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The commercial red and blue king crab fishery in the Northern Chatham Strait Management Area closes Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.; projected harvest is expected to reach the area’s guideline harvest level by then. Daily call-ins remain required for all current registrants, who must notify ADF&G when changing areas or stopping fishing; the department will monitor the remaining open areas—Icy Strait/Outer Coast, Lower Chatham Strait, Lynn Canal, and Southern—and may take further action. Gear may be left stored for 5 days after closure under 5 AAC 34.127(2), but vessels registered for red king crab must remove all gear from Northern Chatham Strait by November 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. The emergency order is EO 1C6226.
The Eastside District (F/B 8) closes to commercial herring fishing at noon Friday, November 13, 2026; the Kodiak food/bait fishery A season began at 9:00 a.m. Monday, October 26, 2026, with a total area GHL of 1,280 tons. West Afognak (F/B 1; 100 tons), North Afognak (F/B 2; 20 tons), South Afognak (F/B 3; 25 tons), Alitak (F/B 7; 90 tons), and Inner Marmot (F/B 10; 80 tons) opened October 26 and remain open until further notice. Offshore West Afognak, Outer Uganik, Offshore Uyak Bay, and the remainder of the Kodiak Area remain closed. Fishery activity is limited to state waters; all participating permit holders, buyers, and tender operators must register with the Kodiak ADF&G office before operations, and fishermen must
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The Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery allocation plan (5 AAC 24.370) allocates set gillnet gear 4% of the five-year average value of PWSAC-produced salmon; if its share exceeds 5%, set gillnet fishing
Kodiak District red sea cucumber Fishing Period #1 is extended by 14 days under Emergency Order 4-S-09-26, from 12:00 noon Friday, November 13, through 11:59 a.m. Friday, November 27, 2026. The extension covers Northeast, Eastside, Southeast, Southwest, Westside, North Mainland, South Mainland, and Semidi Island sections; each has a 14-day period. Before fishing, each diver must obtain a current sea cucumber dive gear interim-use permit card (Q11K) from CFEC and a valid ADF&G diver registration, and must secure a market before harvesting. Submit completed logbooks to ADF&G after each fishing period.
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