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.
2026 Press Releases
2025 Press Releases
- 11-04-2025: 2025 Salmon Harvest Summary
- 10-08-2025: Deer Released on Southern Kenai Peninsula
- 07-25-2025: ADF&G Biologist Lost in Tragic Plane Crash
- 07-17-2025: Board of Game Unanimously Supports Intensive Management Proposal
- 07-14-2025: Update on Animals from Facility in Haines
- 07-01-2025: State Secures Game Animals from Facility in Haines
- 05-27-2025: ADF&G Seeks Public Comments on Draft Alaska Wildlife Action Plan
- 05-13-2025: Disappointed by Court's Restraining Order, ADF&G Warns of Threat to Mulchatna Caribou Recovery and Subsistence Hunting
- 05-14-2025: New wood bison herd released onto Minto Flats State Game Refuge
- 05-13-2025: Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2025 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2024 Season Published
- 05-09-2025: ADF&G Continues Predator Control to Benefit Mulchatna Caribou
- 04-01-2025: ADF&G Announces 2025 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon All-Gear Catch Limit
- 03-29-2025: Alaska Board of Game Adopts Emergency Regulations to Continue Predator Control to Benefit Mulchatna Caribou in Southwest Alaska
- 03-21-2025: ADF&G Petitions the Alaska Board of Game for Emergency Regulations to Continue Predator Control to Benefit Mulchatna Caribou in Southwest Alaska
- 03-15-2025: State Disappointed by Court Decision to Halt Predator Control to Benefit Mulchatna Caribou in Southwest Alaska
- 02-26-2025: Commissioner Vincent-Lang Names George Pappas Director of the Division of Subsistence
2024 Press Releases
- 12-23-2024: Flying Reindeer Hunting Closed
- 11-18-2024: 2024 Salmon Harvest Summary
- 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