Kenai Peninsula Borough
144 North Binkley Street     Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone - (907) 262-4441 or (800) 478-4441

Kenai Peninsula Borough Commercial Fishing Industry
Sablefish (Black cod) Permit Activity
 Source     #Permit Holders     #Permits Issued    #Fishermen Who Fished    #Permits Fished    Pounds Landed    Gross Earnings 
# Permit Holders
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Anchor Point 15 13 11 9 4 4 7
Fritz Creek 2 2  2 2 2 2 1
Halibut Cove 2 1 0 1 1 1 1
Homer 70 76 58 58 56 53 58
Kasilof   1 2       1
Kenai 3 4 2        
Moose Pass         1 1  
Nikiski     1 1 1    
Nikolaevsk 5 8 6 4 3 5 4
Ninilchik       0 4 0 0
Seldovia 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Seward 15 18 14 13 14 16 16
Soldotna 1 1 2 1   3 2
KPB 121 130 102 93 86 89 94
Alaska 838 831 796 800 794 788 778
KPB as % of Alaska Total 14.4% 15.6% 12.8% 11.6% 10.8% 11.3% 12.1%
# Permits Issued
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Anchor Point 17  15 11 9 4 4 7
Fritz Creek 2 2  2 2 2 2 1
Halibut Cove 2 1  0 1 1 1 1
Homer 79 85 64 64 62 60 65
Kasilof   1 2       1
Kenai 4 5 2        
Moose Pass         1 1  
Nikiski     1 1 1    
Nikolaevsk 5 8 6 4 3 5 4
Ninilchik       0 4 0 0
Seldovia 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Seward 18 22 18 17 19 21 21
Soldotna 1 1 2 1   3 2
KPB 136 146 112 103 97 101 106
Alaska 945 931 884 894 885 874 859
KPB as % of Alaska Total 14.4% 15.7% 12.7% 11.5% 11.0% 11.6% 12.3%
#  Fishermen Who Fished
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Anchor Point 7  9 7 7 3 4 5
Fritz Creek 2 2  2 2 2 2 1
Halibut Cove 1              
Homer 53 58 50 49 46 46 50
Kasilof   1 1        
Kenai 1 1 3        
Moose Pass         1 1  
Nikiski     1 1      
Nikolaevsk 4 8 4 4 3 4 4
Seldovia 5 5 2 3 3 3 3
Seward 10 16 13 13 12 15 13
Soldotna 1   1     3 2
KPB 85 100 86 79 69 77 79
Alaska 711 721 709 713 707 693 697
KPB as % of 
Alaska Total		 12.0% 13.9% 12.1% 11.1% 9.8% 11.1% 11.3%
# Permits Fished
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Anchor Point 7 11 7 7 3 3 5
Fritz Creek 2 2  2 2 2 2 1
Halibut Cove 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Homer 56 64 57 54 49 53 54
Kasilof   1 1        
Kenai 1 1 3        
Moose Pass         1 1  
Nikiski     1 1      
Nikolaevsk 4 8 4 4 3 4 4
Seldovia 5 5 2 3 3 3 3
Seward 12 20 17 17 17 20 17
Soldotna 1   1     3 2
KPB 90 112 98 88 78 88 87
Alaska 801 813 802 797 803 790 782
KPB as % of 
Alaska Total		 11.2% 13.8% 12.2% 11.0% 9.7%    

Total Pounds Landed 
 Totals may include data which excludes confidential fisheries;
'X' - Data for fisheries with three or fewer participants is confidential
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Anchor Point 140,397 86,589 62,715 50,468 X X 138,904
Fritz Creek X X  X X X X X 
Halibut Cove X             
Homer 937,796 990,094 1,387,401 1,554,914 1,575,111 1,342,435 1,346,474
Kasilof   X X        
Kenai              
Moose Pass              
Nikiski     X X      
Nikolaevsk 5,057 38,869 15,450 X X 10,015 X
Seldovia 315,682 291,446 X X X X X
Seward 929,316 894,420 1,144,300 1,126,271 1,246,375 993,345 930,852
Soldotna X   X     X X
KPB 2,559,179 2,458,589 3,177,302 3,016,437 3,163,507 3,184,309 2,664,333
Alaska 34,776,592 32,266,680 33,192,343 38,197,837 39,168,208 38,274,238 36,680,309
KPB as % of Alaska Total 7.4% 7.6% 9.6% 7.9% 8.1% 8.3% 7.3%

Estimated Gross Earnings 
 Totals may include data which excludes confidential fisheries;
'X' - Data for fisheries with three or fewer participants is confidential
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Anchor Point 316,877 169,644 121,425 115,961 X X 326,054
Fritz Creek X X X X X X X 
Halibut Cove X             
Homer 1,946,010 1,797,005 2,646,560 3,430,713 3,062,282 2,781,138 3,151,492
Kasilof   X X        
Moose Pass                     
Nikiski     X X      
Nikolaevsk 11,294 74,714 30,954 X X 21,497 X
Seldovia 711,425 681,173 X X X X X
Seward 2,118,849 1,795,394 2,247,013 2,552,769 2,437,319 2,068,589 2,119,825
Soldotna X   X     X X
KPB 5,621,000 4,825,430 6,185,401 6,747,070 6,154,900 6,409,465 6,198,141
Alaska 74,465,605 60,498,365 63,137,821 80,547,706 74,334,249 78,014,413 82,497,415
KPB as % of Alaska Total 7.5% 8.0% 9.8% 8.4% 8.3% 8.2% 7.5%

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KPB Halibut   Landings by Port    Permit Activity     
KPB Sablefish (Black Cod)  Landings by Port   Permit Activity     
Cook Inlet Salmon Weight Harvested      Price per Pound of Harvest    Number Harvested  
               Average Weight of Fish Harvested        Exvessel Values
KPB Permit Values     KPB Salmon Permit Activity     Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Harvest     Lower Cook Inlet Salmon Harvest   
Fishery Taxes      Estimated Gross Earnings       Total KPB Permit Activity     
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