Changes in the Distribution of Alaska's Commercial Fisheries Entry Permits, 1975-2019
Table 5-02. Relationships of Transferors to Transfer Recipients by Resident Type of the Recipient

  Friend or Partner Immediate Family Other Relative Other or No Relationship  
Year Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Total Count
Alaska Rural Local                  
1980 82 27.1% 160 52.8% 20 6.6% 41 13.5% 303
1981 120 32.4% 178 48.1% 14 3.8% 58 15.7% 370
1982 115 30.3% 177 46.6% 24 6.3% 64 16.8% 380
1983 109 25.1% 211 48.5% 47 10.8% 68 15.6% 435
1984 66 19.2% 171 49.7% 18 5.2% 89 25.9% 344
1985 62 16.9% 172 47.0% 13 3.6% 119 32.5% 366
1986 67 17.5% 164 42.9% 21 5.5% 130 34.0% 382
1987 84 21.2% 142 35.9% 35 8.8% 135 34.1% 396
1988 68 18.7% 147 40.4% 21 5.8% 128 35.2% 364
1989 43 12.6% 178 52.0% 23 6.7% 98 28.7% 342
1990 46 13.7% 157 46.9% 17 5.1% 115 34.3% 335
1991 47 14.8% 147 46.2% 20 6.3% 104 32.7% 318
1992 34 10.4% 168 51.2% 20 6.1% 106 32.3% 328
1993 36 10.9% 169 51.4% 19 5.8% 105 31.9% 329
1994 40 12.5% 172 53.9% 20 6.3% 87 27.3% 319
1995 53 14.8% 172 47.9% 21 5.8% 113 31.5% 359
1996 47 13.8% 176 51.6% 17 5.0% 101 29.6% 341
1997 52 13.9% 150 40.1% 17 4.5% 155 41.4% 374
1998 61 18.9% 145 44.9% 19 5.9% 98 30.3% 323
1999 52 16.1% 144 44.6% 21 6.5% 106 32.8% 323
2000 63 17.9% 140 39.8% 15 4.3% 134 38.1% 352
2001 58 16.7% 158 45.5% 11 3.2% 120 34.6% 347
2002 57 20.7% 98 35.6% 23 8.4% 97 35.3% 275
2003 41 13.4% 124 40.4% 14 4.6% 128 41.7% 307
2004 45 12.7% 129 36.4% 23 6.5% 157 44.4% 354
2005 56 14.4% 151 38.8% 26 6.7% 156 40.1% 389
2006 51 14.6% 143 40.9% 18 5.1% 138 39.4% 350
2007 47 12.8% 141 38.4% 19 5.2% 160 43.6% 367
2008 54 14.2% 155 40.9% 15 4.0% 155 40.9% 379
2009 53 17.5% 138 45.7% 12 4.0% 99 32.8% 302
2010 60 16.0% 162 43.2% 17 4.5% 136 36.3% 375
2011 44 11.9% 165 44.6% 21 5.7% 140 37.8% 370
2012 48 13.6% 154 43.6% 16 4.5% 135 38.2% 353
2013 56 15.9% 147 41.6% 16 4.5% 134 38.0% 353
2014 37 10.3% 164 45.8% 10 2.8% 147 41.1% 358
2015 34 12.6% 131 48.7% 13 4.8% 91 33.8% 269
2016 37 13.2% 135 48.2% 12 4.3% 96 34.3% 280
2017 40 13.5% 140 47.3% 8 2.7% 108 36.5% 296
2018 40 13.7% 118 40.4% 12 4.1% 122 41.8% 292
2019 33 12.4% 116 43.6% 6 2.3% 111 41.7% 266
Total 2,238 16.4% 6,109 44.7% 734 5.4% 4,584 33.5% 13,665
                   
Alaska Rural Non-Local                  
1980 9 18.0% 25 50.0% 1 2.0% 15 30.0% 50
1981 10 22.2% 11 24.4% 5 11.1% 19 42.2% 45
1982 25 34.2% 18 24.7% 0 0.0% 30 41.1% 73
1983 19 26.0% 16 21.9% 5 6.8% 33 45.2% 73
1984 15 24.2% 16 25.8% 2 3.2% 29 46.8% 62
1985 13 15.1% 20 23.3% 0 0.0% 53 61.6% 86
1986 14 16.7% 20 23.8% 0 0.0% 50 59.5% 84
1987 16 16.3% 15 15.3% 5 5.1% 62 63.3% 98
1988 11 11.8% 25 26.9% 4 4.3% 53 57.0% 93
1989 7 9.3% 20 26.7% 3 4.0% 45 60.0% 75
1990 4 5.8% 18 26.1% 4 5.8% 43 62.3% 69
1991 9 10.1% 24 27.0% 5 5.6% 51 57.3% 89
1992 5 7.4% 24 35.3% 3 4.4% 36 52.9% 68
1993 4 6.2% 19 29.2% 2 3.1% 40 61.5% 65
1994 11 15.5% 24 33.8% 1 1.4% 35 49.3% 71
1995 20 20.8% 23 24.0% 1 1.0% 52 54.2% 96
1996 9 10.2% 22 25.0% 1 1.1% 56 63.6% 88
1997 4 6.8% 16 27.1% 1 1.7% 38 64.4% 59
1998 8 13.3% 21 35.0% 4 6.7% 27 45.0% 60
1999 3 5.8% 20 38.5% 2 3.8% 27 51.9% 52
2000 13 20.6% 23 36.5% 2 3.2% 25 39.7% 63
2001 10 18.2% 21 38.2% 3 5.5% 21 38.2% 55
2002 8 18.2% 15 34.1% 6 13.6% 15 34.1% 44
2003 4 8.5% 19 40.4% 3 6.4% 21 44.7% 47
2004 5 10.4% 14 29.2% 3 6.3% 26 54.2% 48
2005 8 10.8% 21 28.4% 6 8.1% 39 52.7% 74
2006 7 9.5% 20 27.0% 5 6.8% 42 56.8% 74
2007 8 10.7% 23 30.7% 5 6.7% 39 52.0% 75
2008 11 11.2% 23 23.5% 4 4.1% 60 61.2% 98
2009 11 12.8% 18 20.9% 1 1.2% 56 65.1% 86
2010 9 9.2% 23 23.5% 3 3.1% 63 64.3% 98
2011 11 13.9% 18 22.8% 4 5.1% 46 58.2% 79
2012 8 10.0% 27 33.8% 6 7.5% 39 48.8% 80
2013 16 17.2% 32 34.4% 1 1.1% 44 47.3% 93
2014 17 18.7% 24 26.4% 2 2.2% 48 52.7% 91
2015 9 16.4% 17 30.9% 2 3.6% 27 49.1% 55
2016 8 15.1% 18 34.0% 1 1.9% 26 49.1% 53
2017 12 15.4% 23 29.5% 2 2.6% 41 52.6% 78
2018 13 15.1% 22 25.6% 0 0.0% 51 59.3% 86
2019 9 10.5% 16 18.6% 4 4.7% 57 66.3% 86
Total 413 14.1% 814 27.9% 112 3.8% 1,580 54.1% 2,919
                   
Alaska Urban Local                  
1980 74 35.9% 58 28.2% 14 6.8% 60 29.1% 206
1981 96 41.6% 58 25.1% 15 6.5% 62 26.8% 231
1982 82 36.9% 58 26.1% 13 5.9% 69 31.1% 222
1983 105 39.6% 64 24.2% 16 6.0% 80 30.2% 265
1984 46 21.2% 68 31.3% 12 5.5% 91 41.9% 217
1985 52 23.3% 53 23.8% 11 4.9% 107 48.0% 223
1986 48 16.7% 82 28.6% 13 4.5% 144 50.2% 287
1987 44 20.4% 50 23.1% 10 4.6% 112 51.9% 216
1988 43 19.3% 60 26.9% 8 3.6% 112 50.2% 223
1989 37 21.1% 63 36.0% 5 2.9% 70 40.0% 175
1990 41 20.4% 70 34.8% 5 2.5% 85 42.3% 201
1991 33 18.5% 68 38.2% 5 2.8% 72 40.4% 178
1992 31 17.2% 64 35.6% 6 3.3% 79 43.9% 180
1993 23 15.1% 56 36.8% 8 5.3% 65 42.8% 152
1994 29 19.3% 47 31.3% 5 3.3% 69 46.0% 150
1995 29 17.1% 41 24.1% 5 2.9% 95 55.9% 170
1996 17 14.5% 34 29.1% 4 3.4% 62 53.0% 117
1997 29 16.8% 57 32.9% 10 5.8% 77 44.5% 173
1998 20 13.2% 48 31.6% 7 4.6% 77 50.7% 152
1999 41 30.1% 30 22.1% 5 3.7% 60 44.1% 136
2000 34 18.7% 45 24.7% 3 1.6% 100 54.9% 182
2001 24 13.4% 57 31.8% 3 1.7% 95 53.1% 179
2002 30 25.2% 27 22.7% 4 3.4% 58 48.7% 119
2003 40 25.6% 39 25.0% 2 1.3% 75 48.1% 156
2004 34 20.1% 44 26.0% 1 0.6% 90 53.3% 169
2005 33 19.1% 52 30.1% 1 0.6% 87 50.3% 173
2006 40 20.9% 51 26.7% 9 4.7% 91 47.6% 191
2007 29 17.5% 43 25.9% 6 3.6% 88 53.0% 166
2008 28 15.0% 58 31.0% 6 3.2% 95 50.8% 187
2009 42 24.7% 46 27.1% 3 1.8% 79 46.5% 170
2010 39 17.4% 56 25.0% 4 1.8% 125 55.8% 224
2011 40 13.7% 93 31.7% 8 2.7% 152 51.9% 293
2012 37 18.0% 49 23.9% 7 3.4% 112 54.6% 205
2013 37 19.7% 53 28.2% 4 2.1% 94 50.0% 188
2014 41 17.4% 78 33.1% 6 2.5% 111 47.0% 236
2015 29 18.0% 59 36.6% 4 2.5% 69 42.9% 161
2016 33 21.2% 52 33.3% 3 1.9% 68 43.6% 156
2017 39 21.7% 54 30.0% 7 3.9% 80 44.4% 180
2018 36 23.5% 54 35.3% 3 2.0% 60 39.2% 153
2019 45 29.4% 44 28.8% 2 1.3% 62 40.5% 153
Total 1,630 21.7% 2,183 29.0% 263 3.5% 3,439 45.8% 7,515
                   
Alaska Urban Non-Local                  
1980 27 24.8% 26 23.9% 9 8.3% 47 43.1% 109
1981 41 28.3% 24 16.6% 9 6.2% 71 49.0% 145
1982 43 32.6% 26 19.7% 7 5.3% 56 42.4% 132
1983 35 24.1% 23 15.9% 10 6.9% 77 53.1% 145
1984 22 19.3% 26 22.8% 4 3.5% 62 54.4% 114
1985 21 17.1% 26 21.1% 5 4.1% 71 57.7% 123
1986 22 16.2% 23 16.9% 4 2.9% 87 64.0% 136
1987 22 17.1% 36 27.9% 2 1.6% 69 53.5% 129
1988 21 14.8% 35 24.6% 6 4.2% 80 56.3% 142
1989 9 8.9% 38 37.6% 4 4.0% 50 49.5% 101
1990 18 17.5% 31 30.1% 3 2.9% 51 49.5% 103
1991 11 13.4% 30 36.6% 3 3.7% 38 46.3% 82
1992 9 10.3% 29 33.3% 3 3.4% 46 52.9% 87
1993 10 13.5% 25 33.8% 6 8.1% 33 44.6% 74
1994 10 13.3% 27 36.0% 4 5.3% 34 45.3% 75
1995 11 10.5% 28 26.7% 6 5.7% 60 57.1% 105
1996 17 18.3% 39 41.9% 4 4.3% 33 35.5% 93
1997 13 16.0% 24 29.6% 3 3.7% 41 50.6% 81
1998 8 12.7% 26 41.3% 1 1.6% 28 44.4% 63
1999 6 8.2% 29 39.7% 6 8.2% 32 43.8% 73
2000 14 15.9% 33 37.5% 4 4.5% 37 42.0% 88
2001 21 21.9% 30 31.3% 3 3.1% 42 43.8% 96
2002 14 23.7% 18 30.5% 1 1.7% 26 44.1% 59
2003 15 15.6% 37 38.5% 5 5.2% 39 40.6% 96
2004 16 17.0% 29 30.9% 4 4.3% 45 47.9% 94
2005 19 14.8% 38 29.7% 5 3.9% 66 51.6% 128
2006 13 12.9% 44 43.6% 5 5.0% 39 38.6% 101
2007 19 19.4% 30 30.6% 4 4.1% 45 45.9% 98
2008 12 12.8% 26 27.7% 4 4.3% 52 55.3% 94
2009 13 16.7% 26 33.3% 3 3.8% 36 46.2% 78
2010 17 13.1% 43 33.1% 10 7.7% 60 46.2% 130
2011 12 9.8% 42 34.4% 3 2.5% 65 53.3% 122
2012 13 16.3% 27 33.8% 3 3.8% 37 46.3% 80
2013 22 17.6% 54 43.2% 4 3.2% 45 36.0% 125
2014 25 21.2% 52 44.1% 6 5.1% 35 29.7% 118
2015 8 11.0% 34 46.6% 6 8.2% 25 34.2% 73
2016 15 19.7% 30 39.5% 3 3.9% 28 36.8% 76
2017 18 18.9% 29 30.5% 5 5.3% 43 45.3% 95
2018 20 27.0% 25 33.8% 1 1.4% 28 37.8% 74
2019 17 19.5% 27 31.0% 2 2.3% 41 47.1% 87
Total 699 17.4% 1,245 30.9% 180 4.5% 1,900 47.2% 4,024
                   
Alaska Data Missing                  
1980 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3
1981 2 66.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3
1982 1 33.3% 1 33.3% 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3
1983 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1
1984 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2
1985 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4
1986 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4
1987 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 0 0.0% 4 80.0% 5
1988 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4
1989 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 1 25.0% 1 25.0% 4
1990 1 25.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4
1991 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 1
1992 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4
1993 1 33.3% 1 33.3% 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3
1994 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2
1995 1 33.3% 1 33.3% 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3
1996 2 18.2% 2 18.2% 1 9.1% 6 54.5% 11
1997 2 33.3% 2 33.3% 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 6
1998 2 50.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4
1999 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 0 0.0% 4 66.7% 6
2000 1 25.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4
2001 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3
2002 3 33.3% 2 22.2% 1 11.1% 3 33.3% 9
2003 2 33.3% 2 33.3% 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 6
2004 2 18.2% 3 27.3% 2 18.2% 4 36.4% 11
2005 2 12.5% 4 25.0% 1 6.3% 9 56.3% 16
2006 2 25.0% 3 37.5% 0 0.0% 3 37.5% 8
2007 4 28.6% 1 7.1% 1 7.1% 8 57.1% 14
2008 2 22.2% 4 44.4% 1 11.1% 2 22.2% 9
2009 1 11.1% 1 11.1% 0 0.0% 7 77.8% 9
2010 3 30.0% 1 10.0% 0 0.0% 6 60.0% 10
2011 0 0.0% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 4 57.1% 7
2012 2 25.0% 4 50.0% 0 0.0% 2 25.0% 8
2013 2 20.0% 1 10.0% 0 0.0% 7 70.0% 10
2014 0 0.0% 3 60.0% 0 0.0% 2 40.0% 5
2015 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1
2016 1 25.0% 1 25.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 4
2017 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 0 0.0% 4 66.7% 6
2018 4 57.1% 2 28.6% 0 0.0% 1 14.3% 7
2019 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2
Total 44 19.5% 66 29.2% 11 4.9% 105 46.5% 226
                   
Nonresident                  
1980 94 37.8% 59 23.7% 12 4.8% 84 33.7% 249
1981 91 32.2% 77 27.2% 16 5.7% 99 35.0% 283
1982 109 33.7% 87 26.9% 13 4.0% 114 35.3% 323
1983 84 30.0% 81 28.9% 19 6.8% 96 34.3% 280
1984 67 21.8% 76 24.7% 16 5.2% 149 48.4% 308
1985 52 17.4% 66 22.1% 13 4.3% 168 56.2% 299
1986 51 18.0% 74 26.1% 14 4.9% 144 50.9% 283
1987 46 17.5% 62 23.6% 21 8.0% 134 51.0% 263
1988 44 15.5% 71 25.0% 11 3.9% 158 55.6% 284
1989 38 17.9% 56 26.4% 8 3.8% 110 51.9% 212
1990 34 14.4% 62 26.3% 9 3.8% 131 55.5% 236
1991 44 17.2% 62 24.2% 8 3.1% 142 55.5% 256
1992 48 17.5% 63 22.9% 9 3.3% 155 56.4% 275
1993 32 14.2% 64 28.4% 13 5.8% 116 51.6% 225
1994 53 19.0% 71 25.4% 14 5.0% 141 50.5% 279
1995 53 19.8% 70 26.1% 6 2.2% 139 51.9% 268
1996 48 16.7% 65 22.6% 19 6.6% 155 54.0% 287
1997 50 19.2% 64 24.5% 10 3.8% 137 52.5% 261
1998 51 20.3% 73 29.1% 15 6.0% 112 44.6% 251
1999 33 15.8% 63 30.1% 6 2.9% 107 51.2% 209
2000 50 19.5% 81 31.5% 5 1.9% 121 47.1% 257
2001 53 20.5% 79 30.6% 10 3.9% 116 45.0% 258
2002 47 19.6% 58 24.2% 4 1.7% 131 54.6% 240
2003 45 15.4% 78 26.6% 10 3.4% 160 54.6% 293
2004 47 16.7% 65 23.1% 15 5.3% 154 54.8% 281
2005 66 19.0% 71 20.5% 18 5.2% 192 55.3% 347
2006 46 15.8% 71 24.3% 17 5.8% 158 54.1% 292
2007 63 17.9% 80 22.7% 22 6.3% 187 53.1% 352
2008 41 13.1% 89 28.4% 19 6.1% 164 52.4% 313
2009 55 17.5% 89 28.3% 16 5.1% 154 49.0% 314
2010 61 18.5% 85 25.8% 10 3.0% 173 52.6% 329
2011 68 19.2% 119 33.5% 18 5.1% 150 42.3% 355
2012 62 21.2% 84 28.7% 5 1.7% 142 48.5% 293
2013 81 24.1% 91 27.1% 17 5.1% 147 43.8% 336
2014 67 24.0% 80 28.7% 13 4.7% 119 42.7% 279
2015 54 23.7% 59 25.9% 5 2.2% 110 48.2% 228
2016 75 26.1% 79 27.5% 3 1.0% 130 45.3% 287
2017 82 27.0% 86 28.3% 14 4.6% 122 40.1% 304
2018 64 22.9% 73 26.1% 10 3.6% 133 47.5% 280
2019 80 28.5% 76 27.0% 5 1.8% 120 42.7% 281
Total 2,329 20.7% 2,959 26.3% 488 4.3% 5,474 48.7% 11,250
                   
All Resident Types                  
1980 286 31.1% 329 35.8% 56 6.1% 249 27.1% 920
1981 360 33.4% 348 32.3% 59 5.5% 310 28.8% 1,077
1982 375 33.1% 367 32.4% 57 5.0% 334 29.5% 1,133
1983 352 29.4% 396 33.0% 97 8.1% 354 29.5% 1,199
1984 216 20.6% 358 34.2% 52 5.0% 421 40.2% 1,047
1985 200 18.2% 339 30.8% 42 3.8% 520 47.2% 1,101
1986 202 17.2% 365 31.0% 52 4.4% 557 47.4% 1,176
1987 212 19.2% 306 27.6% 73 6.6% 516 46.6% 1,107
1988 187 16.8% 340 30.6% 50 4.5% 533 48.0% 1,110
1989 134 14.7% 357 39.3% 44 4.8% 374 41.1% 909
1990 144 15.2% 339 35.8% 38 4.0% 427 45.0% 948
1991 144 15.6% 331 35.8% 41 4.4% 408 44.2% 924
1992 127 13.5% 351 37.3% 41 4.4% 423 44.9% 942
1993 106 12.5% 334 39.4% 48 5.7% 360 42.5% 848
1994 143 16.0% 342 38.2% 44 4.9% 367 41.0% 896
1995 167 16.7% 335 33.5% 39 3.9% 460 46.0% 1,001
1996 140 14.9% 338 36.1% 46 4.9% 413 44.1% 937
1997 150 15.7% 313 32.8% 41 4.3% 450 47.2% 954
1998 150 17.6% 314 36.8% 46 5.4% 343 40.2% 853
1999 135 16.9% 288 36.0% 40 5.0% 336 42.1% 799
2000 175 18.5% 323 34.1% 29 3.1% 419 44.3% 946
2001 166 17.7% 346 36.9% 30 3.2% 396 42.2% 938
2002 159 21.3% 218 29.2% 39 5.2% 330 44.2% 746
2003 147 16.2% 299 33.0% 34 3.8% 425 47.0% 905
2004 149 15.6% 284 29.7% 48 5.0% 476 49.7% 957
2005 184 16.3% 337 29.9% 57 5.1% 549 48.7% 1,127
2006 159 15.6% 332 32.7% 54 5.3% 471 46.4% 1,016
2007 170 15.9% 318 29.7% 57 5.3% 527 49.2% 1,072
2008 148 13.7% 355 32.9% 49 4.5% 528 48.9% 1,080
2009 175 18.2% 318 33.2% 35 3.6% 431 44.9% 959
2010 189 16.2% 370 31.7% 44 3.8% 563 48.3% 1,166
2011 175 14.3% 439 35.8% 55 4.5% 557 45.4% 1,226
2012 170 16.7% 345 33.9% 37 3.6% 467 45.8% 1,019
2013 214 19.4% 378 34.2% 42 3.8% 471 42.6% 1,105
2014 187 17.2% 401 36.9% 37 3.4% 462 42.5% 1,087
2015 135 17.2% 300 38.1% 30 3.8% 322 40.9% 787
2016 169 19.7% 315 36.8% 24 2.8% 348 40.7% 856
2017 191 19.9% 334 34.8% 36 3.8% 398 41.5% 959
2018 177 19.8% 294 33.0% 26 2.9% 395 44.3% 892
2019 184 21.0% 280 32.0% 19 2.2% 392 44.8% 875
Total 7,353 18.6% 13,376 33.8% 1,788 4.5% 17,082 43.1% 39,599

Transfer survey information is not included for 354 permit foreclosures. However, 347 subsequent transfers of these permits are included in the Other category.