2026 Gulf of Alaska Region-Specific Regulations
Prince William Sound - West
Harvest area:GMU 6(D).
Eligible communities: Chenega Bay and Tatitlek
Season: April 2–May 31 and July 1–August 31.
Closure: June 1–June 30.
Kachemak Bay Area
Harvest area:that portion of Game Management Unit (Unit) 15(C) west and south of a line beginning at the northern boundary of Unit 15(C) and mouth of the Kasilof River at 60° 23’ 19” N; 151° 18’ 37” W, extending south along the coastline of Cook Inlet to Bluff Point (59° 40’ 00” N), then south along longitude line 151° 41’ 48” W to latitude 59° 35’ 56” N, then east to the tip of Homer Spit (excluding any land of the Homer Spit), then northeast to the north bank of the Fox River (59° 48’ 57” N; 150° 58’ 44” W), and then east to the eastern boundary of Unit 15(C) at 150° 19’ 59” W.
Eligible communities: Port Graham and Nanwalek
Season: April 2–May 31 and July 1–August 31.
Closure: June 1–June 30.
Prince William Sound - East
Harvest area: Barrier islands between Strawberry Channel and Softtuk Bar within GMU 6 (B and C).
Eligible communities: Cordova, Tatitlek and Chenega Bay - by Special Registration Permit only. All hunters or egg gatherers must possess an annual permit, which is available from the Cordova offices of the Native Village of Eyak and the U.S. Forest Service.
Season: April 2–April 30 (hunting).
May 1–May 31 (gull egg gathering).
Closure: May 1–August 31 (hunting).
April 2–30 and June 1–August 31 (gull egg gathering).
Species open for hunting:
Greater White-Fronted Goose; Snow Goose; Gadwall; Eurasian and American Widgeon; Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal; Mallard; Northern Shoveler; Northern Pintail; Canvasback; Redhead; Ring-necked Duck; Greater and Lesser Scaup; King and Common Eider; Harlequin Duck; Surf, White-winged, and Black Scoter; Long-tailed Duck; Bufflehead; Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye; Hooded, Common, and Red-breasted Merganser; and Sandhill Crane.
Species open for egg gathering:
Glaucous-winged, Herring, Short-billed Gulls.
Use of Boats/All-Terrain Vehicles:
No hunting from motorized vehicles or any form of watercraft.
