Changes in the Distribution of Alaska's Commercial Fisheries Entry Permits, 1975-2023
Table 2-01. Permit Transfer Activity on Permanent Permits by Year

Year Permit Types Number of Permanent Permits Number of Transferable Permits Annual Number of Transfers From Initial Issuees Ratio of Transfers From Initial Issuees to Transferable Permits Total Annual Number of Transfers Ratio of Transfers to Transferable Permits
1975 19 6,762 6,762 568 8.4% 590 8.7%
1976 25 9,173 9,160 650 7.1% 776 8.5%
1977 28 9,772 9,710 780 8.0% 1,108 11.4%
1978 29 9,975 9,895 777 7.9% 1,314 13.3%
1979 29 10,104 10,016 557 5.6% 1,209 12.1%
1980 29 10,132 10,040 522 5.2% 1,060 10.6%
1981 29 10,204 10,112 505 5.0% 1,092 10.8%
1982 31 11,030 10,936 553 5.1% 1,144 10.5%
1983 31 12,488 10,965 566 5.2% 1,211 11.0%
1984 33 12,531 11,009 414 3.8% 1,053 9.6%
1985 33 12,509 11,173 387 3.5% 1,111 9.9%
1986 33 12,517 11,226 402 3.6% 1,191 10.6%
1987 34 12,492 11,253 305 2.7% 1,120 10.0%
1988 37 12,584 11,409 345 3.0% 1,125 9.9%
1989 42 12,655 11,495 276 2.4% 914 8.0%
1990 48 13,027 11,911 270 2.3% 950 8.0%
1991 48 13,066 12,000 260 2.2% 929 7.7%
1992 50 13,419 12,366 206 1.7% 952 7.7%
1993 50 13,423 12,429 216 1.7% 854 6.9%
1994 50 13,404 12,460 217 1.7% 908 7.3%
1995 50 13,357 12,461 232 1.9% 1,010 8.1%
1996 50 13,347 12,492 228 1.8% 941 7.5%
1997 58 13,638 12,798 262 2.0% 961 7.5%
1998 65 14,074 13,171 186 1.4% 860 6.5%
1999 67 14,290 13,321 172 1.3% 814 6.1%
2000 70 14,335 13,400 179 1.3% 964 7.2%
2001 72 14,801 13,708 256 1.9% 958 7.0%
2002 76 14,800 13,730 163 1.2% 793 5.8%
2003 77 14,653 13,660 183 1.3% 942 6.9%
2004 79 14,487 13,569 149 1.1% 984 7.3%
2005 79 14,535 13,653 178 1.3% 1,142 8.4%
2006 79 14,532 13,640 163 1.2% 1,025 7.5%
2007 79 14,471 13,611 165 1.2% 1,082 7.9%
2008 79 14,388 13,573 173 1.3% 1,083 8.0%
2009 79 14,411 13,580 98 0.7% 962 7.1%
2010 79 14,412 13,594 164 1.2% 1,171 8.6%
2011 79 14,372 13,573 128 0.9% 1,228 9.0%
2012 79 14,243 13,472 102 0.8% 1,019 7.6%
2013 79 14,204 13,462 104 0.8% 1,108 8.2%
2014 79 14,179 13,463 110 0.8% 1,087 8.1%
2015 79 14,084 13,403 49 0.4% 788 5.9%
2016 79 14,012 13,372 73 0.5% 856 6.4%
2017 79 13,996 13,377 73 0.5% 963 7.2%
2018 79 13,979 13,369 65 0.5% 896 6.7%
2019 79 13,850 13,290 59 0.4% 877 6.6%
2020 79 13,827 13,284 48 0.4% 767 5.8%
2021 79 13,796 13,266 57 0.4% 880 6.6%
2022 79 13,746 13,249 48 0.4% 894 6.7%
2023 79 13,700 13,233 51 0.4% 634 4.8%
Mean 59 13,098 12,329 259 2.4% 986 8.1%

3,268 permits have been cancelled. Except for the 800 reinstated cancelled permits, cancelled permits are excluded from the year of cancellation forward.
724 transferable permits have been cancelled.
The net change in the number of permits through conversion from nontransferable to transferable status through the CFEC adjudication process is -145
The number of transfers includes 357 loan foreclosures by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development or by the Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank, along with 352 subsequent transfers from these entities.