The Brief

Bristol Bay drift gillnet permit S 03T recorded 360 ownership changes in the week ending August 30, one more than the prior period and the fishery's tenth consecutive week above 300 transfers. The ledger logged 1,226 total ownership changes statewide—up 19 from last week—alongside 1,210 status changes and 22 newly issued permits. Cook Inlet set S 04T posted 164 changes, Cook Inlet drift S 03H added 117, and statewide power troll S 15B contributed 64. The sustained concentration in S 03T, now accounting for 29 percent of statewide transfers, extends the reallocation pattern into its third month with no deceleration visible in the weekly data.

NOAA published notice of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for September 15, where observer coverage programs for Alaska fisheries will be discussed in open session. The agency also opened nominations for the ICCAT Advisory Committee and species working group technical advisors, scheduled the Crab Plan Team's hybrid meeting for September 14–17, and announced a series of South Atlantic and Caribbean stock assessments under SEDAR 90 and SEDAR 103. The New England and Mid-Atlantic Councils published agendas for September meetings covering scallop management, habitat, and data review. Alaska Peninsula drift S 01M declined 11.8 percent month-over-month to an estimated $65,200 in the latest CFEC refresh, the only major salmon fishery to register a material value move this cycle; Cook Inlet drift S 03H fell 3.3 percent to $50,200.

Ownership Changes (Alaska)

1226 ownership changes, 1210 status changes, 22 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.

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. 322 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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