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Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Upper Cook Inlet Management Area

Board of Fisheries

Regulations | NEW! Upper Cook Inlet Registration | Upper Cook Inlet Registration User Guide (PDF 601 kB)

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Fisheries: (907) 262-9611	Escapement Numbers: (907) 262-9097	Kenai/Kasilof dipnet: (907) 267-2512

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Fishery News Releases and Announcements

Northern District King Salmon Closure (PDF 92 kB) - 1/7/19
2019 Upper Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 231 kB) - 1/4/19

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Inseason Information

Inseason Harvest Summary

Harvest

2018 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Salmon Season Summary (PDF 680 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

2018 UCI Outlook For Commercial Salmon Fishing (PDF 403 kB)

Annual Management Reports

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)
2008 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 931 kB)
2007 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fisheries Annual Management Report (PDF 7,099 kB)

Historical

The History of Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Fisheries

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Regulations

NEW! 2017-2020 Cook Inlet Area Commercial Salmon Fishing Regulations (PDF 1,315 kB)

Registration Forms

NEW! Upper Cook Inlet Electronic Registration Application (UCIERA)
2019 Northern District Area Registration (PDF 29 kB)
2019 Greater Cook Inlet Area Registration (PDF 20 kB)

Forecasts

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)
2015 UCI Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 131 kB)
Statewide Salmon Forecast

Maps

Upper Cook Inlet Area District Maps

Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Subdistricts (PDF 63 kB)
Cook Inlet
Northern & Central

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

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