Bag limits for rockfish in this area will be reduced and will be similar to Cook Inlet rockfish bag limits for regulatory simplicity in management areas that are in close proximity. Recent hydroacoustic surveys aimed at estimating rockfish…