Our Harbors

Our Certified Clean Harbors and Pledged Communities

Certified Harbors

To become a certified Alaska Clean Harbor, a facility must implement best management practices that help to prevent pollution and reduce waste at their facility. They must be pro-active in communicating with their customers and dedicated to providing services and assistance to their staff and boaters to protect water quality. We know that drips and spills will still happen, but through working with Alaska Clean Harbors, we believe that these harbors are making change and improving our water quality and the quality of our harbors.

  • Boats docked at a harbor in Juneau with mountains in the background.

    Juneau Harbor

    The Juneau Harbor system was re-certified in 2023. Read the city's resolution of support their Press Release. Their next recertification will be due in 2026.

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  • Seward Harbor with docked boats in front of snow-capped mountains

    Seward Harbor

    Seward was re-certified in 2023 and continues to go above and beyond in their pollution prevention efforts.

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  • Aerial photo of boats docked at Skagway Harbor

    Skagway Small Boat Harbor

    Skagway is the newest certified Alaska Clean Harbor, achieving gold-tier certification in 2025.

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  • Sign that says the fishing is great in Valdez Alaska, home of the Valdez fish derbies. Photo copyright Dawn Montano.

    Valdez Harbors

    Valdez became the first harbor to achieve platinum-tier certification in 2024 —the highest standard in the Alaska Clean Harbors program.

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  • Boat launch and billboard area at the entrance to Yakutat Small Boat Harbor

    Yakutat Harbor

    In 2024, Yakutat became the first remote rural harbor to achieve gold-tier certification using the latest clean harbors criteria.

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  • Snow covered mountains behind boats docked in Whittier Harbor

    Whittier Harbor

    Whittier Harbor became a gold-tier certified clean harbor in 2025 and is leading the way in underwater cleanups in partnership with Dive Alaska.

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  • Aerial view of Nome Small Boat Harbor with boats, docks, and surrounding land, including industrial and residential areas.

    Nome Small Boat Harbor

    Serving as the gateway to the Arctic, Nome harbor became our first certified harbor in Western Alaska in 2026 and the second ever to attain platinum-tier.

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Pledged Harbors

Communities That Have Signed The Pledge

Support from the community is one of the first steps to becoming a certified Alaska Clean Harbor. The vast majority of marinas/harbors in Alaska are publicly owned and operated. As such, we look to the City or Borough to sign on to the pursuit of Clean Harbor certification. Below is a list of our pledged harbors, with a link to their resolutions of support (as available) or additional information about the harbor.

  • Multiple boats docked at Dillingham Harbor with green grass in the foreground

    Dillingham (2024)

    The Port of Dillingham stands as a pivotal regional hub catering to numerous villages in southwest Alaska. It provides an extensive array of amenities including docking facilities, a boat yard, and comprehensive marine services.

  • Kodiak Harbor pictured with various boats docked, calm water reflecting the boats, mountains and cloudy sky in the background.

    Kodiak (2024)

    Kodiak is proud to offer a full range of dockage, boat yard and marine services for commercial fishing, cargo, passenger, and recreational vessels.

  • An aerial photo of Homer Harbor with a large amount of boats docked and snowcapped mountains in Kachemak Bay in the background.

    Homer (2024)

    Homer Harbor was the first certified clean harbor in the state of Alaska.

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