The Brief

The permit ledger recorded 1,341 ownership changes in the week ending October 18, an increase of 13 from the prior period, with Bristol Bay drift gillnet S 03T posting 378 transfers—a one-permit gain that extends the fishery's run as the week's most active segment. Cook Inlet set S 04T contributed 175 changes, unchanged from last week, while Prince William Sound drift S 03H added 118 transfers, also flat. The ledger also recorded 1,342 status changes and 16 newly issued permits, down from 20 the prior week. The four-permit decline in new issuances marks the first week-over-week drop since late September, though the absolute count remains above the late-summer baseline.

NMFS published twelve Federal Register actions between October 14 and October 19. The agency opened comment on data-collection renewals for the Alaska Amendment 80 trawl catcher-processor program—public input due November 16—and for Antarctic fisheries under CCAMLR, with the same deadline. The North Pacific Council's Bering Sea Aleutian Islands Crab Plan Team meets November 5 via web conference to review stock assessments, while the Pacific Council convenes November 13–18 in Garden Grove, California, with live streaming and remote public comment available. Southeast sea cucumber Q 11A posted a 22.0 percent month-over-month value decline to $30,800, Northern Southeast inside king crab C 61A rose 6.1 percent to $322,800, and Southeast geoduck J 11A fell 6.8 percent to $58,000—the only three Alaska fisheries showing recent value movement in CFEC's latest refresh.

Ownership Changes (Alaska)

1341 ownership changes, 1342 status changes, 16 new permits this week. Detected from week-over-week diff of CFEC's yearly Permits snapshot. Alaska does not publish per-transfer prices. Paid subscribers see the per-permit rows: from-holder, to-holder, effective date.

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Permit Value Movers (Alaska)

Time-weighted estimated permit values, in 2026 dollars. Source: CFEC. CFEC refreshes these estimates roughly monthly, so week-to-week they often hold steady — watch the MoM and YoY columns for the real movement. Click any fishery code ↗ for the full monthly value history.

Quota & Regulatory Actions

Top 5 NOAA fishery actions this week. Source: federalregister.gov. Paid subscribers get every action plus plain-English explainers.

Intent-to-Transfer Pipeline (Alaska)

Pending Notices of Intent to Transfer. 317 active notices on file. Free tier shows top 5 fisheries by count; paid subscribers see every holder, city, and filing date.

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