Groundfish harvesters will begin the Prince William Sound area directed pollock pelagic trawl fishery on Jan. 20, with a guideline harvest level of 7.3 million pounds.
The registration deadline for this fishery is 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 13.
Registrants must possess a 2026 Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) miscellaneous saltwater finfish interim-use permit card for trawl gear. Permit card applications are available at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) offices, the CFEC or online at www.CFEC.state.ak.us.
Register online on the ADF&G website, at ADF&G offices in Homer, Cordova, Anchorage, Soldotna and Kodiak, or by fax or e-mail. Contact the Homer ADF&G office with groundfish regulatory and registration questions.
Retention of all rockfish, salmon and pollock is mandatory during this fishery.
All bycatch in excess of allowed percentages listed in the table above must be weighed and reported as bycatch overage on an ADF&G fish ticket, and proceeds must be surrendered to the state. If bycatch in the fishery approaches or exceeds the above listed section or annual bycatch caps, the directed trawl fishery within that section or within Prince William Sound will be closed by emergency order.
