(Sitka) - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing the 2025 sport fishing regulations for king salmon in marine waters of Southeast Alaska and Yakutat. These regulations will be effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, April 3, 2025 through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2026. The regulations are:

Alaska Resident

• The resident bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length.
• From October 1 through March 31, a resident sport fish angler may use two rods when fishing for king salmon, a person using two rods under this regulation may only retain salmon;

Nonresident

• The nonresident bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
• The nonresident annual limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
• Immediately upon landing and retaining a king salmon a nonresident must enter the species, date and location on the back of their sport fishing license or on a nontransferable harvest record.

King salmon nonretention areas in the Haines, Skagway, Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan vicinity will be in effect beginning April 1 to protect wild Alaska king salmon stocks. Please see announcements for these areas for additional details.

When fishing in the exclusive economic zone (between 3-200 nautical miles from shore), see map below, all anglers must comply with the regulations established for nonresident anglers including the one fish annual limit for king salmon.

For further information, please contact the Sitka Area Management Biologist, Troy Tydingco (907) 747-5355 or visit our website.

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