Commercial Fisheries Publications and Listings

Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin (AFRB journal)

List of Publications and Reports by Series

Selected Publications, Reports, and Listings (full text):

• 2004 Alaska Salmon Capacity Survey Summary — PDF file * (149K); March 2004
  
  
• Year 2004 Overview of the Division of Commercial Fisheries (PDF file ^* - 208K)  NEW
  
  
• ADF&G; Comments on Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Draft Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) (August 2001)
  Available here.
  
  

• Alaska Salmon Enhancement Program 2003 Annual Report — PDF file* (1,520K)
  
  For slower connections downloadable in parts:

  • Part 1: cover – page 5; PDF file* (844K)
  • Part 2: page 6 (Table 1) – page 22 (Table 13); PDF file* (487K)
  • Part 3: page 23 (Table 14) – (back cover); PDF file* (631K)
  
  
  

• Alaska’s Sustainable Salmon Fisheries Policy PDF document * (19K) — (June 2001)
  

  
  

• Atlantic Salmon: A White Paper (department publication); PDF document * (40K) — (March 2002)

  
  

• Catch and Production Report   PDF document * (1002K) — (April 1997)

  
  

• Commercial Fisheries System Codes (HTML) — PDF * (140K) — (March 2002)
  Listing of system codes used for CF Fish Tickets, Commercial Operator’s Annual Report, and Intent to Operate listings, etc.

• Commercial Fishing Seasons in Alaska:
  4-page letter-sized version (PDF file* — 186K)
  legal-sized version (PDF file* — 452K)

• Commercial Operator's Annual Report Booklet (2002) — PDF file* (395K)
  Required by all seafood operations who filed an Intent to Operate during the previous operating year (i.e. Buying, Processing, or Exporting).
  
  

• Discards in the Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands & The Gulf of Alaska, 1998-2000 — (May 2002)
  This report documents the amounts and sources of groundfish, crab, halibut, herring, and salmon discards in commercial groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) during the calendar years 1998, 1999, and 2000.
  Available here.
  

• Economic Impact Analysis of the Seafood Industry in Southeast Alaska: Importance, Personal Income, and Employment in 1994 — (October 2002) PDF file* (1,320K)
  
  For slower connections downloadable in parts:
  • Part 1: cover through page 70; PDF file* (671K)
  • Part 2: page 71 – 94; PDF file* (659K)
  
  
  

• Efficiency and Equity Choices in Fishery Rationalization Policy Design: An Examination of the North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish IFQ Policy Impacts on Processors — (January 2002)
  Available here —  PDF file* (645K)
  

• Evaluation of Alternative Harvest Strategies for Bristol Bay Red King Crabs — (March 2003) PDF file* (315K)
  
  
• Evaluation of Alternative Rebuilding Strategies for Pribilof Blue King Crabs— (July 2003) PDF file* (757K)
  
  

• Exvessel Value (Price per pound) by Area and Species, 1984-2002 (PDF file* — 486K)
  
  

• Fishing Vessels in Alaska (letter-sized version)
  — PDF file* (110K)
  
  

• Groundfish Reporting Requirements (2004)  PDF file*  (626K) — (December 2003)
  State of Alaska guidelines and reporting and permitting requirements to aid prospective fishers, buyers, processors, and/or exporters of groundfish.
  

• Mariculture Program Report (2002). By Jackie Timothy.
    PDF file * (1,003K)
  
  
  

• Marine Protect Areas in Alaska: Recommendations for a Public Process (Report to the Board of Fisheries) - July 2002 and Summary of Comments on "Marine Protect Areas in Alaska: Recommendations for a Public Process" - October 2002
  The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued the initial report on July 18, 2002 with a set of recommendations for a public process for establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) in Alaska. Comments were gathered and summarized in the second report.
  Available here.

• Overview of Recommended Harvest Strategy for Snow Crabs in the Eastern Bering Sea — (February 2002)  PDF file*  (207K)

  
  

• Overview of State-Managed Marine Fisheries in the Central and Western Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands, and Southeastern Bering Sea, with Reference to Steller Sea Lions — (October 2000)
  Available here.
  

• Processors & Buyers (Intent to Operate) (Seafood Processor and Exporter License and Permit Application) — PDF file* (242K) 2003 version
  Use the following link, Notice to All Catcher/Processors and Catcher/Exporter, to read updated, tax and licensing information.
  The Processors & Buyers (Intent to Operate) is a comprehensive packet containing the applications necessary to be in compliance with the various State requirements with the Departments of Fish and Game (Intent to Operate and Fish Tickets), Revenue (Licensing, Bonding, and Taxation), and Environmental Conservation (Fish Inspections).  INSTRUCTIONS ONLY — PDF file* (44K)

  
  

  Processors & Buyers (Intent to Operate) Listing (2004) — Available in the following formats: PDF file* (123K), Excel 5.0 file (405K), and Comma Separated Value (.csv) file (91K) February 26, 2004 version
  Complete listing of all licensed seafood processing/exporting/buying operations in the State of Alaska including plant locations, contact phone numbers, and addresses.

• A Proposal for Overfishing Harvest Rate Threshold, Target Harvest Rate, and Minimum Stock Size Threshold for Pribilof Islands Blue King Crab
  PDF file *  (1,484K) — (May 2003)
  
  For slower connections downloadable in parts:

  • Part 1: cover – page 22 (Table 6); PDF file* (699K)
  • Part 2: page 23 (Figure 1) – back cover; PDF file* (866K)
    
    

• A Review of Proposed Fishery Management Actions and the Decline of Steller Sea Lions Eumetopias jubatus in Alaska: A Report by the Alaska Steller Sea Lion Restoration Team — (August 2001)
  Available here.

• Run Forecasts and Harvest Projections for 2004 Alaska Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2003 Season
  PDF file * (1,240K)
  

• Statistical Area Charts for Alaskan Commercial Groundfish and Shellfish Fisheries
  Source of statistical area charts for statewide GROUNDFISH and for all SHELLFISH fisheries except SE Alaska.

• Summary of Comments on "Marine Protect Areas in Alaska: Recommendations for a Public Process" - October 2002
  (see "Marine Protect Areas in Alaska: Recommendations for a Public Process" above)

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Non-ADF&G; Reports of Interest

Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Salmon Management  HTML version —  or  PDF version * (338K) — (Sept. 1998). EXTREMELY LONG DOCUMENT.
(Due to time constraints, it is necessary to post this publication as one large web page rather than break it up into smaller units.)

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Select Research Program Publication Listings:

• Genetics Program Publications

• Limnology Program Publications
  

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