Skiffs sit on shore in the Southwest Alaska fishing town of King Cove. (James Brooks via Flicker under Creative Commons license)
Skiffs sit on shore in the Southwest Alaska fishing town of King Cove. (James Brooks/Flickr)

Anglers targeting pelagic rockfish in Southeast Alaska saltwater will be able to keep fewer fish than in years past as the result of a regulation change passed by the state Board of Fisheries this winter.

The daily bag limit — the number of fish an angler can keep each day — for pelagic rockfish was reduced from five fish to…