Pelagic Rockfish Limits Reduced For Southeast Alaska Waters

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

Southeast Alaska Pelagic Rockfish Limit Reduced in 2025

(Juneau) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing a reduction in the pelagic rockfish limits for 2025 in Southeast Alaska for all anglers. The affected areas include all the marine waters in the Yakutat, Haines & Skagway, Juneau, Glacier Bay, Sitka, Petersburg & Wrangell, Prince of Wales, and Ketchikan management areas. These regulations will be effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, March 1, 2025 through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2025. The regulations are:

All Anglers

• The daily bag limit is three pelagic rockfish, six in possession, no size limit.

Pelagic rockfish harvest has been on an increasing trend across the region. In the interest of conservative management, the Board of Fisheries took action in January 2025 to reduce the regional bag and possession limit for pelagic rockfish for all anglers. Additional restrictions apply for nonresident anglers fishing in the Sitka area, please see the advisory announcement specific to the Sitka area for these regulations.

For further information, contact the Douglas ADF&G office at 907-465-4270 or visit our site.