Estimated Values for Permanent Permits in Alaska's Limited Fisheries 1978-2017

The Commercial Fisheries Entry Commision (CFEC) is an independent, autonomous agency of the State of Alaska which regulates entry into Alaska's commercial fisheries. The CFEC is committed to promoting conservation and sustained-yield management of Alaska's unique fishery resources and boosting economic stability among fishermen and their dependents. To ensure effective management of commercial fisheries, all vessels used for commercial fishing or related activities must be licensed by the CFEC. This includes fishing vessels, tenders, packers, processors, transporter vessels, and seine skiffs. The CFEC is responsible for leasing all commercial fishing permits including permits for limited-entry fisheries. Limited-entry fisheries include all state salmon fisheries, most herring fisheries, and various other fisheries. This dataset includes estimated values for permanent permits in Alaska’s limited salmon fisheries between 1978 and 2017. Data includes fishery, estimated permit value, range between highest and lowest values used to calculate the estimate, standard deviation of the calculation, dates relevant to permit transfers and estimated value, html file name of the estimated permit value report (to view report: append file name to 'https://www.cfec.state.ak.us/pmtvalue/'), gear type, and region in Alaska. The source of this permit information is the CFEC Fishery Statistics.