A free permit is now required for shrimping in Prince William Sound.
Permits allow sport, personal use, and subsistence shrimping.
The shrimp permit number must be written on the keg or buoy attached to each shrimp pot. New Prince William Sound shrimp regulations are part of the Alaska Board of Fisheries' response to a proposal regarding depressed PWS shrimp populations. The new permit provides managers with a way to determine effort and harvest. A similar permit for recreational clamming in Kachemak Bay, and for crabbing in Cook Inlet improved the information available for that area. The information collected from the new shrimp permit will be compared to the Statewide Harvest Survey responses to get a more complete picture of the PWS shrimp fisheries.