Alaska Department of Fish and Game Archives

Harvest estimate increases for commercial Dungeness crab, Southeast Alaska fishery to see full fall season

by Olivia Rose | Sep 12, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

Commercial fishermen left a number of Dungeness crab in Southeast Alaska waters this summer because they had soft shells and were not marketable yet. Fishery managers determined those crab contributed to subpar harvest projections, and found the estimate was actually higher when accounting for the soft-shell crab. Both of those factors allow the fishery’s fall season to go its full length.

Authorities plan to ‘lethally remove’ problem bears from Petersburg, urge residents to secure trash

by Olivia Rose | Aug 14, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

Local authorities have plans to lethally remove specific black bears from Petersburg because they are destroying trash cans and showing aggressive behavior. However, it’s not a long-term solution. Bears can smell trash from miles away, which attracts them to town.

Sport fishing for wild kings in Southeast Alaska closed to nonresidents

by Olivia Rose | Jul 10, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

Sport fishing for wild king salmon in Southeast Alaska is now more restricted for some people. All anglers are prohibited from harvesting wild king salmon outside of state waters, and nonresident anglers can no longer fish for wild kings in the region. State managers closed the sector because of harvest projections. The regulations went into effect July 7 and will last through the end of September.

Southeast Alaska sport fishery sees single-fish limits for king salmon

by Olivia Rose | Apr 4, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

The amount of Chinook (king) salmon allocated under the Pacific Salmon Treaty is much lower this year in Southeast Alaska —almost 40 percent lower than last year— and that’s affecting all user groups.

Board of Fish approves state-backed changes for Southeast Alaska red king crab fishery

by Olivia Rose | Feb 24, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

Red king crab commercial permit holders in Southeast Alaska will have a better chance of fishing in the coming seasons. That’s after the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved a change in management regulations that was proposed by the state department. It allows for a smaller, conservative commercial fishery when crab stocks aren’t enough to open the typical competitive fishery.

Alaska Trollers Association takes a swing at Fish and Game and Alaska sport fishery over shortened season

by Shelby Herbert | Aug 16, 2024 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Commercial trolling for Southeast king salmon closed for the season in July, and will not reopen this month. That marks the second summer in a row their season has ended before they could catch the all of their yearly king allocation. Now, the trade group representing them is outraged.

Bag limit reduced to one fish for Blind Slough kings in saltwater

by Hannah Flor | Jun 14, 2024 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

Anglers fishing for hatchery kings in the saltwater south of Petersburg will only be able to keep one fish starting June 15.

Residents, biologists discuss freshwater king salmon closure

by Hannah Flor | Mar 27, 2024 | Featured News, Local News, News, Syndicated | 0

Petersburg residents got a chance to weigh in on the planned closure of a king salmon sport fishery at a meeting last week. The hatchery-based sport fishery at Blind River Rapids won’t open this summer because of low projected returns. Those returning salmon, or broodstock, are used to raise new fish.