American Fisheries Act
American Fisheries Act (AFA) Pollock Fisheries Management
Factory trawler. Photo:
American Seafoods
Bering Sea Subarea Inshore Cooperative Allocations
Permits and Scale Certifications
- AFA Permits: All vessels and processors in the non-CDQ Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery
- AFA Permits Issued: Lists of vessels and processors issued permits
- At-Sea Scale Forms: Scale Inspection Request and Daily Scale Test
- Observer Sampling Station Inspection Request
Cooperative Information Tables
- Table 1. GOA pollock
- Table 2. GOA Pacific cod
- Table 3. GOA Shallow-water flatfish
- Table 4. GOA deep-water flatfish
- Table 5. GOA northern rockfish
- Table 6. GOA Pacific Ocean perch rockfish
- Table 7. BSAI rocksole
- Table 8. BSAI yellowfin sole
Regulations
- American Fisheries Act: as passed by Congress
- Federal Fisheries Regulations
- MARAD and U.S. Coast Guard regulations establishing 75% U.S. ownership requirements for fishing vessels over 100 ft LOA and under 100 ft LOA, respectively.
General Information
- Impacts of the American Fisheries Act: Report to Congress, February 2002
Analysis