Changes in the Distribution of Alaska's Commercial Fisheries Entry Permits, 1975-2022
Table 3-02. 2022 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) 337 8 408 14 10 178 0 337 8 408 14 10 178 0 777 955
Southeast Salmon Purse Seine (S01A) 91 2 56 3 4 122 0 91 2 56 3 4 122 0 156 278
Southeast Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03A) 224 6 148 8 3 83 0 224 6 148 8 3 83 0 389 472
Yakutat Salmon Set Gillnet (S04D) 101 8 0 29 0 29 0 101 8 0 29 0 29 0 138 167
Prince William Sound Salmon Purse Seine (S01E) 93 73 0 44 1 56 0 93 73 0 44 1 56 0 211 267
Prince William Sound Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03E) 231 93 0 99 2 110 0 231 93 0 99 2 110 0 425 535
Prince William Sound Salmon Set Gillnet (S04E) 4 4 0 9 1 10 0 4 4 0 9 1 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) 254 12 140 6 9 146 0 254 12 140 6 9 146 0 421 567
Cook Inlet Salmon Set Gillnet (S04H) 225 12 369 7 6 112 0 225 12 369 7 6 112 0 619 731
Kodiak Salmon Purse Seine (S01K) 26 68 181 31 3 61 0 26 68 181 31 3 61 0 309 370
Kodiak Salmon Beach Seine (S02K) 4 4 13 2 0 6 0 4 4 13 2 0 6 0 23 29
Kodiak Salmon Set Gillnet (S04K) 12 6 89 17 3 60 0 12 6 89 17 3 60 0 127 187
Chignik Salmon Purse Seine (S01L) 33 16 0 28 0 11 1 33 16 0 28 0 11 1 78 89
AK Peninsula Salmon Purse Seine (S01M) 52 10 0 20 0 37 0 52 10 0 20 0 37 0 82 119
AK Peninsula Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03M) 30 51 0 12 0 68 0 30 51 0 12 0 68 0 93 161
AK Peninsula Salmon Set Gillnet (S04M) 77 5 0 11 1 17 0 77 5 0 11 1 17 0 94 111
Bristol Bay Salmon Drift Gillnet (S03T) 299 272 0 275 7 1,010 0 299 272 0 275 7 1,010 0 853 1,863
Bristol Bay Salmon Set Gillnet (S04T) 315 56 0 231 6 354 0 290 54 0 220 6 345 0 608 962
Total 2,476 706 1,414 846 56 2,476 1 2,451 704 1,414 835 56 2,467 1 5,499 7,975
                                 
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) 547 16 0 60 0 3 0 547 16 0 60 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) 149 1 18 13 0 0 0 149 1 18 13 0 0 0 181 181
Kotzebue Salmon Gillnet (S04X) 18 2 122 11 0 2 0 18 2 122 11 0 2 0 153 155
Total 1,315 29 329 109 1 13 0 1,315 29 329 109 1 13 0 1,783 1,796
                                 
1977-1978                                
Southeast Herring Roe Purse Seine (G01A) 10 10 13 6 0 8 0 10 10 13 6 0 8 0 39 47
Prince William Sound Herring Roe Purse Seine (G01E) 26 35 0 18 0 26 0 26 35 0 18 0 26 0 79 105
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 52 20 31 0 56 0 68 52 20 31 0 56 0 171 227
                                 
1980-1987                                
Statewide Salmon Hand Troll (S05B) 432 10 322 18 6 93 0 352 6 263 10 5 81 0 788 881
Southeast Herring Roe & Fd/Bt Gillnet (G34A) 55 0 24 1 2 29 0 55 0 24 1 2 29 0 82 111
Prince William Sound Herring Roe Gillnet (G34E) 14 0 0 6 1 3 0 14 0 0 6 1 3 0 21 24
Kodiak Herring Roe Purse Seine (G01K) 5 18 26 4 0 8 0 3 17 26 4 0 7 0 53 61
Kodiak Herring Roe Gillnet (G34K) 7 12 42 6 0 5 2 7 12 40 6 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 513 40 415 35 9 139 2 431 35 354 27 8 125 2 1,014 1,153
                                 
1988-1992                                
Northern Southeast Sablefish Longline (C61A) 20 4 31 4 1 13 0 20 4 31 4 1 13 0 60 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) 19 0 8 0 0 2 0 18 0 7 0 0 2 0 27 29
Southeast Tanner Crab Pot Gear (T19A) 12 0 14 0 0 0 0 10 0 13 0 0 0 0 26 26
Prince William Sound Herring Spawn On Kelp Pound (L21E) 39 20 0 20 5 44 0 39 20 0 20 5 44 0 84 128
Bristol Bay Herring Spawn On Kelp Hand Pick (L12T) 220 8 0 22 0 12 0 220 8 0 22 0 12 0 250 262
Nelson Island Herring Roe & Food/Bait Gillnet (G34N) 100 9 0 12 0 4 0 87 8 0 10 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) 111 40 11 36 2 58 0 111 40 11 36 2 58 0 200 258
Total 608 89 82 97 8 142 0 585 87 80 95 8 137 0 884 1,026
                                 
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) 27 1 15 0 0 6 0 27 1 15 0 0 6 0 43 49
Southeast Dungeness Crab 225 Pots/Or 75% Of Max (D9BA) 29 0 7 0 0 7 0 29 0 7 0 0 7 0 36 43
Southeast Dungeness Crab 150 Pots/Or 50% Of Max (D9CA) 59 0 11 0 0 13 0 57 0 9 0 0 13 0 70 83
Southeast Dungeness Crab 75 Pots/Or 25% Of Max (D9DA) 53 2 25 1 1 12 0 39 1 18 1 1 11 0 82 94
Cook Inlet Dungeness Crab Pot Gear (D91H) 47 0 12 2 2 5 0 40 0 11 2 2 4 0 63 68
Total 216 3 72 4 3 43 0 192 2 60 3 3 41 0 298 341
                                 
1998                                
Northern Southeast Herring Spawn On Kelp Pound (L21A) 52 0 36 2 1 19 1 52 0 36 2 1 19 1 92 111
Southern Southeast Herring Spawn On Kelp Pound (L21C) 96 0 38 1 1 24 0 91 0 31 1 1 23 0 136 160
Southeast Shrimp Pot Gear (P91A) 106 2 87 3 0 21 0 72 2 60 1 0 18 0 198 219
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) 8 5 0 19 1 4 0 8 5 0 19 1 4 0 33 37
Prince William Sound Sablefish Fixed Gear Max VL Length 35' (C5DE) 5 2 0 6 0 2 0 5 2 0 6 0 2 0 13 15
Total 269 9 161 32 3 70 1 230 9 127 30 3 66 1 475 545
                                 
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) 5 0 21 1 0 27 0 5 0 21 1 0 27 0 27 54
Southeast Geoduck Clams Diving Gear (J11A) 15 0 32 2 0 28 0 8 0 21 2 0 18 0 49 77
Southeast Sea Cucumber Diving Gear (Q11A) 71 6 99 2 3 55 0 47 6 61 1 3 36 0 181 236
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 136 64 165 18 3 119 0 103 64 115 17 3 90 0 386 505
                                 
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 29 0 1 10 0 0 2 23 0 1 9 0 32 42
Kodiak Tanner Bairdi Crab Pot Gear VL Under 60' (TB9BK) 12 23 87 4 0 11 0 12 23 83 3 0 9 0 126 137
Total 12 25 116 4 1 22 0 12 25 106 3 1 18 0 158 180
                                 
Overall Total 5,613 1,017 2,774 1,176 84 3,080 4 5,387 1,007 2,605 1,150 83 3,013 4 10,668 13,748

This table excludes 2,871 permits which were cancelled by CFEC and not reinstated, summed over the entire period.
By 2022, the net effects of transferable and nontransferable permits changing status through the CFEC adjudication process resulted in the addition of 133 transferable permits.