Cook Inlet Personal Use Fisheries
Salmon Fishery Harvest and Effort Estimates

Sockeye Salmon Harvest
YEAR Fish Creek
Dip Net		 Kasilof River
Gillnet		 Kasilof River
Dip Net		 Kenai River
Dip Net		 Susitna River
Dip Net
202418,495 7,583 181,393 344,536 4,422
202320,891 0 171,717 325,887 3,722
202235,656 6,329 158,734 282,085 2,201
202114,558 18,212 96,454 326,491 1,385
202028,019 14,745 94,064 257,864 2,296
201915,886 15,864 80,730 331,408 n/a
201818,659 14,390 92,034 165,028 n/a
20174,894 21,927 78,260 297,049 n/a
20160 26,539 58,273 259,057 n/a
201519,260 27,567 89,000 377,532 n/a
20145,829 22,567 88,513 379,823 n/a
20130 14,439 85,528 347,222 n/a
20120 15,638 73,419 526,992 n/a
20115,236 26,780 49,766 537,765 n/a
201023,705 21,924 70,774 389,552 n/a
20099,898 26,646 73,035 339,993 n/a
20080 23,432 54,051 234,109 n/a
20070 14,943 43,293 291,270 n/a
20060 28,867 56,144 127,630 n/a
20050 26,609 43,151 295,496 n/a
20040 25,417 48,315 262,831 n/a
20030 15,706 43,870 223,580 n/a
20020 17,980 46,769 180,028 n/a
2001436 17,201 37,612 150,766 n/a
20006,925 14,774 23,877 98,262 n/a
19991,083 12,832 37,176 149,504 n/a
19984,036 15,975 45,161 103,847 n/a
19973,277 17,997 9,737 114,619 n/a
199617,260 9,506 11,197 102,821 n/a
These are estimates of total harvest which includes the sum of harvest reported from returned permits plus estimated harvest from permits that were not returned.
Chinook Salmon Harvest
YEAR Fish Creek
Dip Net		 Kasilof River
Gillnet		 Kasilof River
Dip Net		 Kenai River
Dip Net		 Susitna River
Dip Net
2024 4 6 12 10 0
2023 1 0 23 29 6
2022 0 19 21 13 0
2021 3 94 9 50 1
2020 7 70 12 23 22
2019 2 131 3 30 n/a
2018 5 120 6 7 n/a
2017 1 118 14 1,194 n/a
2016 0 141 26 638 n/a
2015 0 61 0 66 n/a
2014 0 50 0 0 n/a
2013 0 46 18 11 n/a
2012 0 103 16 40 n/a
2011 2 167 24 1,243 n/a
2010 12 136 31 865 n/a
2009 10 127 34 1,189 n/a
2008 0 151 46 1,362 n/a
2007 0 343 35 1,509 n/a
2006 0 287 55 1,034 n/a
2005 0 87 16 997 n/a
2004 0 163 44 792 n/a
2003 0 400 57 1,016 n/a
2002 0 192 106 606 n/a
2001 0 174 138 638 n/a
2000 0 514 134 410 n/a
1999 0 442 127 488 n/a
1998 1 126 134 254 n/a
1997 0 65 35 364 n/a
1996 37 46 50 295 n/a
These are estimates of total harvest which includes the sum of harvest reported from returned permits plus estimated harvest from permits that were not returned.
Coho Salmon Harvest
YEAR Fish Creek
Dip Net		 Kasilof River
Gillnet		 Kasilof River
Dip Net		 Kenai River
Dip Net		 Susitna River
Dip Net
2024 348 0 1,678 1,188 414
2023 599 0 1,949 1,325 929
2022 650 6 1,258 941 727
2021 1,029 17 1,117 1,080 902
2020 1,736 1 1,318 1,023 538
2019 1,508 19 553 977 n/a
2018 1,779 2 673 529 n/a
2017 281 5 605 732 n/a
2016 0 23 1,255 3,277 n/a
2015 3,321 191 2,723 4,150 n/a
2014 1,895 30 2,606 4,710 n/a
2013 0 129 1,666 3,169 n/a
2012 0 161 1,170 4,008 n/a
2011 905 47 977 4,745 n/a
2010 3,576 23 1,768 2,870 n/a
2009 53 165 1,441 2,401 n/a
2008 0 65 509 2,609 n/a
2007 0 68 487 2,111 n/a
2006 0 420 1,057 2,235 n/a
2005 0 326 538 2,512 n/a
2004 0 58 668 2,661 n/a
2003 0 107 592 1,332 n/a
2002 0 12 1,197 1,721 n/a
2001 18 6 766 1,555 n/a
2000 958 9 1,004 1,449 n/a
1999 17 25 286 1,009 n/a
1998 649 0 731 1,011 n/a
1997 63 1 90 559 n/a
1996 2,414 0 334 1,932 n/a
These are estimates of total harvest which includes the sum of harvest reported from returned permits plus estimated harvest from permits that were not returned.
Pink Salmon Harvest
YEAR Fish Creek
Dip Net		 Kasilof River
Gillnet		 Kasilof River
Dip Net		 Kenai River
Dip Net		 Susitna River
Dip Net
2024 602 0 1,648 2,931 160
2023 1,099 0 1,955 3,353 257
2022 1,067 16 1,912 2,643 233
2021 604 157 2,823 4,285 426
2020 1,369 62 4,752 13,622 747
2019 1,110 84 2,840 463 n/a
2018 880 22 3,272 10,435 n/a
2017 273 48 2,850 7,962 n/a
2016 0 5 1,733 7,834 n/a
2015 1,329 20 1,607 4,147 n/a
2014 4,218 105 2,769 19,140 n/a
2013 0 3 683 3,625 n/a
2012 0 53 896 3,770 n/a
2011 155 23 652 3,914 n/a
2010 1,721 23 974 3,655 n/a
2009 66 14 1,274 5,482 n/a
2008 0 35 787 10,631 n/a
2007 0 2 383 1,939 n/a
2006 0 11 992 11,127 n/a
2005 0 16 658 1,806 n/a
2004 0 6 396 2,103 n/a
2003 0 9 286 1,647 n/a
2002 0 30 1,862 5,662 n/a
2001 2 11 307 1,326 n/a
2000 83 17 841 1,457 n/a
1999 12 10 264 1,666 n/a
1998 80 15 610 1,032 n/a
1997 53 102 19 619 n/a
1996 331 8 103 2,404 n/a
These are estimates of total harvest which includes the sum of harvest reported from returned permits plus estimated harvest from permits that were not returned.
Chum Salmon Harvest
YEAR Fish Creek
Dip Net		 Kasilof River
Gillnet		 Kasilof River
Dip Net		 Kenai River
Dip Net		 Susitna River
Dip Net
2024 127 0 717 1,044 280
2023 172 0 971 726 257
2022 261 2 602 531 172
2021 63 17 756 752 111
2020 337 23 807 1,540 68
2019 195 16 326 68 n/a
2018 208 5 326 441 n/a
2017 54 43 969 886 n/a
2016 0 23 329 717 n/a
2015 329 2 597 957 n/a
2014 227 18 342 1,194 n/a
2013 0 5 339 701 n/a
2012 0 15 147 425 n/a
2011 72 3 144 915 n/a
2010 290 1 279 508 n/a
2009 33 11 173 285 n/a
2008 0 23 143 504 n/a
2007 0 0 136 472 n/a
2006 0 6 105 551 n/a
2005 0 1 102 321 n/a
2004 0 0 90 387 n/a
2003 0 4 30 249 n/a
2002 0 13 139 551 n/a
2001 1 7 23 155 n/a
2000 29 10 34 193 n/a
1999 0 10 52 102 n/a
1998 29 12 74 85 n/a
1997 4 3 19 58 n/a
1996 153 1 17 175 n/a
These are estimates of total harvest which includes the sum of harvest reported from returned permits plus estimated harvest from permits that were not returned.
All Salmon Species Harvest
YEAR Fish Creek
Dip Net		 Kasilof River
Gillnet		 Kasilof River
Dip Net		 Kenai River
Dip Net		 Susitna River
Dip Net
2024 19,576 7,589 185,449 349,708 5,276
2023 22,763 0 176,615 331,319 5,144
2022 37,634 6,372 162,527 286,213 3,344
2021 16,257 18,497 101,159 332,659 2,824
2020 31,558 14,901 100,954 274,072 3,671
2019 18,700 16,114 84,453 337,735 n/a
2018 21,531 14,539 96,311 176,439 n/a
2017 5,503 22,141 82,698 307,824 n/a
2016 0 26,731 61,618 271,524 n/a
2015 24,239 27,841 93,927 386,853 n/a
2014 12,170 22,770 94,230 404,866 n/a
2013 0 14,621 88,233 354,727 n/a
2012 0 15,969 75,649 535,236 n/a
2011 6,371 27,020 51,562 548,583 n/a
2010 29,303 22,106 73,826 397,451 n/a
2009 10,060 26,963 75,957 349,350 n/a
2008 0 23,706 55,536 249,215 n/a
2007 0 15,356 44,334 297,301 n/a
2006 0 29,591 58,353 142,577 n/a
2005 0 27,039 44,465 301,132 n/a
2004 0 25,644 49,513 268,774 n/a
2003 0 16,226 44,835 227,824 n/a
2002 0 18,227 50,073 188,568 n/a
2001 457 17,398 38,847 154,439 n/a
2000 7,995 15,324 25,890 101,771 n/a
1999 1,112 13,319 37,905 152,769 n/a
1998 4,795 16,128 46,710 106,229 n/a
1997 3,397 18,168 9,900 116,219 n/a
1996 20,195 9,561 11,701 107,627 n/a
These are estimates of total harvest which includes the sum of harvest reported from returned permits plus estimated harvest from permits that were not returned.
Household Days Fished
YEAR Fish Creek
Dip Net		 Kasilof River
Gillnet		 Kasilof River
Dip Net		 Kenai River
Dip Net		 Susitna River
Dip Net
2024 2,029 357 12,040 19,561 329
2023 2,301 0 11,733 20,039 264
2022 2,785 756 10,669 19,454 236
2021 1,684 1,173 9,286 20,782 210
2020 2,865 1,410 10,249 23,574 377
2019 1,556 1,534 9,030 22,419 n/a
2018 2,324 1,616 9,377 20,170 n/a
2017 1,311 1,874 9,458 27,775 n/a
2016 0 1,962 9,334 30,745 n/a
2015 2,303 1,741 10,346 31,487 n/a
2014 1,792 1,389 10,236 36,380 n/a
2013 0 5 8,556 33,193 n/a
2012 0 1,696 6,536 34,374 n/a
2011 1,379 1,846 6,571 32,818 n/a
2010 2,843 1,855 7,588 28,342 n/a
2009 1,452 1,761 7,650 26,171 n/a
2008 0 1,534 5,552 20,772 n/a
2007 0 1,570 4,627 21,908 n/a
2006 0 1,724 5,763 12,685 n/a
2005 0 1,506 4,500 20,977 n/a
2004 0 1,272 4,432 18,513 n/a
2003 0 1,206 3,874 15,263 n/a
2002 0 1,025 4,020 14,840 n/a
2001 131 1,001 3,382 14,722 n/a
2000 1,054 1,252 2,622 12,354 n/a
1999 432 1,287 3,611 13,738 n/a
1998 1,141 1,075 3,421 10,802 n/a
1997 991 815 1,091 11,023 n/a
1996 3,749 582 1,300 10,503 n/a
These are estimates of total effort which includes the sum of effort reported from returned permits plus estimated effort from permits that were not returned.
Permits Issued and Returned
YEAR Permits Issued Permits Returned Percent Did Not Fish
2024 27,831 24,985 90 3,641
2023 27,453 24,871 91 3,950
2022 28,402 24,801 87 4,452
2021 26,444 22,444 85 4,032
2020 28,955 21,458 76 6,332
2019 26,849 19,671 74 5,370
2018 24,722 18,536 75 5,920
2017 29,981 22,316 74 7,129
2016 31,216 23,854 78 7,556
2015 34,920 27,118 78 7,871
2014 35,989 27,866 79 7,394
2013 35,211 27,180 77 7,905
2012 34,315 27,048 81 4,402
2011 34,515 27,181 80 4,440
2010 31,590 25,222 81 4,069
2009 29,619 25,029 85 4,867
2008 23,722 20,259 85 4,561
2007 23,046 20,312 88 4,190
2006 18,563 16,532 89 4,695
2005 21,905 19,081 88 3,840
2004 21,910 17,748 82 4,001
2003 19,110 15,726 82 5,355
2002 17,568 14,284 81 4,858
2001 16,915 14,398 85 3,520
2000 16,107 13,582 84 5,745
1999 17,197 14,216 83 5,643
1998 15,535 13,190 85 5,539
1997 14,919 13,756 92 6,248
1996 14,576 13,452 92 4,408