Changes in the Distribution of Alaska's Commercial Fisheries Entry Permits, 1975-2024
Table 3-02. 2024 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) 331 8 413 17 11 173 0 331 8 413 17 11 173 0 780 953
Southeast Salmon Purse Seine (S01A) 92 2 55 2 3 124 0 92 2 55 2 3 124 0 154 278
Southeast Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03A) 217 7 145 9 3 90 1 217 7 145 9 3 90 1 382 472
Yakutat Salmon Set Gillnet (S04D) 100 9 0 28 4 24 0 100 9 0 28 4 24 0 141 165
Prince William Sound Salmon Purse Seine (S01E) 93 70 0 46 1 57 0 93 70 0 46 1 57 0 210 267
Prince William Sound Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03E) 235 90 0 99 2 109 0 235 90 0 99 2 109 0 426 535
Prince William Sound Salmon Set Gillnet (S04E) 4 4 0 9 0 11 0 4 4 0 9 0 11 0 17 28
Cook Inlet Salmon Purse Seine (S01H) 65 0 12 0 0 7 0 65 0 12 0 0 7 0 77 84
Cook Inlet Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03H) 254 12 141 6 5 146 0 254 12 141 6 5 146 0 418 564
Cook Inlet Salmon Set Gillnet (S04H) 221 11 373 6 10 110 0 221 11 373 6 10 110 0 621 731
Kodiak Salmon Purse Seine (S01K) 23 70 182 31 2 59 0 23 70 182 31 2 59 0 308 367
Kodiak Salmon Beach Seine (S02K) 3 3 13 1 1 6 0 3 3 13 1 1 6 0 21 27
Kodiak Salmon Set Gillnet (S04K) 13 8 87 20 1 58 0 13 8 87 20 1 58 0 129 187
Chignik Salmon Purse Seine (S01L) 32 18 0 27 0 12 0 32 18 0 27 0 12 0 77 89
AK Peninsula Salmon Purse Seine (S01M) 51 9 0 21 0 37 0 51 9 0 21 0 37 0 81 118
AK Peninsula Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03M) 31 50 0 12 0 68 0 31 50 0 12 0 68 0 93 161
AK Peninsula Salmon Set Gillnet (S04M) 75 4 0 14 1 17 0 75 4 0 14 1 17 0 94 111
Bristol Bay Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03T) 286 279 0 280 13 1,004 0 286 279 0 280 13 1,004 0 858 1,862
Bristol Bay Salmon Set Gillnet (S04T) 301 48 0 232 3 368 0 280 46 0 224 3 360 0 584 952
Total 2,427 702 1,421 860 60 2,480 1 2,406 700 1,421 852 60 2,472 1 5,471 7,951
                                 
1976                                
Kuskokwim Salmon Gillnet (S04W) 534 7 140 16 0 6 0 534 7 140 16 0 6 0 697 703
Lower Yukon Salmon Gillnet (S04Y) 537 17 0 69 0 3 0 537 17 0 69 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) 159 3 0 14 0 0 0 159 3 0 14 0 0 0 176 176
Kotzebue Salmon Gillnet (S04X) 132 2 0 12 0 1 0 132 2 0 12 0 1 0 146 147
Total 1,429 32 190 119 1 12 0 1,429 32 190 119 1 12 0 1,771 1,783
                                 
1977-1978                                
Southeast Herring Roe Purse Seine (G01A) 11 10 14 5 0 7 0 11 10 14 5 0 7 0 40 47
Prince William Sound Herring Roe Purse Seine (G01E) 25 33 0 20 0 27 0 25 33 0 20 0 27 0 78 105
Cook Inlet Herring Roe & Food/Bait Purse Seine (G01H) 31 7 8 6 0 23 0 31 7 8 6 0 23 0 52 75
Total 67 50 22 31 0 57 0 67 50 22 31 0 57 0 170 227
                                 
1980-1987                                
Statewide Salmon Hand Troll (S05B) 415 13 310 16 10 88 0 345 10 258 10 9 79 0 764 852
Southeast Herring Roe & Fd/Bt Gillnet (G34A) 53 0 24 1 1 31 0 53 0 24 1 1 31 0 79 110
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 17 25 5 0 9 0 3 16 25 5 0 8 0 51 60
Kodiak Herring Roe Gillnet (G34K) 7 12 42 6 0 4 2 7 12 40 6 0 4 2 69 73
Kodiak Herring Roe Gillnet & Purse Seine (G31K) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
Total 492 42 402 35 12 136 2 421 38 348 29 11 125 2 985 1,121
                                 
1988-1992                                
Northern Southeast Sablefish Longline (C61A) 20 4 31 5 0 13 0 20 4 31 5 0 13 0 60 73
Southern Southeast Sablefish Longline (C61C) 11 1 6 0 0 0 0 8 1 6 0 0 0 0 18 18
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) 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 15 15
Southeast Red/Blue/Brown King/Tanner Crab Pot Gear (K69A) 20 0 8 0 0 1 0 19 0 7 0 0 1 0 28 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) 38 19 0 21 5 45 0 38 19 0 21 5 45 0 83 128
Bristol Bay Herring Spawn On Kelp Hand Pick (L12T) 217 8 0 25 0 11 0 217 8 0 25 0 11 0 250 261
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 57 0 122 40 0 36 2 57 0 200 257
Total 615 87 71 103 7 139 0 593 85 69 101 7 135 0 883 1,022
                                 
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 7 0 0 5 0 31 0 7 0 0 5 0 38 43
Southeast Dungeness Crab 150 Pots/Or 50% Of Max (D9CA) 55 0 16 0 0 12 0 53 0 14 0 0 12 0 71 83
Southeast Dungeness Crab 75 Pots/Or 25% Of Max (D9DA) 47 1 23 3 0 18 0 34 0 17 3 0 17 0 74 92
Cook Inlet Dungeness Crab Pot Gear (D91H) 47 0 12 2 1 6 0 40 0 11 2 1 5 0 62 68
Total 207 2 76 6 1 47 0 184 1 65 5 1 45 0 292 339
                                 
1998                                
Northern Southeast Herring Spawn On Kelp Pound (L21A) 52 0 34 2 1 21 1 52 0 34 2 1 21 1 90 111
Southern Southeast Herring Spawn On Kelp Pound (L21C) 96 0 37 0 0 26 0 91 0 31 0 0 25 0 133 159
Southeast Shrimp Pot Gear (P91A) 101 1 84 4 0 25 0 68 1 59 2 0 22 0 190 215
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) 11 6 0 17 0 3 0 11 6 0 17 0 3 0 34 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 266 10 155 31 1 76 1 228 10 124 29 1 72 1 464 540
                                 
1999-2002                                
Southeast Brown King/Tanner Crab Pot Gear (K59A) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 5
Southeast Shrimp Beam Trawl (P17A) 18 0 5 1 0 4 0 17 0 4 1 0 4 0 24 28
Southeast Sea Urchin Diving Gear (U11A) 6 0 20 2 0 24 0 6 0 20 2 0 24 0 28 52
Southeast Geoduck Clams Diving Gear (J11A) 16 0 30 0 2 24 1 9 0 20 0 2 17 1 49 73
Southeast Sea Cucumber Diving Gear (Q11A) 62 7 95 5 2 47 0 43 7 62 4 2 36 0 171 218
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 128 66 158 20 4 104 1 101 66 114 19 4 86 1 377 481
                                 
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 3 28 0 0 11 0 0 3 23 0 0 9 0 31 42
Kodiak Tanner Bairdi Crab Pot Gear VL Under 60' (TB9BK) 11 30 82 6 0 7 0 11 30 78 5 0 6 0 129 136
Total 11 33 110 6 0 19 0 11 33 101 5 0 15 0 160 179
                                 
Overall Total 5,642 1,024 2,605 1,211 86 3,070 5 5,440 1,015 2,454 1,190 85 3,019 5 10,573 13,643

This table excludes 2,977 permits which were cancelled by CFEC and not reinstated, summed over the entire period.
By 2024, the net effects of transferable and nontransferable permits changing status through the CFEC adjudication process resulted in the addition of 133 transferable permits.