The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is a department within the government of Alaska

Government of Alaska

The government of Alaska is divided into various departments. Alaska has 246 federally recognized tribal governments and one federal Indian reservation.-History:...

. The Department of Fish and Game manages Alaska's

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

fish, game, and aquatic plant resources.

History

The Department was created in 1959 to complete the tasks previously assigned to the Alaska Territorial Department of Fish and Game, and the Fish and Game Commission, and Fisheries Experimental Commission.

External links

• Alaska Department of Fish & Game official website