Yakutat’s commercial set-gillnet season is closed in the whole management area

Yakutat’s commercial set-gillnet season is over. An Alaska Department of Fish and Game advisory announcement dated Oct. 15, 2026, says the fishery is now closed for the season in all waters of the Yakutat Management Area.

The emergency order that matches the announcement is EO 1Y2426. The contact on the release is Yakutat area management biologist Rick Hoffman, (907) 784-3255. The announcement is the department’s Week 42 notice and does not add a reopening date.

This is a The Gillnet news desk summary, not a reprint.

Source: ADF&G — Yakutat commercial set gillnet season closure announcement (PDF) (Oct. 15, 2026).