We provide and protect the salmon resource of the Cook Inlet and Kenai Peninsula
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Salmon return to Bear Creek Weir. Kendra Krasin
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Preseason forecasts depend on data and history
Fisheries technician Shawna Tilly takes otoliths from sockeye salmon harvested in Resurrection Bay for cost recovery. Lisa Ka’aihue, CIAA How do we know how many salmon will return to our hatcheries and release sites in any given year? The answer is data and knowledge...
Elodea surveys are right around the corner
If any rake throws turn up elodea during surveys you should switch to determining the extent of the infestation and make sure it get reported as soon as possible. Dan Coleman, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Spring is knocking on our door. With more sunlight...
Guest Post: Why You Need to Adopt a Stream
Katey Shedden alongside on of our region's wild streams. KWF Freezing temperatures, three feet of snow, and the creek still flows: these three facts define my first three months as the Education Specialist and Adopt-A-Stream Coordinator at the Kenai Watershed Forum....
Overwintering at Tutka Bay Lagoon Hatchery
Assistant Hatchery Manager Alex Walczyk shovels snow off of the Tutka Bay Lagoon Hatchery fuel shed. Credit: Riley Waterman As many Alaskans know, winter brings us delight earlier in the year than most. Here at Tutka Bay Lagoon Hatchery, we embrace the challenges and...
Invasive Green Crab Are Here: What Does This Mean?
Alaska Department of Fish and Game The invaders have landed. Last summer, members of the Metlakatla Indian Community in Southeast Alaska discovered three green crab shells (carapaces) during a survey of the Annette Islands Reserve. After setting traps in the area to...
Biologist Andy Wizik reflects on 9 years at CIAA
This is the first time Andy Wizik got to intentially hang out with a brown bear. In 2018, CIAA sent him and a coworker to the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary to receive training on the Sanctuary’s approach to interacting with bears. This trip was under a special...
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Hatchery born.
Ocean raised.
The Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association is a private, non-profit corporation that engages in salmon enhancement and habitat work throughout the Cook Inlet region for the benefit of commercial, subsistence, sport, and personal use fishing.
We provide hatchery-born, ocean-raised, wild salmon harvest through science, data, and community involvement.
Hatcheries
CIAA maintains four hatcheries that enhance the wild salmon runs of the Cook Inlet region.
HABITAT
CIAA conducts numerous restoration and monitoring projects each year.
Education and Outreach
CIAA shares its knowledge and resources with the community through tours and school visits.
Salmon meals provided by Alaska hatcheries in 2018
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CIAA has been a great partner! In my over 10 years of working with them, CIAA has, and continues to be very engaged and committed in their support of salmon habitat conservation in the Mat-Su.
One small association
makes a huge impact
As a private, non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alaska, CIAA engages in salmon enhancement and habitat work throughout the Cook Inlet region. This region includes waters of Alaska in Cook Inlet and Resurrection Bay north of Cape Douglas and west of Cape Fairfield including the Barren Islands and all the region’s freshwater drainages.
- The Cook Inlet area is 192 miles long with more than 8,000 square miles of saltwater.
- The area stretches 430 miles from north to south and 220 miles from east to west. It drains 39,000 square miles, about the size of Virginia.
- The area includes the Kenai River, Kasilof River, Susitna River, Little Susitna River, Matanuska River, Resurrection River, and the outer Kenai Peninsula coast.
- Over half of Alaska’s population live in the area—around 460,000 residents.
- The most popular and accessible fisheries in Alaska are located in the Cook Inlet area, Resurrection Bay, and the outer Kenai Peninsula coast.
Board affiliations
The Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association board includes members of the following municipalities and organizations
- Cook Inlet Fishermans’ Fund
- Cook Inlet Region, Inc.
- Cook Inlet Seiners Association
- Kenai Peninsula Fishermen’s Association
- North Pacific Fisheries Association
- Northern District Set Netters of Cook Inlet
- United Cook Inlet Drift Association
- Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Municipality of Anchorage
- City of Homer
- City of Kachemak
- City of Seward
- Port Graham/Nanwalek
- Representatives of inlet-wide commercial fishermen and processors