The Voice of Southeast Alaska Sport Fishing
Representing the businesses, people, and communities that make Southeast Alaska’s sport fishing economy possible.
$271M
Total Annual economic impact
1,750
Jobs supported
$65M
Labor income
$11M+
State and local revenue
ONE INDUSTRY. ONE REGIONAL VOICE.
Southeast Alaska’s sport fishing future is shaped in rooms far from the water.
SEAGO ensures the people who understand this industry best have a credible, organized voice in the decisions that shape access, opportunity, fisheries management, coastal economies, and our way of life.
We connect the fleet, develop shared positions, engage decision-makers, and translate complex policy into information members can use.
“When Southeast Alaska’s sport fishing industry speaks together, decisions shift.”
What SEAGO does.
We take care of the organizing, policy work, and communication that no individual operation can carry alone.
01
Represent the Industry
We carry the experience of Southeast Alaska’s sport fishing service providers into the rooms where policy and allocation decisions are made.
02
Protect Access & Opportunity
We advocate for workable, predictable management that supports healthy fisheries, viable businesses, and meaningful fishing opportunity.
03
Advance Informed Policy
We pair on-the-water experience with data, research, and consistent engagement to help shape practical solutions.
04
Keep the Fleet Connected
We translate complex decisions into clear updates and carry member concerns and ideas back to decision-makers.
HOW REPRESENTATION WORKS
From the fleet to the decision-making table and back again.
SEAGO turns individual experience into a coordinated regional voice, then closes the loop with the people we represent.
STEP 01
Listen to Industry
Member feedback, port conversations, surveys, and direct experience identify shared needs.
STEP 02
Develop Positions
Staff, the Advisory Panel, and the Board turn that input into informed organizational priorities.
STEP 03
Represent the Fleet
SEAGO brings those priorities to state, federal, and international decision-making processes.
STEP 04
Report Back Clearly
Members receive timely explanations of what happened, why it matters, and what comes next.
WHO WE REPRESENT
One organization for the full Southeast Alaska sport fishing community.
SEAGO represents Southeast Alaska’s sport fishing service providers and the wider community they serve—including lodges, charter operators, self-guided fishing operations, captains, guides, crew and staff, supporting marine and tourism businesses, and resident and visiting anglers.
From independent one-boat operators to large lodges and the businesses that keep them running, SEAGO brings these voices together around sustainable access, informed fisheries policy, and strong coastal communities.
01
Lodges & Charter Operators
Independent guides, multi-vessel operators, remote lodges, in-town lodges, and day-charter businesses.
02
Self-Guided Operations
Businesses that provide boats, lodging, equipment, transportation, or support for self-guided anglers.
03
Captains, Guides, Crew & Staff
The professionals whose experience, skill, hospitality, and hard work make the industry possible.
04
Supporting Businesses
Marine services, fuel docks, processors, transportation providers, accommodations, restaurants, retailers, and tourism partners.
05
Anglers & Advocates
Resident and visiting anglers, industry supporters, and people who value sustainable access to Southeast Alaska’s fisheries.
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Sport fishing strengthens Southeast Alaska.
Southeast Alaska’s guided sport fishing industry supports jobs, small businesses, visitor spending, public revenue, and working waterfronts throughout the region.
OUR C.A.S.T. VALUES
Every C.A.S.T. begins with intention.
These values guide how we work, how we advocate, and how we protect what matters.
C
Collaboration
We build bridges between communities, anglers, businesses, and policymakers by listening, engaging honestly, and following the facts.
A
Access
We work to protect sustainable access for those who make their memories and their living on Alaska’s waters.
S
Stewardship
We balance opportunity with responsibility, protecting today while building a strong future.
T
Tradition
We honor the people, livelihoods, and connection to harvest that have shaped Southeast Alaska for generations.
Strong fisheries. Strong businesses. Strong coastal communities.
The future of Southeast Alaska sport fishing will be shaped by the people willing to stand up for it.