Changes in the Distribution of Alaska's Commercial Fisheries Entry Permits, 1975-2023
Table 4-01. Mean and Median Ages of Transferable Permit Holders, Transferors, and Transfer Recipients, and Mean and Median Age Differences Between Transferors and Recipients by Year

  All Transferable Permits Mean Age Median Age
Year Transferable Permits Mean Age Median Age Number of Transfers Transferor Recipient Difference Transferor Recipient Difference
1975 6,762 42.7 43.0 590 52.0 33.1 -18.9 54.0 31.0 -23.0
1976 9,160 41.6 41.0 776 45.9 32.5 -13.4 46.0 31.0 -15.0
1977 9,710 41.2 41.0 1,108 44.2 33.8 -10.4 43.0 32.0 -11.0
1978 9,895 41.0 40.0 1,314 42.8 34.5 -8.3 41.5 33.0 -8.5
1979 10,016 41.1 40.0 1,209 41.2 34.3 -6.9 39.0 32.0 -7.0
1980 10,040 40.9 40.0 1,060 43.9 32.8 -11.0 42.0 31.0 -11.0
1981 10,112 40.9 40.0 1,092 43.1 33.6 -9.4 41.0 32.0 -9.0
1982 10,927 41.0 40.0 1,131 44.2 33.7 -10.4 43.0 32.0 -11.0
1983 10,952 40.9 40.0 1,191 44.1 34.3 -9.8 43.0 32.0 -11.0
1984 11,000 41.1 40.0 1,037 43.2 34.6 -8.6 41.0 33.0 -8.0
1985 11,163 41.4 40.0 1,092 42.8 35.6 -7.1 41.0 34.0 -7.0
1986 11,217 41.5 40.0 1,162 43.6 35.0 -8.6 42.0 33.5 -8.5
1987 11,246 41.8 40.0 1,092 43.2 35.7 -7.4 41.0 34.0 -7.0
1988 11,405 41.9 40.0 1,096 43.6 35.3 -8.2 41.0 34.0 -7.0
1989 11,493 42.3 41.0 906 43.7 35.7 -8.0 42.0 34.0 -8.0
1990 11,908 42.6 41.0 947 44.0 35.6 -8.4 41.0 35.0 -6.0
1991 11,999 43.0 41.0 917 45.0 37.2 -7.8 43.0 36.0 -7.0
1992 12,359 43.3 42.0 940 44.3 36.9 -7.4 42.0 36.0 -6.0
1993 12,425 43.8 42.0 839 45.1 37.4 -7.7 44.0 37.0 -7.0
1994 12,452 44.2 43.0 890 45.6 37.8 -7.7 44.0 37.0 -7.0
1995 12,456 44.5 43.0 993 46.8 37.2 -9.6 45.0 37.0 -8.0
1996 12,486 44.9 44.0 936 46.7 38.5 -8.2 46.0 38.0 -8.0
1997 12,787 45.3 45.0 952 47.0 38.8 -8.2 45.0 39.0 -6.0
1998 13,155 45.7 45.0 851 47.7 38.8 -8.9 47.0 39.0 -8.0
1999 13,305 46.1 46.0 790 47.8 38.4 -9.4 48.0 39.0 -9.0
2000 13,384 46.4 46.0 928 47.6 37.9 -9.7 48.0 37.0 -11.0
2001 13,683 46.8 47.0 927 47.6 40.6 -7.0 47.0 41.0 -6.0
2002 13,676 47.4 48.0 732 48.1 41.1 -7.0 48.0 42.0 -6.0
2003 13,585 47.9 48.0 889 49.3 41.1 -8.2 49.0 42.0 -7.0
2004 13,485 48.2 49.0 939 49.7 39.7 -10.0 50.0 40.0 -10.0
2005 13,587 48.3 49.0 1,094 50.3 39.3 -11.0 50.0 40.0 -10.0
2006 13,590 48.5 49.0 991 49.2 38.7 -10.6 50.0 39.0 -11.0
2007 13,589 48.7 50.0 1,034 49.7 39.4 -10.3 51.0 40.0 -11.0
2008 13,560 48.8 50.0 1,070 50.4 39.4 -11.0 52.0 40.0 -12.0
2009 13,566 49.2 51.0 957 48.5 39.3 -9.2 50.0 38.0 -12.0
2010 13,586 49.3 51.0 1,155 50.4 40.1 -10.3 52.0 40.0 -12.0
2011 13,568 49.4 51.0 1,221 50.2 40.7 -9.5 53.0 40.0 -13.0
2012 13,468 49.7 52.0 1,018 49.9 40.4 -9.5 52.0 39.0 -13.0
2013 13,457 49.7 52.0 1,107 50.3 38.5 -11.7 52.0 35.0 -17.0
2014 13,460 49.8 52.0 1,085 49.6 39.4 -10.2 51.0 37.0 -14.0
2015 13,400 50.3 53.0 788 48.9 39.9 -9.0 51.0 37.5 -13.5
2016 13,369 50.7 53.0 856 49.1 40.6 -8.5 51.5 38.0 -13.5
2017 13,371 51.1 54.0 958 49.4 40.8 -8.6 52.0 38.0 -14.0
2018 13,363 51.4 54.0 890 51.0 40.8 -10.2 54.0 38.0 -16.0
2019 13,283 51.7 54.0 874 50.6 40.1 -10.5 53.0 37.0 -16.0
2020 13,277 52.1 54.0 767 51.5 41.3 -10.2 54.0 38.0 -16.0
2021 13,261 52.3 55.0 876 51.9 41.5 -10.4 54.5 38.0 -16.5
2022 13,245 52.6 55.0 893 52.6 41.5 -11.1 55.0 39.0 -16.0
2023 13,228 53.0 55.0 631 53.4 42.5 -10.9 56.0 38.0 -18.0

The number of transferable permits excludes 357 foreclosed permits, 5 of which are still held by DCCED and CFAB.
The number of transfers excludes permits where the permit holder has no birthdate on file.
Mean ages may be based on fewer observations than number of permits because of missing birthdate information.