The Fishing Report: Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s new mobile app

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Earlier this 12 months the Alaska Division of Fish and Sport launched a cell app that enables Alaskans to hold fishing and searching licenses legally in your cellphone.

The app not solely permits residents to hold any fishing and fishing licenses but in addition supplies a map with e-regulations, permitting the consumer to click on on or search particular waterways all through the state of Alaska and skim essentially the most up-to-date rules at any given time. Division Statewide Communication Coordinator Ryan Ragan mentioned that up to now the app has been going swimmingly.

“The response up to now — and once more, we launched this cell app earlier this 12 months — has exceeded even our expectations,” Ragan mentioned. “Presently, we’ve got acquired round 50,000 downloads for the ADFG cell app.”

50,000 downloads in underneath a 12 months is a really large quantity for an preliminary launch of a cell app. The applying is backed by iOS and Android and is free for all customers. Residents solely must log in to their MyAlaska account or Alaska Division of Fish and Sport account.

Whereas the app could be very user-friendly and easy to make use of, it’s nonetheless a piece in progress and the division is welcoming suggestions to allow them to make it essentially the most useful piece of software program potential. Whereas it’s authorized to hold your licenses in digital kind in your cellphone, telephones can die or get moist.

“We do encourage individuals to simply think about after they exit into the sector in the event that they do have that cell app and their licenses and permits on their cellphone you continue to would possibly wish to have a backup useful resource paper arduous copy inside your shut proximity within the occasion one thing occurs to your cellphone,” mentioned Ragan.

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