A Strong Voice for Southeast Alaska Sport Fishing
Bringing together anglers, sport fishing service providers, businesses, and coastal communities to protect healthy fisheries, meaningful access, and the future of fishing in Southeast Alaska.
$271M
Annual guided sport fishing output
1,750
Alaska jobs supported
$65M
Annual labor income
$11M+
State & local tax revenue
ABOUT SEAGO • SOUTHEAST ALASKA
Protecting the resource. Sustaining access. Strengthening communities.
SEAGO is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association working to strengthen the tradition and future of sport fishing in Southeast Alaska.
We bring together on-the-water experience, science, economic information, and community perspective so that fisheries policy supports healthy fish resources, meaningful opportunity, viable businesses, and resilient coastal communities for today and the generations that follow.
Healthy fisheries and strong coastal economies are not competing goals. The future of Southeast Alaska depends on advancing both.
From the water to the decision table.
SEAGO does the year-round organizing, policy work, and communication that no angler, business, or community can carry alone.
01
Carry Experience Forward
We carry the knowledge of anglers, operators, captains, guides, and communities into the rooms where fisheries decisions are made.
02
Protect Access & Opportunity
We advocate for workable, predictable management that supports healthy fish resources, meaningful fishing opportunity, and resilient coastal economies.
03
Advance Informed Policy
We pair on-the-water experience with science, economic research, and consistent engagement to help shape practical solutions.
04
Keep People Connected
We translate complex decisions into clear information and carry local concerns, experience, and ideas back to decision-makers.
HOW THE SHARED VOICE WORKS
Listen broadly. Build common ground. Show up prepared. Report back.
SEAGO turns individual experience into a coordinated voice, then closes the loop with members and the wider sport fishing community.
STEP 01
Listen Across the Community
Member feedback, angler experience, port conversations, surveys, and community input reveal shared needs.
STEP 02
Build Informed Positions
Staff, the Advisory Panel, and the Board test that input against science, economics, and policy to develop informed priorities.
STEP 03
Engage Decision-Makers
SEAGO brings those priorities to state, federal, and international fisheries processes with preparation and consistency.
STEP 04
Report Back Clearly
Members and the wider community receive clear explanations of what happened, why it matters, and what comes next.
WHO SEAGO BRINGS TOGETHER
The full Southeast Alaska sport fishing community.
SEAGO is rooted in sport fishing service providers, but the future we work for is larger than any one business model.
It includes guided and self-guided fishing, resident and visiting anglers, the people who work on the water, the businesses that support them, and the coastal communities where sport fishing is part of daily life.
01
Guided Fishing & Lodges
Independent guides, day-charter businesses, multi-vessel operators, and remote and community-based lodges.
02
Self-Guided Operations
Operations and businesses that provide boats, lodging, equipment, transportation, and support for anglers who fish independently.
03
Captains, Guides, Crew & Staff
The professionals whose knowledge, skill, hospitality, and hard work make safe and meaningful days on the water possible.
04
Businesses & Coastal Communities
Marine services, fuel docks, transportation, hospitality, retailers, local families, and the communities connected to sport fishing.
05
Resident & Visiting Anglers
People who fish with a guide, from a lodge, on their own, or as part of a family tradition—and all who value healthy fisheries and responsible access.
WHY SPORT FISHING MATTERS
Its value reaches far beyond the dock.
SEAGO’s economic study measures the guided sector—one major part of Southeast Alaska’s broader sport fishing community. It shows how time on the water becomes year-round value through jobs, local spending, public revenue, working waterfronts, and support for communities across the region.
OUR C.A.S.T. VALUES
Every C.A.S.T. begins with intention.
These values keep our work inclusive, practical, and grounded in what matters.
C
Collaboration
We build bridges among anglers, communities, service providers, businesses, and policymakers by listening, engaging honestly, and following the facts.
A
Access
We protect meaningful, sustainable opportunity for resident and visiting anglers—guided and self-guided alike—and for those whose livelihoods depend on it.
S
Stewardship
We balance opportunity with responsibility, keeping healthy fish resources at the center of a strong future.
T
Tradition
We honor the people, families, livelihoods, and connection to fishing that have shaped Southeast Alaska for generations.
Healthy fisheries. Meaningful access. Strong coastal communities.
The future of Southeast Alaska sport fishing belongs to all who fish, work, visit, live, and care for these waters. A stronger shared voice helps protect it.