The long-term effects of limited entry on rural coastal fishing communities have been of considerable interest to the Alaska State Legislature, the State of Alaska administration, and the public. Particular attention has been paid to the degree to which limited entry permits have been transferred away from rural fishing communities.
This section will present information regarding only the cross-cohort transfers of permits associated with Alaska Rural Locals (ARLs). A permit is classified as held by an ARL if the permit holder resides in a rural Alaska community that is local to the permit type in question1. Recall that a cross-cohort transfer is a transfer between persons of different resident types. Cross-cohort transfers result in a change in the distribution of permits among resident types. Tables are presented with transfer survey results from 1980 to 2024` for all permit transfers from ARL permit holders.
Table 6-01 presents time-series information on the net results of cross-cohort transfers of permits associated with Alaska Rural Locals. The total number of transfers from and to Alaska Rural Locals are displayed in the second and third columns respectively. Starting in the fourth column of Table 6-01, the net shifts as a result of transfers to and from Alaska Rural Locals are enumerated by resident type. A positive figure represents a net increase, while a negative figure represents a net decrease, and a zero means that there has been no net change. Resident type definitions can be found in Chapter 3.
Table 6-02 continues from Table 6-01 and breaks out the results of cross-cohort transfers between Alaska Rural Locals (ARLs) and other resident types, by permit type. By permit type, the total transfers from ARLs are reported in the second column labeled, “From Alaska Rural Local”. The third column reports the total number of transfers to ARLs labeled, “To Alaska Rural Local”. The fourth column represents the net change of permits held by Alaska Rural Locals (to ARL minus from ARL).
Table 6-03 provides the relationships between parties for Alaska Rural Local cross-cohort transfers that occurred between 1980 and 2024. The relationship information is organized by permit type and year. Relationship group definitions can be found in Chapter 5.
The methods used to acquire permits from ARL cross-cohort transfers are presented in Table 6-04. The transfer recipient is required to report which acquisition method was used to obtain the permit on the CFEC transfer survey. More information on the acquisition method categories can be found in Chapter 5.
Information on financing methods used in ARL cross-cohort permit sales is provided in Table 6-05. The information on permit financing is gathered from the CFEC transfer survey. If the permit transfer was a sales transaction, the transfer recipient is required to report what financing method was used to finance the permit. More information on the categories of financing methods can be found in Chapter 5.
For detailed information concerning local/nonlocal and urban/rural rules, please see Appendix A.↩︎