Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Upper Cook Inlet Management Area

Fishery News Releases and Announcements

• Report Harvest of Atlantic Salmon in Alaska Waters (PDF 276 kB) - 8/25/17
• Northern District Fishing Period Reduction (PDF 139 kB) - 8/20/17
• REVISED: Fishing period reduction in the General Subdistrict of the Northern District east of the Susitna River – (PDF 139 kB) - 8/16/17
• Fishing period reduction in the General Subdistrict of the Northern District east of the Susitna River (PDF 139 kB) - 8/16/17
• Opens set and drift gillnetting in the Chinitna Bay Subdistrict (PDF 87 kB) - 8/15/17
• Extends set gillnetting in Kasilof Section of Upper Subdistrict (PDF 87 kB) - 8/14/17
• Northern District Set Gillnet Fishing Period Restriction and Central District Drift Gillnet Fishing Area Restriction (PDF 140 kB) - 8/13/17
• Opens Drift Gillnetting in Expanded Kenai and Kasilof Sections and Anchor Pt. Section (PDF 87 kB) - 8/11/17
• Fishing period extension for Upper Subdistrict set gillnets and Central District drift (PDF 87 kB) - 8/10/17
• Northern District Set Gillnet Fishing Period Restriction and Central District Drift Gillnet Fishing Area Restriction (PDF 139 kB) - 8/9/17
• Regular Fishing Periods for Set GIllnets in Western Subdistrict (PDF 19 kB) - 8/9/17
• Set and Drift Gillnet Fishing Opener in Upper Subdistrict (PDF 88 kB) - 8/8/17
• Northern District Set Gillnet Fishing Period Restrictions and Central District Drift Gillnet Fishing Area Restrictions (PDF 19 kB) - 8/6/17
• Gear Reduction in General Subdistrict of the Northern District (PDF 72 kB) - 7/30/17
• Open Drift Gillnet to Central District for July 31, 2017 (PDF 89 kB) - 7/30/17
• ESSN and Drift Gillnet Fishing Opener (PDF 88 kB) - 7/28/17
• UCI Inseason Sockeye Salmon Assessment (PDF 87 kB) - 7/28/17
• Fishing Period Closures for Set Gillnet Fishery in the Upper Subdistrict and Drift Gillnet Fishery in Central District (PDF 87 kB) - 7/26/17
• Fishing Period Closures for Set Gillnet Fishery in the Upper Subdistrict and Drift Gillnet Fishery in Central District (PDF 19 kB) - 7/23/17
• Drift Gillnet Fishing Area Restrictions (PDF 19 kB) - 7/19/17
• Northern District Gear Reduction (PDF 19 kB) - 7/19/17
• Drift Gillnet Fishing Area Restrictions (PDF 19 kB) - 7/16/17
• Set and Drift Fishing Opener in Upper Subdistrict (PDF 87 kB) - 7/14/17
• Set and Drift Gillnet Period Extension in the Upper Subdistrict (PDF 90 kB) - 7/13/17
• Set and drift gillnet fishing period opener (PDF 90 kB) - 7/11/17
• Fishing Period Extensions in Western Subdistrict (PDF 29 kB) - 7/8/17
• Kasilof set and drift fishing opener (PDF 86 kB) - 7/7/17
• Kasilof Section Set and Drift Gillnet Fishing Period (PDF 86 kB) - 7/4/17
• Set gillnet fishing period extension and drift gillnet opening in the Kasilof Section (PDF 86 kB) - 7/3/17
• Set and drift gillnet fishing period extension in the Kasilof Section (PDF 87 kB) - 7/1/17
• Kasilof Section Set and Drift Gillnet Fishery Opening (PDF 87 kB) - 6/30/17
• Kasilof Section Set and Drift Gillnet Fishery Opening (PDF 87 kB) - 6/27/17
• Kasilof Section Set and Drift Gillnet Fishing Period Extension (PDF 117 kB) - 6/26/17
• Kasilof Section Set and Drift Gillnet Fishery Opening (PDF 122 kB) - 6/23/17
• Northern District Fishing Reducton (PDF 147 kB) - 6/18/17
• Closure of Portions of Northern District During Directed King Salmon Fishery (PDF 147 kB) - 5/18/17
• 2017 Upper Cook Inlet Outlook for Commercial Salmon Fishing (PDF 622 kB) - 4/21/17

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Inseason Information

• Inseason Harvest Summary

Harvest

• 2016 Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Salmon Fishery Season Summary (PDF 352 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

• 2017 Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Outlook (PDF 622 kB)

Annual Management Reports

• 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)
• 2017 Northern District Area Registration (PDF 30 kB)
• 2017 Greater Cook Inlet Area Registration (PDF 21 kB)

Forecasts

• 2017 UCI Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 187 kB)
• 2016 UCI Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 224 kB)
• 2015 UCI Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 131 kB)
• 2014 UCI Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 132 kB)
• 2013 UCI Sockeye Salmon Forecast (PDF 133 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

• Salmon Management Activities
• Salmon Management Areas

Fish Counts

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

Research

Upper Cook Inlet Marine Tagging/Telemetry Study

• Kintama Research Services marine tagging/telemetry study (PDF 302 kB)

Offshore Test Fish Project

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