Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Prince William Sound & Copper River Management Area
Recorded Announcements: Gillnet 907-424-7535, Seine 907-424-7345, (907) 235-7307
Fishery Advisory Announcements
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #61 (PDF 228 kB) - 9/27/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #60 (PDF 228 kB) - 9/20/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #59 (PDF 229 kB) - 9/13/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #58 (PDF 230 kB) - 9/6/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #57 (PDF 165 kB) - 9/5/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #56 (PDF 200 kB) - 9/1/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #55 (PDF 199 kB) - 9/1/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #54 (PDF 250 kB) - 8/30/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #53 (PDF 223 kB) - 8/25/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #52 (PDF 249 kB) - 8/23/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #51 (PDF 194 kB) - 8/22/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #50 (PDF 217 kB) - 8/21/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #49 (PDF 200 kB) - 8/20/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #48 (PDF 215 kB) - 8/19/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #47 (PDF 201 kB) - 8/18/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #46 (PDF 198 kB) - 8/17/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #45 (PDF 377 kB) - 8/16/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #44 (PDF 329 kB) - 8/14/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #43 (PDF 312 kB) - 8/12/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #42 (PDF 219 kB) - 8/11/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #41 (PDF 255 kB) - 8/9/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #40 (PDF 224 kB) - 8/8/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #39 (PDF 265 kB) - 8/7/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #38 (PDF 183 kB) - 8/4/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #37 (PDF 222 kB) - 8/2/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #36 (PDF 224 kB) - 8/1/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #35 (PDF 504 kB) - 7/29/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #31 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/26/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #33 (PDF 415 kB) - 7/25/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #32 (PDF 256 kB) - 7/23/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #31 (PDF 260 kB) - 7/21/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #30 (PDF 271 kB) - 7/19/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #29 (PDF 206 kB) - 7/17/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #28 (PDF 464 kB) - 7/15/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #27 (PDF 410 kB) - 7/13/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #26 (PDF 115 kB) - 7/12/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #25 (PDF 255 kB) - 7/12/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #24 (PDF 397 kB) - 7/11/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #23 (PDF 328 kB) - 7/10/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #22 (PDF 652 kB) - 7/10/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #21 (PDF 201 kB) - 7/9/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #20 (PDF 275 kB) - 7/7/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #17 (PDF 204 kB) - 7/5/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #18 (PDF 241 kB) - 7/3/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #17 (PDF 298 kB) - 7/1/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #16 (PDF 227 kB) - 6/29/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #15 (PDF 669 kB) - 6/29/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #14 (PDF 299 kB) - 6/28/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #13 (PDF 297 kB) - 6/24/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #12 (PDF 295 kB) - 6/21/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #11 (PDF 210 kB) - 6/17/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #10 (PDF 326 kB) - 6/14/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #9 (PDF 326 kB) - 6/10/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #8 (PDF 324 kB) - 6/7/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #7 (PDF 325 kB) - 6/3/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #6 (PDF 345 kB) - 5/31/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #5 (PDF 346 kB) - 5/26/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #4 (PDF 345 kB) - 5/24/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #3 (PDF 319 kB) - 5/19/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #2 (PDF 288 kB) - 5/17/23
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #1 (PDF 321 kB) - 5/5/23
- 2023 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SALMON FISHERY INFORMATION (PDF 236 kB) - 4/14/23
- 2023 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 432 kB) - 1/20/23
Harvest
Inseason Information
- Prince William Sound Inseason Harvest Summary
- Prince William Sound Inseason Harvest by District and Period
- Copper River Inseason Harvest Summary
Season Summaries
- 2022 Season Summary (PDF 211 kB)
- 2021 Season Summary (PDF 427 kB)
- 2020 Season Summary (PDF 402 kB)
- 2019 Season Summary (PDF 272 kB)
- 2018 Season Summary (PDF 205 kB)
- 2017 Season Summary (PDF 206 kB)
- Statewide Salmon Harvest
Management & Announcements
Management
- 2023 Prince William Sound Management Outlook (PDF 236 kB)
- 2022 Prince William Sound Salmon Allocation Plan (PDF 234 kB)
Annual Management Reports
- 2021 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,039 kB)
- 2020 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,496 kB)
- 2019 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,287 kB)
- 2018 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,990 kB)
- 2017 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,157 kB)
- 2016 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 3,843 kB)
- 2015 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 3,981 kB)
Regulations
Forecasts
- 2023 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 432 kB)
- 2022 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 273 kB)
- 2021 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 614 kB)
- 2020 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 441 kB)
- 2019 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 302 kB)
- Statewide Salmon Forecast
Maps
Prince William Sound Salmon Statistical Area Maps
- Prince William Sound Statistical Chart (PDF 2,419 kB)
- 212-200 Copper Bering Districts Reporting Areas (PDF 419 kB)
- 221 Eastern District Reporting Areas (PDF 584 kB)
- 222 Northern District Reporting Areas (PDF 770 kB)
- 223 Coghill District Reporting Areas (PDF 554 kB)
- 224 Northwestern District Reporting Areas (PDF 482 kB)
- 225 Eshamy District Reporting Areas (PDF 463 kB)
- 226 Southwestern District Reporting Areas (PDF 766 kB)
- 227 Montague District Reporting Areas (PDF 416 kB)
- 228 Southeastern District Reporting Areas (PDF 394 kB)
- 229 Unakwik District Reporting Areas (PDF 261 kB)
Prince William Sound Stream Information
- Prince William Sound Salmon Harvest Task Force Closures (PDF 148 kB)
- Prince William Sound Anadromous Stream List (PDF 691 kB)
Prince William Sound Area Maps
- 2018 Prince William Sound Subsistence Areas (PDF 739 kB)
Statewide Maps
Research
Electronic Aerial Survey Data Collection (poster) (PDF 636 kB)
ADF&G Research vessels are used for exciting scientific work. Find out more about recent work these vessels have done with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in these two articles.
