LivewellFish consumption advisories
Alaska
None of Alaska's waters carry their own advisory in our data yet, so the statewide guidance below applies. The official source may list individual waters we don't cover.
Contaminants of concern: Mercury
Statewide advisory
These apply across Alaska, including waters with no specific advisory of their own.
- Burbot Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Alaska statewide mercury advisory (sensitive group; general population unrestricted)
- Lake Trout Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to four meals per week. Alaska statewide mercury advisory (sensitive group; general population unrestricted)
- Northern Pike Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to two meals per week due to elevated Mercury. Alaska statewide mercury advisory (sensitive group; general population unrestricted)
Browse Alaska by county
Every named water in the state, county by county — including the many with no advisory on file.
- Aleutians East
- Aleutians West
- Aleutians West (CA)
- Anchorage
- Bethel
- Bethel (CA)
- Bristol Bay
- Chugach
- Copper River
- Denali
- Dillingham
- Dillingham (CA)
- Fairbanks North Star
- Haines
- Hoonah-Angoon
- Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
- Juneau
- Juneau City
- Kenai Peninsula
- Ketchikan Gateway
- Kodiak Island
- Kusilvak
- Kusilvak (CA)
- Lake and Peninsula
- Matanuska-Susitna
- Nome
- Nome (CA)
- North Slope
- Northwest Arctic
- Petersburg
- Prince of Wales-Hyder
- Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)
- Sitka
- Sitka City
- Skagway
- Southeast Fairbanks
- Southeast Fairbanks (CA)
- Wrangell
- Yakutat
- Yukon
- Yukon-Koyukuk
- Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)
Alaska statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | — | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Cutthroat Trout | — | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Lake Trout | — | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Arctic Grayling | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Northern Pike | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Burbot | — | 15 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Chinook Salmon | — | 1 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Coho Salmon | — | 3 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Sockeye Salmon | — | 3 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Alaska — Alaska ADF&G regional default