Fishery programs that allocate a percentage of the total allowable or prohibited species catch to individuals or other entities. Catch Share includes programs defined in statute, such as limited access privilege programs and individual fishing quotas.
The primary objectives of the Alaska halibut and sablefish IFQ Program are to eliminate gear conflicts, address safety concerns, and improve product quality.
Fishery program reports on data transfers, quota shares, allocations, cooperatives, cost recovery, arbitration, crab seasons and TAC, ex-vessel value and volume prices, program development, and annual reports.
Catch and landings reports for federal fisheries off Alaska include daily updates for the crab and IFQ halibut and sablefish fisheries, and weekly updates for the groundfish fisheries and the prohibited species catch limit in the groundfish fisheries.
Eligible communities can form nonprofit entities called Community Quota Entities (CQEs). If a CQE represents a community eligible for privileges under a management program, the CQE may request no-cost community permits or purchase commercial Quota Share.
The following U.S. regulations and acts, as well as international treaties and agreements affect the management of the fisheries in the exclusive economic zone off Alaska.