We provide and protect the salmon resource of the Cook Inlet and Kenai Peninsula
So there will be enough for all
Sockeye salmon fishing at Resurrection Bay. Choiz M. Sagliba
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Pink salmon egg take heralds end of summer
The completed weir spanning Tutka Creek which will help funnel fish into the holding area for the egg take. CIAA The end of summer is a busy time for our crew at Tutka Bay Lagoon Hatchery (TBLH). When the pink salmon crowd Tutka Creek trying to make their way upstream...
From fishing season to meeting season
CIAA Board Member nameplates from 1984. CIAA When you look at the membership of the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association (CIAA) Board of Directors, two things may strike you: It is a large board—27 seats currently. It is made up of diverse interests and user...
Tearing Down Field Camp at the End of Summer
This was the Whiskey Lake field camp this summer before the crew struck it for the season. Trenton Schipper, CIAA Like all good things field season has to come to an end. As the days get shorter and the leaves start to turn yellow and fall it can only mean one thing:...
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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 Kachemak
- City of Seward
- Port Graham/Nanwalek
- Representatives of inlet-wide commercial fishermen and processors