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Catch Share and Limited Access Programs in Alaska

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.
Alaska

Rebounding Populations and New Flexibility Boost Catches by West Coast Groundfish Fleet

West Coast trawl fishermen caught almost 14 million pounds of fish in 2018. A trial effort gave them new flexibility in how they fished, while still protecting salmon and other species.
April 15, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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American Fisheries Act Fisheries - Federal Register Rules and Notices

Final Rule NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to modify management of the American Fisheries Act (AFA) Program and Crab Rationalization (CR) Program. This final rule has two actions. The first action modifies regulations for AFA Program and CR Program…
Proposed Rule
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Alaska
Effective
04/25/2024

Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program in Alaska

The primary objectives of the Alaska halibut and sablefish IFQ Program are to eliminate gear conflicts, address safety concerns, and improve product quality.
Alaska

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program

The Crab Rationalization Program allocates crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities for nine BSAI crab fisheries.
Alaska

Central Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Rockfish Program

The Rockfish Program allocates harvest privileges to holders of License Limitation Program (LLP) groundfish licenses with a history of Central Gulf of Alaska (GOA) rockfish legal landings.
Alaska

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Amendment 80 Groundfish Trawl Fishery in Alaska

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Fishery Management Plan Amendment 80 allocated several BSAI non-pollock trawl groundfish species among trawl fishery sectors, and facilitated the formation of harvesting cooperatives in the non-American Fisheries…
Alaska

Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery in Alaska

In 2005, Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area established a framework for the management of the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) directed pollock fishery.
Alaska

American Fisheries Act Pollock Fisheries Management in Alaska

The American Fisheries Act established sector allocations in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock fishery, determined eligible vessels and processors, allowed the formation of cooperatives, in addition to other requirements.
Alaska

Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program

The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program allocates a percentage of all Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands quotas for groundfish, prohibited species, halibut, and crab to eligible communities.
Alaska