The city and borough of juneau is alaskas capital city and the largest city in southeast alaska seak with over 31000 residents in 2024

The City and Borough of Juneau received a $1,487,538 Formula Grant under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Sport Fish Restoration program, awarded on January 1, 2025. The grant will fund the replacement of the degraded Taku Harbor shore access boarding float system with new aluminum gangway and catwalk structures. The purpose of this project is to improve boating access and recreational fishing opportunities in Taku Harbor, a popular destination for Juneau's large marine recreational boating and fishing fleet. As a sub-award under this grant, the City & Borough of Juneau will oversee the Taku Harbor Access Float Replacement project, F-13-D-192, which is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2026.

Like most of seak juneau is not connected to other communities by the road system but instead receives daily passenger jet service and regular ferry service. Recreational boating and angling are popular activities for many juneau residents and visitors. Juneau is a transportation hub for the region which results in its boating access facilities being used by people from across seak. The juneau area offers an array of accessible fishing and boating opportunities and many juneau boaters and anglers also enjoy boating to more remote and less crowded areas to fish and recreate.juneau has a large marine recreational boating and fishing fleet that includes boats of all sizes and classes. The city and borough of juneau CBJ manages a well developed system of waterfront facilities that include cruise ship docks small boat harbors launch ramps commercial loading facilities and boat yards.taku harbor is a small but well protected BAY on the eastern shore of stephens passage about 22 miles southeast of juneau. Two public floats for vessel moorage are present in taku harbor the taku harbor float and the stockage float figure 1. The taku harbor moorage float which is the focus of this project offers about 890 linear feet of side tie up moorage and shore access which includes a short trail to a state maintained public use cabin. The relatively short distance from juneau and the secluded nature of the taku harbor combines with the reliable moorage facilities to make taku harbor a popular fishing and boating destination as well as transient tie up location. The purpose of this project is to replace the degraded taku harbor shore access boarding float system with new aluminum gangway and catwalk structures.