Changes in the Distribution of Alaska's Commercial Fisheries Entry Permits, 1975-2023
Table 3-02. 2023 Year-end Distribution of Permit Holders by Permit Type and Resident Type

  All Permits Held By All Transferable Permits Held By All Permits
Permits First Issued in: Alaska Rural Local Alaska Rural Nonlocal Alaska Urban Local Alaska Urban Nonlocal Alaska Data Missing Nonresident DCCED
CFAB		 Alaska Rural Local Alaska Rural Nonlocal Alaska Urban Local Alaska Urban Nonlocal Alaska Data Missing Nonresident DCCED
CFAB		 Alaska Total Grand Total
1975                                
Statewide Salmon Power Troll (S15B) 335 8 412 14 10 174 0 335 8 412 14 10 174 0 779 953
Southeast Salmon Purse Seine (S01A) 90 2 56 3 3 124 0 90 2 56 3 3 124 0 154 278
Southeast Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03A) 222 6 147 8 3 86 0 222 6 147 8 3 86 0 386 472
Yakutat Salmon Set Gillnet (S04D) 102 8 0 27 2 27 0 102 8 0 27 2 27 0 139 166
Prince William Sound Salmon Purse Seine (S01E) 93 72 0 45 1 56 0 93 72 0 45 1 56 0 211 267
Prince William Sound Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03E) 232 92 0 103 0 108 0 232 92 0 103 0 108 0 427 535
Prince William Sound Salmon Set Gillnet (S04E) 4 5 0 9 0 10 0 4 5 0 9 0 10 0 18 28
Cook Inlet Salmon Purse Seine (S01H) 68 0 10 0 0 6 0 68 0 10 0 0 6 0 78 84
Cook Inlet Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03H) 257 12 141 6 6 144 0 257 12 141 6 6 144 0 422 566
Cook Inlet Salmon Set Gillnet (S04H) 221 12 373 6 7 112 0 221 12 373 6 7 112 0 619 731
Kodiak Salmon Purse Seine (S01K) 24 70 188 30 2 57 0 24 70 188 30 2 57 0 314 371
Kodiak Salmon Beach Seine (S02K) 3 3 13 1 2 5 0 3 3 13 1 2 5 0 22 27
Kodiak Salmon Set Gillnet (S04K) 12 8 86 19 1 61 0 12 8 86 19 1 61 0 126 187
Chignik Salmon Purse Seine (S01L) 35 16 0 26 0 12 1 35 16 0 26 0 12 1 78 90
AK Peninsula Salmon Purse Seine (S01M) 51 9 0 20 0 39 0 51 9 0 20 0 39 0 80 119
AK Peninsula Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03M) 29 50 0 14 0 68 0 29 50 0 14 0 68 0 93 161
AK Peninsula Salmon Set Gillnet (S04M) 75 5 0 14 1 16 0 75 5 0 14 1 16 0 95 111
Bristol Bay Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03T) 294 277 0 274 7 1,012 0 294 277 0 274 7 1,012 0 852 1,864
Bristol Bay Salmon Set Gillnet (S04T) 306 51 0 238 4 359 0 284 49 0 228 4 350 0 599 958
Total 2,453 706 1,426 857 49 2,476 1 2,431 704 1,426 847 49 2,467 1 5,492 7,968
                                 
1976                                
Kuskokwim Salmon Gillnet (S04W) 534 7 139 17 0 6 0 534 7 139 17 0 6 0 697 703
Lower Yukon Salmon Gillnet (S04Y) 543 16 0 64 0 3 0 543 16 0 64 0 3 0 623 626
Upper Yukon Salmon Gillnet (S04P) 14 0 24 5 0 0 0 14 0 24 5 0 0 0 43 43
Upper Yukon Salmon Fish Wheel (S08P) 53 3 26 3 1 2 0 53 3 26 3 1 2 0 86 88
Norton Sound Salmon Gillnet (S04Z) 163 3 0 14 0 0 0 163 3 0 14 0 0 0 180 180
Kotzebue Salmon Gillnet (S04X) 136 2 0 11 0 1 0 136 2 0 11 0 1 0 149 150
Total 1,443 31 189 114 1 12 0 1,443 31 189 114 1 12 0 1,778 1,790
                                 
1977-1978                                
Southeast Herring Roe Purse Seine (G01A) 11 10 13 6 0 7 0 11 10 13 6 0 7 0 40 47
Prince William Sound Herring Roe Purse Seine (G01E) 25 34 0 21 0 25 0 25 34 0 21 0 25 0 80 105
Cook Inlet Herring Roe & Food/Bait Purse Seine (G01H) 32 7 7 7 0 22 0 32 7 7 7 0 22 0 53 75
Total 68 51 20 34 0 54 0 68 51 20 34 0 54 0 173 227
                                 
1980-1987                                
Statewide Salmon Hand Troll (S05B) 428 12 310 16 7 93 0 351 8 257 8 6 83 0 773 866
Southeast Herring Roe & Fd/Bt Gillnet (G34A) 53 0 25 1 1 31 0 53 0 25 1 1 31 0 80 111
Prince William Sound Herring Roe Gillnet (G34E) 13 0 0 7 1 3 0 13 0 0 7 1 3 0 21 24
Kodiak Herring Roe Purse Seine (G01K) 4 18 26 4 0 8 0 3 17 26 4 0 7 0 52 60
Kodiak Herring Roe Gillnet (G34K) 7 12 41 7 0 5 2 7 12 39 7 0 5 2 69 74
Kodiak Herring Roe Gillnet & Purse Seine (G31K) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
Total 505 42 403 35 9 141 2 427 37 348 27 8 129 2 996 1,137
                                 
1988-1992                                
Northern Southeast Sablefish Longline (C61A) 20 4 32 4 1 12 0 20 4 32 4 1 12 0 61 73
Southern Southeast Sablefish Longline (C61C) 11 1 6 0 0 1 0 8 1 6 0 0 0 0 18 19
Southern Southeast Sablefish Pot Gear (C91C) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Southeast Red/Blue King Crab Pot Gear (K19A) 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 9
Southeast Red/Blue/Brown King Crab Pot Gear (K29A) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5
Southeast Brown King Crab Pot Gear (K39A) 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 8
Southeast Red/Blue King/Tanner Crab Pot Gear (K49A) 9 1 5 0 0 0 0 9 1 5 0 0 0 0 15 15
Southeast Red/Blue/Brown King/Tanner Crab Pot Gear (K69A) 18 1 8 0 0 2 0 17 1 7 0 0 2 0 27 29
Southeast Tanner Crab Pot Gear (T19A) 11 0 14 0 0 0 0 10 0 13 0 0 0 0 25 25
Prince William Sound Herring Spawn On Kelp Pound (L21E) 39 20 0 20 6 43 0 39 20 0 20 6 43 0 85 128
Bristol Bay Herring Spawn On Kelp Hand Pick (L12T) 218 8 0 24 0 12 0 218 8 0 24 0 12 0 250 262
Nelson Island Herring Roe & Food/Bait Gillnet (G34N) 99 9 0 13 0 4 0 86 8 0 11 0 2 0 121 125
Nunivak Island Herring Roe & Food/Bait Gillnet (G34U) 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 8
Cape Romanzof Herring Roe & Food/Bait Gillnet (G34Y) 48 1 0 1 0 0 0 46 0 0 1 0 0 0 50 50
Norton Sound Herring Roe Beach Seine (G02Z) 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 5 8
Norton Sound Herring Roe & Food/Bait Gillnet (G34Z) 122 40 0 36 2 58 0 122 40 0 36 2 58 0 200 258
Total 614 90 72 100 9 140 0 592 88 70 98 9 135 0 885 1,025
                                 
1997                                
Southeast Dungeness Crab Ring Net (D10A) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Southeast Dungeness Crab Diving Gear (D11A) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Southeast Dungeness Crab 300 Pots/Or 100% Of Max (D9AA) 26 1 16 0 0 6 0 26 1 16 0 0 6 0 43 49
Southeast Dungeness Crab 225 Pots/Or 75% Of Max (D9BA) 31 0 6 0 0 6 0 31 0 6 0 0 6 0 37 43
Southeast Dungeness Crab 150 Pots/Or 50% Of Max (D9CA) 55 0 14 0 0 14 0 53 0 12 0 0 14 0 69 83
Southeast Dungeness Crab 75 Pots/Or 25% Of Max (D9DA) 49 1 24 2 0 16 0 36 0 18 2 0 15 0 76 92
Cook Inlet Dungeness Crab Pot Gear (D91H) 47 0 12 2 2 5 0 40 0 11 2 2 4 0 63 68
Total 209 2 74 5 2 47 0 186 1 63 4 2 45 0 292 339
                                 
1998                                
Northern Southeast Herring Spawn On Kelp Pound (L21A) 52 0 35 2 1 20 1 52 0 35 2 1 20 1 91 111
Southern Southeast Herring Spawn On Kelp Pound (L21C) 96 0 38 0 1 25 0 91 0 31 0 1 24 0 135 160
Southeast Shrimp Pot Gear (P91A) 103 1 85 4 0 22 0 70 1 59 2 0 19 0 193 215
Prince William Sound Sablefish Net Gear Max VL Length 50' (C4CE) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Prince William Sound Sablefish Fixed Gear Max VL Length 90' (C5AE) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Prince William Sound Sablefish Fixed Gear Max VL Length 50' (C5CE) 10 5 0 18 0 4 0 10 5 0 18 0 4 0 33 37
Prince William Sound Sablefish Fixed Gear Max VL Length 35' (C5DE) 4 3 0 7 0 1 0 4 3 0 7 0 1 0 14 15
Total 267 9 158 32 2 72 1 229 9 125 30 2 68 1 469 541
                                 
1999-2002                                
Southeast Brown King/Tanner Crab Pot Gear (K59A) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4
Southeast Shrimp Beam Trawl (P17A) 19 0 5 1 0 4 0 17 0 4 1 0 4 0 25 29
Southeast Sea Urchin Diving Gear (U11A) 6 0 20 1 0 26 0 6 0 20 1 0 26 0 27 53
Southeast Geoduck Clams Diving Gear (J11A) 16 0 30 1 1 26 1 9 0 20 1 1 17 1 49 75
Southeast Sea Cucumber Diving Gear (Q11A) 67 6 95 1 3 55 0 45 6 61 0 3 39 0 172 227
Prince William Sound Sablefish Fixed Gear Max VL Length 60' (C5BE) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
Kodiak Herring Food/Bait Purse Seine, Fixed VL Length To 60' (H1DK) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
Kodiak Herring Food/Bait Otter Trawl, Fixed VL Length To 75' (H7BK) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Kodiak Herring Food/Bait Otter Trawl, Fixed VL Length To 70' (H7CK) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Kodiak Herring Food/Bait Otter Trawl, Fixed VL Length To 60' (H7DK) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Goodnews Bay Herring Roe & Food/Bait Gillnet (G34W) 23 57 0 12 0 1 0 23 57 0 12 0 1 0 92 93
Total 134 64 158 16 4 116 1 103 64 113 15 4 91 1 377 493
                                 
2003-2004                                
Southeast Shrimp Otter Trawl (P07A) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kodiak Tanner Bairdi Crab Pot Gear VL To 120' (TB9AK) 0 2 30 0 0 10 0 0 2 24 0 0 9 0 32 42
Kodiak Tanner Bairdi Crab Pot Gear VL Under 60' (TB9BK) 11 27 85 6 0 8 0 11 27 81 5 0 6 0 129 137
Total 11 29 115 6 0 19 0 11 29 105 5 0 15 0 161 180
                                 
Overall Total 5,704 1,024 2,615 1,199 76 3,077 5 5,490 1,014 2,459 1,174 75 3,016 5 10,623 13,700

This table excludes 2,919 permits which were cancelled by CFEC and not reinstated, summed over the entire period.
By 2023, the net effects of transferable and nontransferable permits changing status through the CFEC adjudication process resulted in the addition of 133 transferable permits.