Recreational Fishing in Alaska
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Alaska's 40,544 miles of coastline represents 40% of the US total and provides endless recreational fishing opportunities in both fresh and marine waters.
Sport Fishing in Alaska
Sport Fish Updates
The State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game manages most of Alaska's recreational fisheries (out to 200 nautical miles) and has adopted some regulations that affect recreational fishing for halibut. NOAA Fisheries manages Pacific halibut recreational fisheries in Alaska.
Go Fishing!
- Alaska Sport Fishing Licenses
- Sport Fishing Regulations
Sport caught halibut.
- Salmon, rockfish, lingcod, shellfish, freshwater fish
- Halibut (guided)
- Halibut (unguided)
- Information by Area
- Sport Fish Reports
- Rockfish Conservation
- Harvest and Catch Data
- Sport Fish Hotlines
- Emergency Orders: issued to open and close sport fishing seasons or areas; to increase or decrease sport fish bag limits; or to modify methods of sport fish harvest.
State of Alaska Recreational Fisheries Management
- State of Alaska
- Department of Fish and Game - Sport Fish Division (also see 'Go Fishing' links above)
NOAA Fisheries Recreational Fisheries Program
- NOAA Fisheries National Recreational Fisheries Program
- Nominations are being solicited for appointment to a Recreational Fisheries Working Group of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee. Applications must be received on or before January 9, 2013. NEW!
- Goals and Objectives
- Recreational Saltwater Fisheries Action Agendas
- NEWS RELEASE: NOAA unveils improved way to estimate saltwater recreational fishing
- Marine Recreational Information Program: National recreational fishing data
- Recreational Fishing Statistics
- Economic and Social Science Research:
- Alaska Recreational Charter Sector Research Development, 2011
- Saltwater Sportfishing in Alaska: A Summary and Description of the Alaska Saltwater Sportfishing Economic Survey - 2007. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-214
- National Fish Habitat Partnerships: locally-driven efforts to build private and public partnerships to improve fish habitat.
Recreational Halibut Management in Alaska
- NMFS Sport Halibut Management
- North Pacific Fisheries Management Council
- International Pacific Halibut Commission
- Control of Charter Harvest in Area 2C for 2012: IPHC adopted a one-fish bag limit with a reverse slot limit of less than or equal to 45 inches or greater than or equal to 68 inches (head on) for charter halibut fishing in Area 2C for 2012.
- Demand for Halibut Sport Fishing Trips in Alaska, Economics & Social Sciences Research Program
- Halibut Legislation and Management (graphic)
Related Information
- Marine Mammal Viewing Guidelines
- Fishing with Bears
- How to report a marine mammal stranding or entanglement
Contact Information
Weighing a king salmon.Alaska Recreational Fishing Coordinators
Alaska Regional Office
Jason Gasper
PH: (907) 586-7237
Email: jason.gasper@noaa.gov
Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Chris Lunsford
PH: (907) 789-6008
Email: chris.lunsford@noaa.gov
