March 20, 2025

The Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) adopted several proposals on miscellaneous shellfish including Prince William Sound shrimp, Cook Inlet Tanner crab, and east and west Cook Inlet razor clams at its March 2025 meeting in Anchorage.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is reducing the number of pots allowed to be used per person and per vessel in the 2025 Prince William Sound (PWS) noncommercial (sport and subsistence) shrimp pot fishery, as well as reducing the length of the season.

The Valdez City Council has accepted the resignation of City Manager John Douglas, effective March 28.