The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced June 25 that it is increasing the full-year harvest limit for nonresident anglers fishing king salmon in Southeast Alaska from July 1 through Sept. 30.

At the start of the season, the department said nonresidents would be bound to an annual limit of one king after July 1. Last week, they raised that to an annual limit of two kings, “due to lower than anticipated harvest.”

Fish taken before July 1 will apply toward the two-fish annual harvest limit.

Nonresidents are bound to a daily bag and possession limit of one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length, throughout the season.

Regulations will not change for residents sportfishing in state waters. Residents are held to a daily harvest limit of two king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length. There is no annual limit for resident anglers in state waters.

Resident and nonresident sport anglers in Southeast can harvest a total of 43,600 kings in 2026. The harvest limit is up from 27,700 kings allowed for the sector in 2025, when Southeast catch limits reached record lows.

In recent years, nonresident harvest has comprised about 70% to 75% of the overall sport king harvest in Southeast, according to Fish and Game data. Nonresidents catch kings on guided charters, bareboat charter rentals or fishing with friends or relatives who are residents.