Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Upper Cook Inlet Management Area
| Recorded Announcements: | ||
| Fisheries: (907) 262-9611 | Escapement Numbers: (907) 262-9097 | Kenai/Kasilof dipnet: (907) 267-2512 |
Fishery Advisory Announcements
- UPPER COOK INLET 2023 OUTLOOK FOR COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHING (PDF 1,501 kB) - 3/9/23
- UPPER COOK INLET COMMERCIAL FISHING ANNOUNCEMENT No. 1 (PDF 86 kB) - 3/9/23
- UPPER COOK INLET COMMERCIAL FISHING ANNOUNCEMENT No. 2 (PDF 33 kB) - 3/9/23
- 2023 Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 229 kB) - 3/3/23
Inseason Information
Harvest
- 2022 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Salmon Season Summary (PDF 1,070 kB)
- Statewide Salmon Harvest
- Kasilof River Sockeye Salmon Daily Run Timing Chart (PDF 234 kB)
- Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Daily Run Timing Chart (PDF 244 kB)
- Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Salmon Harvest by Species, 1956-2011 (PDF 245 kB)
Management
- 2023 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Salmon Fishing Outlook (PDF 1,501 kB)
Escapement Goal Recommendations
Annual Management Reports
- 2021 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 7,866 kB)
- 2020 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 3,700 kB)
- 2019 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 4,383 kB)
- 2018 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 8,591 kB)
- 2017 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 3,949 kB)
- 2016 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 5,496 kB)
- 2015 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 6,283 kB)
- 2014 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 4,265 kB)
- 2013 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 5,326 kB)
- 2012 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 2,673 kB)
- 2011 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 7,979 kB)
- 2010 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 16,246 kB)
Historical
Regulations
- NEW! 2020-2022 Cook Inlet Area Commercial Salmon Fishing Regulations (PDF 774 kB)
Registration Forms
- NEW! Commercial Permit Registration, Buoy Sticker and Tags — log into your ADF&G Account
- 2023 Northern District Area Registration (PDF 87 kB)
- 2023 Greater Cook Inlet Area Registration (PDF 66 kB)
Fish Ticket Reporting
- 2022 UCI Processor Letter (PDF 1,886 kB)
Forecasts
- 2023 Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 229 kB)
- 2022 Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 251 kB)
- 2021 Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 536 kB)
- 2020 Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 433 kB)
- 2019 Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 231 kB)
- 2018 Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 230 kB)
- 2017 Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 187 kB)
- Statewide Salmon Forecast
Maps
Upper Cook Inlet Area District Maps
- Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Subdistricts (PDF 542 kB)
- Northern District Statistical Areas (PDF 540 kB)
- Central District Statistical Areas (PDF 866 kB)
Statewide Maps
Fish Counts
Research
Publications
- Migratory timing and abundance estimates of sockeye salmon into Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2017 (PDF 1,996 kB)
- Migratory Timing and Abundance Estimates for Sockeye Salmon in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2016 (PDF 2,217 kB)
- Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Escapement Studies, 2015 (PDF 2,361 kB)
- Evaluation of Methods Used to Apportion Sonar Counts to Species at the Rm19 Kenai River Sonar Site, 2016 (PDF 616 kB)
Offshore Test Fish Project
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Offshore Test Fish Project North and South Transect Maps (PDF 554 kB)