Regulation Announcements, Advisory Announcements and Emergency Orders:
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Media / Advisory Announcements
Op-Ed
- Recommendations for Section 216 of the Executive Order on Climate Change (PDF 275 kB)
- Recommendations for More Resilient Fisheries and Protected Resources Due to Climate Change; Request for Information (PDF 251 kB)
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game Comments — Executive Order on Climate Change (PDF 162 kB)
- Alaska Encourages Biden Administration to Negotiate Fair Trade Practices (PDF 417 kB)
Statewide Releases
Newsworthy press releases and announcements of interest to the media and the public.
2024 Press Releases
- 10-03-2024: NOAA Releases New Biological Opinion and Environmental Impact Statement for SEAK Salmon Fisheries
- 05-23-2024: Alaska Responds to Endangered Species Act Petition Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon
- 04-23-2024: Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2024 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2023 Season Published
- 04-01-2024: Alaska Fish and Game and Fisheries and Oceans Canada Sign Agreement Concerning Recovery of Yukon Chinook (PDF 201 kB)
- 03-28-2024: ADF&G Announces 2024 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon All-Gear Catch Limit (PDF 125 kB)
- 02-28-2024: ADF&G Announces Open Comment Period and Listening Session for 2022 Yukon River Salmon Fishery Disaster Spend Plan
- 01-11-2024: Alaska Responds to Endangered Species Act Petition on Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon (PDF 267 kB)
2023 Press Releases
- 10-30-2023: 2023 Salmon Harvest Summary
- 07-06-2023: ADF&G to Test new Selective Harvest Setnet Gear (PDF 133 kB)
- 05-24-2023: ADF&G Announces Open Comment Period and Listening Sessions for Federal Fishery Disaster Spend Plans
- 05-19-2023: NOAA Fisheries Announces Federal Fishery Disaster Allocations (PDF 141 kB)
- 05-03-2023: State to Appeal Ruling that Unfairly Attacks Southeast Alaska Chinook Fisheries (PDF 132 kB)
- 05-01-2023: Vincent-Lang Names Payton as Director of Sport Fish (PDF 126 kB)
- 04-05-2023: Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2023 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2022 Season Published
- 03-30-2023: ADF&G Announces 2023 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon All-Gear Catch Limit (PDF 132 kB)
- 03-13-2023: Alaska Bycatch Advisory Council Created by Commissioner of Fish and Game
- 02-24-2023: New Pacific Salmon Treaty Chinook Catch Limits for Southeast Alaska (PDF 127 kB)
- 02-03-2023: Test Results for Polar Bear Involved in Fatal Attack
2022 Press Releases
- 11-10-2022: 2022 Salmon Harvest Summary
- 09-22-2022: State of Alaska Opens Public Comment Period for 2020/2021 Statewide Salmon Disaster Initial Draft Spend Plan
- 09-22-2022: State of Alaska Opens Public Comment Period for 2019 Norton Sound Red King Crab Second Draft Spend Plan
- 08-25-2022: 2022 Kenai River Late-run King Salmon Summary
- 08-08-2022: Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon Treaty Fisheries Under Attack Washington Judge Rules in Favor of Washington-based Conservation Group
- 07-29-2022: Round 2 CARES Act Fisheries Relief Applications Now Available
- 05-26-2022: Avian influenza detected in a red fox in Alaska
- 05-25-2022: NOAA Federal Fishery Disasters — Opportunity for Public Comment
- 05-05-2022: NOAA Fisheries Announces Federal Fishery Disaster Allocations
- 04-19-2022: Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2022 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2021 Season Published
- 03-31-2022: State Frustrated by Vast Designations of Critical Habitat for Ringed and Bearded Seals off Alaska
- 03-08-2022: Alaska Bycatch Review Task Force Moves Quickly to Identify Course of Action on Bycatch
- 02-01-2022: ADF&G Announces 2022 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon All-Gear Catch Limit
- 01-26-2022: Alaska Department of Fish and Game participates in International Pan-Pacific Expedition
- 01-24-2022: Memorandum — Temporary Special Action WSA21-01 (PDF 1,195 kB)
- 01-21-2022: ADF&G Lauds Secretary of Commerce Determination of Alaska Fisheries Eligible for Disaster Relief
- 01-13-2022: Unfair and Biased Attack on Alaska Salmon Fisheries, Special Interest Hit Piece
- 01-05-2022: Challenging Snow Conditions Stress Moose and People
2021 Press Releases
- 12-22-2021: "Round 1" of CARES Act Relief Checks for Alaska Fishery Participants are Now Being Mailed
- 12-01-2021: 2021 Salmon Harvest Summary
- 07-26-2021: State Disagrees with Positive Finding on Southeast Alaska Wolf Listing Petition
- 06-29-2021: State and North Slope Borough Notify NMFS of Intent to Sue Over Negative Finding on Ringed Seal Delisting Petition
- 05-27-2021: New Opportunity to View Bears at McNeil River
- 04-20-2021: State Responds to Proposed Critical Habitat for ESA-Listed Humpback Whales
- 03-26-2021: ADF&G Commissioner Comments on Biden Administration Initiatives
- 03-11-2021: Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2021 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2020 Season Published
- 03-10-2021: Alaska Files to Defend Salmon Fisheries in Southeast Alaska
- 02-25-2021: Spend Plan Approved — Section 12005 CARES Act Funding
- 02-05-2021: ADF&G Announces 2021 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon All-Gear Catch Limit
- 01-26-2021: Wild Harvest Covid-19 Recommendations
- 01-08-2021: Alaska Board of Game and Board of Fisheries Hold Meetings to Discuss Board Meeting Schedules
- 01-07-2021: State Disappointed by Vast Critical Habitat Proposed for Ringed and Bearded Seals
2020 Press Releases
- 12-10-2020: ADF&G Announces $1.5 Million in Federal Grants to Support New Hunter Access Projects Across Alaska
- 11-25-2020: State Disagrees with Negative Finding on Ringed Seal Delisting Petition
- 11-09-2020: 2020 Salmon Season Summary
- 11-09-2020: Fisheries Assistance Spend Plan Available for Second Round of Public Comment
- 10-27-2020: Alaska Subsistence Hunting
- 10-20-2020: Creamer's Field Wildlife Refuge Gains Important Land and Trails
- 10-05-2020: Fisheries Assistance Spend Plan Available for Public Comment
- 08-26-2020: Health Mandates: Hunting, Fishing, Guiding, and Trapping in Alaska during COVID-19
- 07-31-2020: ADF&G Strongly Opposes Illegal Closure of Federal Lands to Non-Federally Qualified Alaskans
- Kenai River King Salmon Fishing and Associated Commercial Fisheries to Close Due to Conservation Concerns
- State of Alaska Opens Public Comment Period for 2018 Chignik Sockeye Salmon Fishery Disaster Fund Draft Distribution Plan
- State of Alaska Opens Public Comment Period for 2018 Gulf of Alaska Pacific Cod Fishery Disaster Fund Draft Distribution Plan
- 07-07-2020: Health Mandates: Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping in Alaska during COVID-19
- 06-06-2020: Health Mandates and Fishing Across Alaska, Early June
- 05-14-2020: Potential landslide threatens large tsunami in PWS, geologists say
- 05-13-2020: Best Way to Save Young Wildlife: Leave Them Alone
- 04-24-2020: Health Mandate 17: Protective Measures for Independent Commercial Fishing Vessels
- 04-13-2020: Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2020 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2019 Season Published
- 02-11-2020: ADF&G Announces 2020 SE Alaska Chinook Salmon All Gear Catch Limit
- 01-02-2020: Alaska Department of Fish and Game Extend Public Comment Period for Proposed Repeal of Prohibition of Personal Watercraft in Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area
2019 Press Releases
- 11-4-2019: 2019 Salmon Harvest Summary
- 10-18-2019: ADF&G commends process of US District Court and USFWS
- 7-18-2019: Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Invites Bears, Fines
- 5-16-2019: Best Way to Save Wildlife Babies: Leave Them Alone
- 4-19-2019: Reminder: Proposal Deadline Approaches for Arctic, Western, and Interior Hunting and Trapping Regulations
- 4-4-2019: Prevent Bear Issues This Summer: Start Spring Cleaning Now
- 4-1-2019: ADF&G Announces 2019 SE Alaska Chinook Salmon All Gear Harvest Limit
- 3-29-2019: Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2019 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2018 Season
- 3-26-2019: State, Partners Request Ringed Seal Delisting
- 2-22-2019: Board of Game Southcentral Region Regulatory Meeting Dates Extended a Day to March 14–19
- 2-22-2019: Bear in Mind: McNeil River Bear Viewing Permit Deadline is Fast Approaching
- 2-19-2019: Sharp-Eyed Citizens Sought for 2019 Anchorage Moose Survey Project
- 1-24-2019: ADF&G Commissioner Vincent-Lang Continues to Fill Out Leadership Team
- 1-17-2019: Joint Boards Nominate Vincent-Lang for Top ADFG Post
- 1-14-2019: Winter Conditions Increase Moose-Vehicle Collision Risks
- 1-11-2019: Vincent-Lang Names Baker as Deputy Commissioner; Hanke Legislative Liaison
- 1-10-2019: Alaska Department of Fish and Game Recognizes 2019 Advisory Committee Excellence in Service Award Winners
- 1-7-2019: Upper Cook Inlet Sport & Commercial King Salmon Fisheries Closed, Area Subsistence Fisheries Restricted—Department to Closely Monitor the Run
2018 Press Releases
- 12-31-2018: ADF&G Releases New Pacific Salmon Treaty Language: New Provisions Go into Effect Tomorrow
- 12-21-2018: Board of Game Meetings Scheduled in Petersburg January 10–15
- 12-14-2018: Doug Vincent-Lang Appoints Three to Key Leadership Roles at the ADF&G
- 12-05-2018: Alaska Board of Fisheries 2019/2020 Call for Proposals
- 11-02-2018: 2018 Salmon Harvest Summary
- 10-30-2018: Hunters Rally to Assist State's M.ovi Surveillance Efforts
- 09-17-2018: Pacific Salmon Commission Completes Negotiations on New Coast Wide Conservation and Harvest Sharing Agreement
- 09-12-2018: Federal and State Agencies Acknowledge Harmful Impacts of Past Bird Harvest Prohibitions
- 09-05-2018: State Announces Extension of Public Comment Period for 2016 Pink Salmon Disaster Relief Fund Draft Distribution Plan
- 08-30-2018: State of Alaska Opens Public Comment Period for 2016 Pink Salmon Disaster Fund Draft Distribution Plan
- 08-24-2018: Nelchina Caribou Draw Hunt DC485 to Close Sunday by Emergency Order
- 08-23-2018: Preliminary 2018 Alaska Salmon Harvest and Fishery Update
- 08-21-2018: Alaska Joint Board of Fisheries and Game Announces the 2018–2019 Proposal Book
- 08-17-2018: Alaska Board of Fisheries Announces the 2018–2019 Proposal Book
- 08-06-2018: Alaska Board of Game Announces the 2018–2019 Proposal Book
- 08-03-2018: Nelchina Caribou Hunts Include Changes to Bag Limit, Quota, Reporting Requirements
- 08-01-2018: Alaska Board of Fisheries Accepting Agenda Change Requests for 2018/2019 Meeting Cycle to August 15, 2018
- 07-27-2018: Fish and Game Requests Assistance from Hunters to Expand Respiratory Disease Surveillance
- 07-20-2018: ADF&G Continues Search for Bear Linked to Last Month's Hiland Road Attacks; Protecting the Public is Priority
- 07-15-2018: Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Invites Bears, Fines
- 07-05-2018: Video Remake Aims to Educate, Keep Moose Hunters Legal
- 06-15-2018: Respiratory Pathogen "M. ovi" Documented in Additional Species in Alaska is Also Implicated in Alaska Caribou Death
- 05-30-2018: Pet Owners Take Note: Abundant Hares Suggest Impending Tularemia Outbreak
- 05-25-2018: "Orphaned" Wildlife Best Left Alone
- 05-22-2018: State of Alaska Welcomes National Park Service's Proposed Changes to Hunting, Trapping Regulations on National Preserves
- 05-18-2018: Southeast Chinook Salmon Symposium Available Online
- 05-02-2018: ADF&G to Host Chinook Salmon Symposium
- 04-23-2018: Deadline Approaches for Joint Board Proposals Concerning Fish and Game Advisory Committees, Process for Adopting Regulations
- 04-17-2018: Prescribed Burns Scheduled to Improve Delta Junction State Bison Range Wildlife Habitat
- 04-16-2018: Reminder: Deadline Approaches for Proposed Southcentral and Southeast Hunting, Trapping Regulation Changes
- 04-03-2018: ADF&G Announces 2018 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon All Gear Harvest Limit
- 04-03-2018: Wolves Pictured in Media Campaign Were Legally Harvested
- 04-03-2018: Prepare for Bear: Take Action Now to Prevent Conflicts Later
- 03-29-2018: Restrictions Coming in 2018 to Southeast Alaska Chinook Fisheries
- 03-23-2018: Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2018 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2017 Season Report Published
- 03-20-2018: New Findings Suggest M. ovi is More Widespread in Alaska's Wild Sheep and Goats
- 03-13-2018: Respiratory Pathogen Confirmed for First Time in Alaska Dall's Sheep and Mountain Goats
- 03-07-2018: 2017 Alaska Fisheries Enhancement Report
- 03-06-2018: 2018 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Salmon Processing Capacity Survey Summary Published
- 03-05-2018: State Asks Reflections Lake Users to Help Stop Vandalism
- 02-20-2018: Public's Help Sought for 2018 Anchorage Moose Survey Project
- 01-30-2018: Board of Game Meeting Scheduled in Dillingham February 16–23
- 01-10-2018: Western Arctic Caribou Herd Increases After Years of Decline
- 01-02-2018: Mandatory Crossbow Education Course Now Available Online
- 01-02-2018: Porcupine Caribou Herd Grows to Record High Numbers
2017 Press Releases
- 12-28-2017: New Digital Systems Sharpen Alaska Caribou Counts
- 12-22-2017: Alaska Department of Fish and Game Announces 2018 Southeast Chinook Salmon Forecasts and Draft Board of Fisheries Action Plans
- 12-15-2017: Community Subsistence Harvest (CSH) Hunts Application Period Extended
- 12-11-2017: Alaska Board of Fisheries 2018/2019 Call for Proposal Released
- 12-01-2017: Alaska Department of Fish and Game Recognizes 2018 Advisory Committee Excellence in Service Award Winners
- 11-02-2017: Board of Game Meetings Scheduled in Anchorage November 9–17
- 11-01-2017: 2017 Commercial Crew License Winners
- 10-10-2017: 2017 GMU 2 Wolf Harvest Meeting at the Craig Ranger District
- 10-04-2017: State Applauds Federal Decision Not to List Pacific Walrus as "Threatened"
- 10-03-2017: 2017 Commercial Salmon Harvest Summary
- 09-29-2017: Don't Leave Moose Hanging: Take Time to Prevent Urban Moose Entanglements
- 09-20-2017: 2017 GMU 2 Wolf Harvest Quota Announced
- 09-13-2017: Federal Grants Fuel Collaborative Research on Endangered Cook Inlet Belugas
- 09-05-2017: Denali Highway Hunters: Be Prepared for Nighttime Road Closures
- 09-01-2017: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Hold Work Session in Anchorage, October 17-19, 2017
- 08-25-2017: Report Harvest of Atlantic Salmon in Alaska Waters
- 08-14-2017: Reminder: Antler Orientation Required for All Kenai Peninsula Moose Hunters
- 08-11-2017: Awareness is Key to Addressing Tick-borne Disease Reported in Sick Hares, Pets
- 08-11-2017: Alaska Board of Fisheries Announces the 2017-2018 Proposal Book
- 08-08-2017: Alaska Wild Salmon Day
- 08-08-2017: Wood Bison Reintroduction Team Wins WAFWA Conservation Achievement Award
- 08-08-2017: Emperor Goose Hunt Open to Alaska Residents for the First Time in 30 Years
- 08-07-2017: ADF&G Announces Non-retention of Chinook Salmon for Commercial and Recreational Fisheries Throughout Southeast Alaska
- 07-28-2017: Food-Conditioned Deadhorse Grizzly Bear Killed, Cubs Captured
- 07-21-2017: Campbell Creek Salmon Returns Draw Brown Bears, Renewed Warning to Avoid Anchorage's Rover's Run Trail
- 06-23-2017: Fatal Pogo Mine-Area Black Bear Mauling Remains Under Investigation
- 06-23-2017: Copper River Dipnetting Crowds Encounter Bears at Popular Campground
- 06-21-2017: Black Bear Suspected in Bird Ridge Mauling Killed
- 06-20-2017: Alaska Invasive Species Awareness Week
- 06-14-2017: Juneau Residents Should be Aware of Bear Families on Local Trails
- 06-12-2017: NEW! Orientation Required for All Kenai Peninsula Moose Hunters
- 06-08-2017: ADF&G Impacts of Potential Government Shutdown
- 06-01-2017: National Survey Explores Alaskans' Views about Fish and Wildlife Management
- 05-18-2017: Mule Deer Found Dead in Chena River Flood Control Area Raises Questions
- 05-18-2017: "Orphaned" Wildlife Best Left Alone
- 04-26-2017: Reminder: Deadline Approaches for Alaska Board of Game Proposed Changes to Statewide and Central/Southwest Region Regulations
- 04-25-2017: Hold On To Your Dogs, the Birds are Back
- 04-18-2017: Alaska Department of Fish and Game Recognizes 2017 Advisory Committee Excellence in Service Award Winners
- 04-13-2017: Don't Feed the Bears! It's Time to Take Down Birdfeeders, Clean Up Trash
- 04-10-2017: ADF&G Announces 2017 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon All Gear Harvest Limit
- 04-05-2017: Prescribed Burns Planned for Delta Junction State Bison Range
- 04-04-2017: Governor Walker Applauds Reversal of Federal Hunting Regulations (Governor's Press Release)
- 04-03-2017: Alaska Board of Fisheries 2017/2018 Call for Proposal Deadline Reminder
- 03-14-2017: Back Off! Grumpy Moose Need Their Space
- 03-13-2017: Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2017 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2016 Season Report Published
- 03-10-2017: Board of Game to Hold Special Meeting on Copper Basin Moose and Caribou Hunting Regulations March 18-21
- 03-01-2017: Board Approves Emergency Regulations to Increase Nelchina Caribou Harvest
- 02-24-2017: Technical Miscue Invalidates Tier II Subsistence Hunt Results, Applicants Asked to Recheck Results
- 02-22-2017: Sunday's Annual Hide and Horn Auction Features Moose Antlers and More
- 02-22-2017: Biologists Seek Public's Help in Anchorage Moose Count Pilot Study
- 02-16-2017: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage, March 20–24, 2017 on Statewide (except Southeast and Yakutat) King and Tanner Crab and Supplemental Issues
- 02-15-2017: Division of Sport Fish Launches Email Subscription Service
- 02-13-2017: McNeil River Bear Viewing Permit Applications Due March 1
- 02-10-2017: Board of Game to Meet on Interior/Northeast Arctic Region February 17–25 in Fairbanks
- 01-31-2017: Wood Bison's Death Leaves Void That Could Slow Herd's Expansion
- 01-26-2017: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage, February 23-March 8, 2017 on Upper Cook Inlet Finfish
- 01-23-2017: Renew Your 2017 Commercial Crew License Online for a Chance to Win a Free License!
- 01-18-2017: Internet Server Issues Delay Online Registration for Nelson Island Muskox Hunts
- 01-09-2017: Polar Bear Conservation Management Plan Draws Mixed Reaction from State
- 01-04-2017: Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Recovery Plan's Criteria for Recovery are Unrealistic
2016 Press Releases
- 12-29-2016: Board of Game Arctic and Western Regional Meeting Scheduled January 5-9, 2017, in Bethel
- 11-22-2016: Alaska Board of Fisheries 2017/2018 Call for Proposals Released
- 11-16-2016: Central Arctic Caribou Decline May Result in Stricter Hunting Regulations
- 11-16-2016: State, NMFS Agree: Iliamna Lake Seal Listing is Not Warranted
- 11-15-2016: 2017 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 268 kB)
- 11-09-2016: Alaska Department of Fish and Game Deputy Commissioner Charles Swanton Appointed as the Alaska Commissioner to the Pacific Salmon Commission
- 11-02-2016: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Homer, November 30–December 3, 2016 on Lower Cook Inlet Finfish
- 10-31-2016: The Alaska Board of Game Calls for Proposed Changes to Regulations for Moose and Caribou Hunting in the Copper Basin Area
- 10-28-2016: They're Still Awake: Be Bear Aware
- 10-27-2016: New Law Raises Alaska Fishing- and Hunting-Related Fees Beginning in 2017
- 10-26-2016: Public Comments Due November 4 for Kachemak Bay, Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Areas Management Plan
- 10-25-2016: Fortymile Caribou Provide Viewing Opportunities for Steese Highway Travelers
- 10-24-2016: Copper Basin Moose, Caribou Hunts Unchanged in Board of Game Special Meeting
- 10-24-2016: Kenai Peninsula Registration Goat Hunts Open November 1
- 10-19-2016: Nelchina Winter Caribou Hunting Season Opens October 21
- Fish and Game to Begin Mailing Annual Sport Fish Survey
- 09-15-2016: Nelchina Caribou Hunting Season Extended
- 09-09-2016: Illegally Dumped Game Scraps Invite Bear Problems, Fines
- 09-07-2016: Prince William Sound Black Bear Hunters Reminded to Register, Report and Avoid Taking Collared Animals
- 08-31-2016: New Goose Bay Refuge Gate Aimed at Scofflaws, Not Visitors
- 08-29-2016: Update: July Survey Suggests Western Arctic Caribou Herd Decline is Leveling Out
- 08-22-2016: Upcoming Waterfowl Hunting Season Features Bag Limit Boosts for Some Species
- 08-10-2016: Alaska Wild Salmon Day
- 08-04-2016: Hunters' Ability to Harvest Game in Alaska's National Wildlife Refuges Threatened by New Federal Rules
- 07-29-2016: Alaska Board of Fisheries 2016/2017 Meeting Cycle Agenda Change Request Deadline (PDF 292 kB)
- 07-22-2016: Meeting Notice: Southern Southeast Sablefish Longline Emergency Petition (PDF 21 kB)
- 07-18-2016: Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Invites Bears, Fines
- 06-24-2016: State Asks Interior Secretary Jewell to Intervene in Subsistence Board's Caribou Hunting Closure Decision
- 06-14-2016: User Groups Step Up to Support Increase in Funding for Fish and Game's Management and Conservation Efforts
- 06-10-2016: Moose Likely Responsible for Injuries Received by Man in South Anchorage Attack
- 06-06-2016: GMU 22 Caribou Hunting Regulations to Change for Alaska Residents Effective July 1 (PDF 132 kB)
- 05-26-2016: Sick Hares are the Annual Sentinel for Tularemia
- 05-26-2016: State Asks Federal Subsistence Board to Reconsider GMU 23 Caribou Hunting Closure
- 05-13-2016: Steer Clear of "Orphaned" Wildlife Babies, Mother Likely Lurks Nearby
- 05-12-2016: Kachemak Bay Wins Prestigious Western Hemisphere Shorebird Designation
- 05-09-2016: Washout Limits Reflections Lake Trail Access
- 04-20-2016: Reminder: Deadline Approaches for Alaska Board of Game Proposed Changes to Regulations for Interior, Arctic and Western Regions
- 04-12-2016: Round Island Ramps Up for Walrus-Viewing Season, Thanks to Donors
- 04-07-2016: Warm Days, Stirring Bruins Remind Alaskans to be Bear Aware
- 04-06-2016: Prince William Sound Black Bear Hunters Reminded to Register, Report and Refrain from Taking Sows
- 03-30-2016: 2015 Alaska Fisheries Enhancement Report
- 03-24-2016: 2016 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Processing Capacity Survey Summary Published
- 03-24-2016: Alaska Board of Fisheries 2016/2017 Call for Proposal Deadline Reminder
- 03-23-2016: Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2016 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2015 Season Report Published
- 03-17-2016: Federal Amendments Don't Change Requirements for Alaska Waterfowl Stamps, Hunting Licenses
- 03-15-2016: Department Reviews Protocol after Wounded Wolf Crosses onto Federal Preserve in Predator Control Effort
- 03-11-2016: Board of Game Meetings Scheduled in Fairbanks March 17-28
- 03-04-2016: Scarce Snow Leads to Off-Road Vehicle Restrictions on Matanuska-Susitna State Game Refuges
- 01-07-2016: Proposed Rule Challenges State's Wildlife Management Authority; Gov. Walker Requests Comment Period Extension
- 01-05-2016: State Concurs with Federal Decision to Not List Southeast Wolves as Endangered
2015 Press Releases
- 12-21-2015: Public Comment Sought on Division of Sport Fish Statewide Fish Stocking Plan
- 12-14-2015: Motorists Take Heed: Winter Conditions Increase Moose-Automobile Collision Risks
- 10-30-2015: Public Notice: ADF&G Seeks Comments on Draft Management Plan for Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area
- 10-28-2015: Public Meetings Scheduled to Solicit Input on Sport Fish Guide Registration, Logbook Program, and House Bill 41
- 10-23-2015: National Park Service's Final Rule Overrides State Wildlife Management Role, Draws Concerns
- 10-20-2015: Board of Game Seeks Public Members to Serve on Sheep Management Working Group
- 10-16-2015: 2015 Alaska Preliminary Commercial Salmon Harvest and Exvessel Values
- Alaska Fisheries Managers Celebrate Milestones for Interagency eLandings System (PDF 234 kB)
- 8-21-2015: Habitat Concerns Prompt Restrictions on Cottonwood Creek ATV Trail; Public Meeting Set for November
- 8-21-2015: Upcoming Waterfowl Hunting Seasons Feature Federal Stamp Changes, New Regulations
- 8-21-2015: 2015 Unit 2 Wolf Harvest Quota Announced
- 8-7-2015: Department Seeks Public Comments on Draft Alaska Wildlife Action Plan
- 7-1-2015: Tularemia Infection Suspected
- 5-22-2015: Web Cams Provide Unprecedented Live View of Round Island Walrus Mecca
- 5-19-2015: Reminder: Prince William Sound Black Bear Hunting Season Closes May 27
- 5-18-2015: Make the Right Call: Don't Touch "Orphaned" Wildlife
- 5-13-2015: Wood Bison Transition to Wild Population
- 5-06-2015: Relocated Government Hill Black Bears Reappear in Hope
- 5-05-2015: Agencies Team Up to Create, Maintain Habitat for Moose and Other Wildlife
- 5-01-2015: Government Hill Black Bears Successfully Captured and Relocated
- 4-29-2015: Alaska Board of Game Extends Proposal Deadline, Expands Topics for 2016 Statewide Regulations Meeting
- 4-28-2015: Story Map Offers Unique Insight into Lives of Anchorage's Urban Bears
- 4-18-2015: State to Relocate Government Hill Black Bears
- 4-16-2015: Legislature Honors Bison Biologist
- 4-10-2015: State to Open Round Island with Help from Donors, Federal Grant
- 4-7-2015: Proposal Deadline Fast Approaching for Alaska Board of Game 2016 Statewide Regulations Meeting
- 4-3-2015: Wood Bison Free in Alaska
- 4-3-2015: Avian Flu in Lower 48 Prompts Reminder for Alaska Subsistence Waterfowl Hunters to Clean Up After Handling Birds
- 4-2-2015: Governor's Proclamation, Spring-like Weather Remind Alaskans to Be Bear Aware
- 3-31-2015: Fish and Game Launches Improved Online Store, Offers Print-and-Go Licenses
- 3-19-2015: Cooperative Effort Places Harvest Restrictions on Northern Alaska Caribou Herds for First Time in Decades
- 3-13-2015: 2015 Governor's Conservationist of the Year Award Announced
- 3-4-2015: Board of Game Southcentral Region Meeting Convenes in Anchorage March 13-17
- 2-25-2015: Annual Hide and Horn Auction Sunday Promises Furs, Bear Hides, a Ton of Antlers — and Heaps of Fun
- 2-19-2015: Applications for McNeil River Bear Viewing Permits Due March 1
- 2-17-2015: Volume Two of Chinook News Now Available
- 2-9-2015: Board of Game Central/Southwest Region Meeting Slated for Wasilla, February 13-20, 2015
- 2-5-2015: Public Invited to Participate in Dall Sheep Hunting Work Session on February 13, after Wasilla Board of Game Meeting (PDF 130 kB)
- 1-22-2015: Alaska Department of Fish and Game Appoints Habitat Director
- 1-20-2015: Governor Walker Appoints Sam Cotten as Fish and Game Commissioner
- 1-13-2015: Alaska Department of Fish and Game Appoints Deputy Commissioner
- 1-6-2015: Subcontractor Convicted, Fined $1,000 for Illegal Dumping on State Game Refuge
2014 Press Releases
- 12-19-2014: Lower 48 Avian Flu Discoveries Unlikely to Affect Alaska Waterfowl Hunters
- 12-2-2014: Governor Walker Appoints Sam Cotten as Acting Fish and Game Commissioner
- 11-25-2014: Motorists Beware: Darkness, Lack of Snow Increase Moose-Automobile Collision Risks
- 11-7-2014: Presentations Highlight Dall Sheep Hunter Opinions, Sheep Harvest Data
- 11-7-2014: Hang Onto Your Birdseed, Warm Winter Has Bears Stirring
- 10-29-2014: Free "Trap Safety for Pet Owners" Guide Offers Advice for Sharing Alaska's Trails
- 10-20-2014: Kenai Peninsula Registration Brown Bear Hunt Closes October 21 (PDF 122 kB)
- 10-13-2014: Winter Nelchina Caribou Hunts Open October 21, 2014 (PDF 126 kB)
- 10-01-2014: Department Now Accepting Applications Online for Mat-Su Targeted Moose Hunt (PDF 122 kB)
- 8-28-2014: Waterfowl Regulations Booklets Contain Prince William Sound Goose Season Error
- 8-21-2014: Waterfowl Regulations for 2014 Include Good News for Goose Hunters
- 8-14-2014: Southeastern Alaska Summer Dungeness Crab Season One of the Best on Record
- 7-03-2014: Bear Killed in Palmer Underscores Need to Secure Trash and Other Attractants
- 6-30-2014: Mat-Su Outdoors Education Series Takes Alaskans Afield
- 6-20-2014: Chinook News Provides Statewide Perspective on Major Issues Surrounding Chinook Salmon in Alaska
- 6-13-2014: Kenai Peninsula Spring Brown Bear Harvest Suggests New Rules May Be Working
- 6-10-2014: I Found a Baby Moose Calf Without its Mother, What Should I Do?
- 5-30-2014: Wolf Pups Find Permanent Home at Minnesota Zoo
- 5-30-2014: "Orphaned" Wildlife Babies? Don't Touch! Call the Department of Fish and Game
- 5-29-2014: Scientists Up their Ability to Track Salmon through DNA 'Fin-Printing' (PDF 129 kB)
- 5-29-2014: Unit 19A Predator Control Program Provides Meat for Western Interior Villages
- 5-28-2014: Department, Alaska Zoo Team to Provide Safe Haven for Wolf Pups Plucked from Kenai Wildfire
- 5-15-2014: Agencies Ask Motorists to Avoid "Animal Jams," Roadside Viewing Hazards
- 5-12-2014: Western Arctic Caribou Herd Numbers 235,000 Animals in Recent Survey (PDF 338 kB)
- 5-6-2014: Regulations Increase Kenai Peninsula Brown Bear Hunting Opportunities
- 4-17-2014: Alaska Department of Fish and Game Douglas Regional Office Move
- 4-15-2014: Bears Are Stirring: It's Time to Clean Up Attractants
- 4-2-2014: State, Federal Agencies Agree: New Aleutians Fishery Measures are Sea Lion-Safe
- 3-13-2014: Wildlife Interests Worth $4.1 Billion to Alaska's Economy, New Study Finds
- 3-5-2014: Board of Game Meeting to be Held in Anchorage, March 14 - 18, 2014
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2-26-2014: Humpback Whale Subpopulation's Recovery Prompts State Petition for Endangered Species Act Delisting
- State of Alaska's Humpback Petition (PDF 526 kB)
- 2-11-2014: Annual Hide and Horn Auction Will Serve Up Furs, Bear Hides, Moose-Antler Bumper Crop and More
- 2-11-2014: Board of Game Meeting to be Held in Fairbanks, February 14–23, 2014
- 1-16-2014: Trappers, Department Produce Guide "Trap Safety for Pet Owners"
- 1-6-2014: Applications for McNeil River Bear Viewing Permits Due March 1
- 1-2-2014: Targeted Hunt Aims to Reduce Moose-Vehicle Collisions in Mat-Su
2013 Press Releases
- 12-11-2013: Fish & Game Posts Fun Facts about Santa's Reindeer
- 12-09-2013: Kenai Peninsula Moose News, Scheduled for 28,000 Mailboxes, Offers a Look at Moose Management Past, Present, and Future
- 12-04-2013: Avian Cholera Confirmed on St. Lawrence Island
- 11-27-2013: Motorists Beware: Darkness, Accumulating Snows Increase Moose-Automobile Collision Risks
- 11-18-2013: Meeting on the Proposed Issuance of a Private Nonprofit Hatchery Permit for Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association's Proposed Port Graham Hatchery
- 11-01-2013: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Decision Closes State Approved Skilak Loop Hunt
- 10-25-2013: Seward Bear Cub Finds New Home in Sitka
- 10-25-2013: State Disappointed with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Decision to Close Brown Bear Hunting on the Kenai Peninsula
- 10-25-2013: State Applauds Decision to Remove Eastern Population of Steller Sea Lions from Endangered Species List
- 10-10-2013: 2013 Salmon Harvest Sets New Records
- 9-25-2013: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage, October 18 - 22, 2013
- 9-25-2013: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Hold Work Session Meeting in Girdwood, October 9- 10, 2013
- 8-13-2013: Good Upland Bird Hunting Season Looms for Hunters Willing to Wait
- 8-09-2013: ADF&G Announces Multifaceted Effort to Rebuild Kenai Peninsula Moose Populations
- 7-09-2013: State Applauds Federal Decision to Reject Endangered Listing for Ribbon Seal
- 7-08-2013: Remote Round Island Beckons Visitors Seeking Coastal Splendor, Walrus and other Wildlife
- 6-27-2013: State Files Suit, Supports Challenges to Federal Decision to List Bearded Seals as Endangered
- 6-26-2013: Illegally Discarded Fish Waste Can Draw Bears, Big Fines for Violators
- 6-20-2013: Moose Calf Killed Near Delta Junction (PDF 162 kB)
- 6-20-2013: Tularemia Hot Spot Noted (PDF 154 kB)
- 6-18-2013: Cottonwood Creek Access Road Renovations Require Weekday Closures
- 6-14-2013: Cottonwood Creek Bridge Opens in Time for Weekend Fishing Opener
- 6-03-2013: Potter Marsh Discovery Day Invites You to Get Outdoors on Saturday, June 8
- 6-03-2013: Potter Marsh Bird Walks Offer Twice-Weekly Strolls on City's Wild Side
- 5-30-2013: Predator Control Program Provides Meat for Western Interior Villages
- 5-15-2013: State Closes Next Muskox Tier II Hunt TX107 in Unit 23 Due to Illegal Harvest (PDF 458 kB)
- 5-15-2013: Be Alert! Protective Mothers Watch Over Cute, "Orphaned" Wildlife Babies
- 5-02-2013: Aggressive Kasilof Brown Bear Tests Negative for Rabies
- 5-02-2013: Second Wolf from Chandalar Lake Tests Positive for Rabies
- 4-23-2013: Rabies Detected in New Area of State
- 4-17-2013: Deadline Approaching, Alaska Board of Game Proposals for 2013/2014 Meeting Cycle
- 4-16-2013: Young Alaskan Archers Compete in Virtual Tournament with Eyes on National Contest
- 4-12-2013: Tier II Hunt Scheduled for Southern Alaska Peninsula Caribou: A Predator Control Success Story
- 4-11-2013: It's Bear Awareness Month: Make Your Neighborhood Safer for People and Bears
- 4-8-2013: Department Teams with Kenai Natives to Enhance Kenai Moose Habitat
- 4-4-2013: ADF&G Announces 2013 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon Harvest Quota
- 3-11-2013: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage, March 19-24, 2013
- 3-5-2013: Board of Game Meeting to be Held in Kenai, March 15 - 19, 2013
- 2-22-2013: Registration Caribou Hunt Scheduled to Open in GMU 9C on February 25
- 2-11-2013: Changes to Drawing Hunt Notification for 2013
- 2-5-2013: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage, February 26-March 4, 2013
- 2-4-2013: Board of Game Meeting to be Held in Wasilla, February 8-15, 2013
- 1-31-2013: Hot Spot Hunt Aims to Reduce Moose-Automobile Collisions in Mat-Su
- 1-25-2013: Volunteers Gather for Palmer Hay Flats Waterfowl Habitat Enhancement Work
- 1-15-2013: Applications for McNeil River Bear Viewing Permits Due On March 1
- 1-09-2013: Anchorage Girl Scouts Adopt Potter Marsh
- 1-04-2013: Sport Fish Guide and Business Applications and Logbooks Available
- 1-03-2013: Board of Game Meetings to be Held in Sitka, January 10-15, 2013
- 1-03-2013: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage, January 15-20, 2013
2012 Press Releases
- 11-19-2012: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Naknek, December 4-12, 2012
- 10-31-2012: Application Process for Alaska's Big Game Drawing Hunts Changes This Year
- 10-29-2012: Remember Wildlife Safety on Halloween
- 10-17-2012: Alaska Chinook Salmon Symposium
- 10-15-2012: ADF&G Plans to Cull Wood Bison from Captive Herd
- 9-20-2012: ADF&G Announces Chinook Salmon Symposium
- 9-17-2012: Vandalism at Reflections Lake
- 9-17-2012: Registration Hunt for Kenai Brown Bears Set to Open October 1 (PDF 132 kB)
- 8-20-2012: Cottonwood Creek Bridge Closure, Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge (PDF 307 kB)
- 7-31-2012: ADF&G Issuing More Permits to Harvest Caribou in Unit 13
- 7-03-2012: Western Arctic Caribou Herd Numbers 325,000 Animals in Recent Survey
- 5-25-2012: Moose Calving Season is upon Us
- 5-23-2012: State Conducting Study of the Economic Importance of Wildlife
- 5-16-2012: Department Invites Public to Presentations on 2012 King Salmon Outlook, Management in Susitna and Kenai Rivers
- 5-15-2012: Upper Cook Inlet 2012 Outlook for Commercial Salmon Fishing (PDF 403 kB)
- 4-25-2012: Seward Peninsula Muskox Hunt Changed to Tier II
- 4-13-2012: Deadline Approaching: Alaska Board of Game Proposals Due May 1st for 2012/2013 Meeting Cycle
- 4-09-2012: Be Bear Aware for Spring
- 4-09-2012: Cottonwood Creek Bridge Closure and Replacement, Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge
- 3-29-12: ADF&G Announces 2012 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon Harvest Quota
- 3-27-12: 2012 King Salmon Sport and Commercial Fishing Restrictions Planned for Northern Cook Inlet Streams
- 3-19-12: Alaska Board of Fisheries Accepting Proposals for the 2012/2013 Meeting Cycle
- 3-12-12: Research aimed at understanding moose productivity initiated on the Kenai Peninsula
- 3-8-12: Public Scoping Meetings Examine Alternatives for Invasive Northern Pike Control in the Soldotna Creek Drainage
- 3-07-12: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage March 20-24, 2012
- 3-05-12: Bear Control Program Approved on Middle Kuskokwim River
- 3-02-12: Aggressive Moose in Urban Areas
- 2-28-12: Alaska Moose Federation Winter Moose Relocation Project
- 2-24-12: Sport Anglers Prohibited from Using Felt Soles in Fresh Waters of Alaska
- 2-24-12: Board of Game to Meet in Fairbanks, March 2-11
- 2-17-12: Antlerless Moose Hunts for GMU 14A for Fall 2012 Cancelled
- 2-10-12: State & Federal Boundaries for Fisheries Management in 2012
- 2-06-12: ADF&G Permits Efforts to Lure Moose from Roadways
- 2-06-12: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Ketchikan February 24-March 4, 2012
- 1-17-12: Celebrating 75 Years of Cooperation for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
- 1-09-12: Bear Collar Camera Video Clips Available for Viewing
- 1-05-12: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Petersburg, January 15-21, 2012
2011 Press Releases
- 12-20-11: ADF&G Releases Intensive Management Protocol
- 12-06-11: ADF&G Report Confirms 2010 Wolf Attack Fatality
- 11-07-11: Alaska 2011 Salmon Harvest Estimated at $603 Million
- 11-03-11: Board of Game to Meet in Barrow, November 11-14
- 10-21-11: ADF&G Monitoring Reported Evidence of Disease Exposure in B.C. Sockeye Salmon
- 8-29-11: Department Aims to Help Anglers Conserve Rockfish Through Avoidance, Proper Deepwater Release
- 7-25-11: Illegally Discarded Fish Waste May Draw Bears, Fines for Violators
- 6-14-11: Register Now for the Summer Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop
- The Alaska Department of Fish & Game Announces Photo Contest for 2012 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary Cover
- 6-5-11: ADF&G Youth Camp Fosters Outdoor Skills
- 6-2-11: ADF&G Seeks Comment on Draft Management Plan for Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area
- 6-1-11: ADF&G Seeks Comment on Draft Management Plan for Bristol Bay Critical Habitat Areas
- 5-26-11: Muskox Calves Rescued
- 5-26-11: Old Shooting Area in Palmer Hay Flats Sees New Life
- 5-25-11: ADF&G Provides New System for Commercial, Subsistence, and Personal Use Fishery News Releases
- 5-18-11: Scientific Panel to Review Biological Opinion on Steller Sea Lions
- 5-12-11: ADF&G Announces New Subsistence Director and Board of Fisheries Executive Director
- 4-8-11: Moose, Tasers, Deer Among Issues Addressed at Anchorage Board of Game Meeting
- 4-6-11: Permits Available for Interior Alaska Hunts
- 4-4-11: ADF&G Releases 2011 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Processing Capacity Survey Results
- 3-31-11: ADF&G Announces 2011 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon Harvest Quota
- 3-25-11: Military Base Wolf Removal Effort Successful
- 3-24-11: Western Arctic Caribou Herd Count Revised
- 3-23-11: Attention Black Bear Baiters
- 3-22-11: Board of Game to Meet in Anchorage March 26 - 30, 2011
- 3-17-11: Board of Game Meeting Extension in Anchorage, March 25, 2011
- 3-11-11: Brown Bear Control Program Approved in Unit 16B
- 3-8-11: State Wildlife Officials Appalled at USFWS Decision
- 3-4-11: Unit 26B Grizzly Bear Registration Hunt Opens
- 3-3-11: Statewide Commercial Salmon Harvest Forecast for 2011
- 3-2-11: Porcupine Caribou Herd Shows Growth
- 3-1-11: Agreement Reached to Maintain Longstanding State & Federal Boundaries for Fisheries Management in 2011
- 2-24-11: Board of Game to Meet in Wasilla, March 4-10, 2011
- 2-24-11: Hunting Permits to be Announced February 25
- 2-17-11: Jeff Regnart Appointed Commercial Fisheries Director
- 2-15-11: Moose Die from Chokecherry Poisoning
- 2-14-11: Alaska State Refuges See Record Visitor Numbers for Golden Anniversary
- 2-10-11: Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage, February 20 - March 5
- 2-9-11: State Disagrees with Finding that Listing of Pacific Walrus is Warranted
- 2-1-11: States Will Review Federal Opinion of Fisheries' Impact on Steller Sea Lions
- 1-26-11: McNeil River and Walrus Island Wildlife Viewing Permits Available Now
- 1-19-11: Porcupine Caribou Herd Numbers Higher Than Last Census
- 1-14-11: Wolf Taken on Military Land Due to Public Safety Concerns
- 1-4-11: Alexander Creek Pike Removal Project Funded
2010 Press Releases
- 12-8-10: State Works to Remove Aggressive Wolves Near Port Heiden
- 12-1-10: Campbell Announces Key Leadership Appointments
- 11-30-10: ADF&G Releases Climate Change Strategy
- 11-19-10: ADF&G Extends Deadline for Mail-in Permit Applications
- 11-15-10: ADF&G Releases Annual Estimates of Sport Halibut Harvest
- 11-9-10: Board Establishes Drawing Permit Hunt for Some Nonresident Black Bear Hunters