Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Upper Cook Inlet Management Area

Fishery Advisory Announcements

• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 35 (PDF 287 kB) - 8/21/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 34 (PDF 287 kB) - 8/19/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 33 (PDF 298 kB) - 8/16/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 32 (PDF 124 kB) - 8/14/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 31 (PDF 126 kB) - 8/14/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 30 (PDF 266 kB) - 8/12/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. (PDF 293 kB) - 8/12/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 27 (PDF 124 kB) - 8/9/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 28 (PDF 265 kB) - 8/9/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 26 (PDF 266 kB) - 8/5/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 25: August 3, 2020 Opener Clarification (PDF 126 kB) - 8/2/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 25 (PDF 265 kB) - 8/2/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 24 (PDF 347 kB) - 7/31/20
• UCI Commercial Inseason Run Assessment (PDF 124 kB) - 7/24/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 23 (PDF 129 kB) - 7/22/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 22 (PDF 265 kB) - 7/21/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 21 (PDF 262 kB) - 7/20/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 20 (PDF 268 kB) - 7/19/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 19 (PDF 125 kB) - 7/17/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 18 (PDF 132 kB) - 7/15/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 17 (PDF 131 kB) - 7/14/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 15 (PDF 132 kB) - 7/12/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 16 (PDF 138 kB) - 7/12/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 14 (PDF 132 kB) - 7/8/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 13 (PDF 137 kB) - 7/7/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 12 (PDF 135 kB) - 7/6/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 11 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/5/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 10 (PDF 136 kB) - 7/3/20
• UCI Commercial Fishery Announcement No. 9 (PDF 134 kB) - 7/1/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 8 (PDF 128 kB) - 6/29/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 7 (PDF 129 kB) - 6/26/20
• Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 6 (PDF 128 kB) - 6/24/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 4 (PDF 131 kB) - 6/22/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 5 (PDF 185 kB) - 6/22/20
• Upper Cook Inlet Personal Use Fishing Announcment No. 1 Kasilof River Gillnet (PDF 126 kB) - 6/10/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No 2. Northern District Wood Chip Dock Closure (PDF 187 kB) - 4/16/20
• UCI Commercial Fishing Announcement No 1. Northern District Hour Restrictions (PDF 126 kB) - 4/16/20
• 2020 Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 433 kB) - 1/28/20

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Inseason Information

• Inseason Harvest Summary

Harvest

• 2019 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Salmon Season Summary (PDF 734 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

• 2020 Upper Cook Inlet Outlook For Commercial Salmon Fishing (PDF 620 kB)

Escapement Goal Recommendations

• Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Escapement Goal Memorandum, 3/26/2019 (PDF 917 kB)

Annual Management Reports

• 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)
• 2009 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 7,959 kB)

Historical

• The History of Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Fisheries

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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
  • Permit Registration, Buoy Tags and Stickers Application User Guide (PDF 3,152 kB)
• 2020 Northern District Area Registration (PDF 29 kB)
• 2020 Greater Cook Inlet Area Registration (PDF 20 kB)

Fish Ticket Reporting

• 2020 UCI Processor Letter (PDF 1,954 kB)

Forecasts

• 2020 UCI Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 433 kB)
• 2019 UCI Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 231 kB)
• 2018 UCI Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 230 kB)
• 2017 UCI Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 187 kB)
• 2016 UCI Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 224 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

• Salmon Management Activities

Fish Counts

• Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Escapements
• Fish Count Database
• Off Shore Test Fishery / Research

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

Offshore Test Fish Project North and South Transect Maps (PDF 554 kB)