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National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Regional Office

BSAI Crab Rationalization

Last updated: August 10, 2009

Program Information

Crab vessel in the Bering Sea
Crab vessel in the Bering Sea. Photo: Forrest Bowers, ADF&G

Frequently Requested Information


General Program Information


Fishery Information

Applications and Forms


Balances, Permit Lists and Reports


eLandings Reporting


Landings Report
Crab IFQ Landings and Allocations by Fishery 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 2005/06


Pools and Use Caps
Quota Share and Processor Quota Share Pools and Ratios 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 2005/06
Annual Vessel IFQ Use Caps 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 2005/06
PQS/IPQ Use Caps 2009/10 2008/09 combined report:
2007/08		 combined report:
2006/07		 combined report:
2005/06
QS/IFQ Use Caps 2009/10 2008/09


Total Allowable Catch and Crab Seasons
Bering Sea Snow Crab 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 2005/06
Bering Sea Tanner Crab 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 2005/06
Bristol Bay Red King Crab 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 2005/06
Golden King Crab 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 2005/06
St. Matthew Is. and Pribilof King Crab 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 2005/06
Western Aleutian Islands Red King Crab     2007/08
*Closure Notice		    

Program Changes


Regulatory Amendments and Corrections

  • 73 FR 30319, May 27, 2008. Correction to a final rule that was published on March 2, 2005 (70 FR 10174). This correction amends the regulations governing the BSAI crab fisheries. Effective June 26, 2008.
  • 71 FR 44231, August 4, 2006. Final rule to amend the IFQ Cost Recovery Program for the Halibut and Sablefish IFQ and the BSAI Crab Rationalization Programs. Effective September 5, 2006.
  • 71 FR 38298, July 6, 2006. Final rule to implement changes to the regulations for the Crab Rationalization Program to correct two discrepancies in the scope of the sideboard protections for GOA groundfish fisheries provided in a previous rulemaking. Effective on August 7, 2006.
  • 71 FR 38112, July 5, 2006. Final rule to implement revision of the annual economic data reports (EDRs) submission deadline from May 1 to June 28. Effective on July 5, 2006.
  • 70 FR 75419, December 20, 2005. Final rule correcting amendment to the regulations governing the BSAI KTC fishery. Effective December 20, 2005.
  • 70 FR 33390, June 8, 2005. Final rule correcting 70 FR 10174, Amendments 18 and 19 to the regulations governing the BSAI crab fisheries. Effective April 1, 2005.
  • 70 FR 13097, March 18, 2005. Final rule correcting OMB control numbers in the regulations governing the BSAI crab fisheries. Effective April 1, 2005.

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendments

  • 74 FR 26183, June 1, 2009. Notice of availability of Amendment 33 to the FMP for the BSAI King and Tanner Crabs to reduce the amount of fees collected under the Crab Rationalization Program. Comment period through July 31, 2009.
  • 74 FR 25449, May 28, 2009. Final rule to implement Amendment 27 to modify IPQ use caps in specific fisheries and exempt certain custom processing from IPQ use caps in the Fishery Management Plan for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Effective June 29, 2009.
  • 74 FR 24757, May 26, 2009. Notice of availability of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area and Amendment 29 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through July 27, 2009.
  • 73 FR 75661, December 12, 2008. Proposed regulation to implement Amendment 28 to amend the BSAI Crab Rationalization Program to allow post–delivery transfers of all types of individual fishing quota and individual processing quota to cover overages. Comment period through January 26, 2009.
  • 73 FR 71598, November 25, 2008. Notice of Availability of Amendment 28 to the FMP for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through January 24, 2009. (Date is incorrect on FR notice)
  • 73 FR 54346, September 19, 2008. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 27 to the FMP for the BSAI King and Tanner Crab Fishery. Comment period through November 3, 2008.
  • 73 FR 52806, September 11, 2008. Notice of Availability of Amendment 27 to the FMP for the BSAI King and Tanner Crab Fishery. Comment period through November 10, 2008.
  • 73 FR 35084, June 20, 2008. Final rule to implement Amendment 26 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Effective July 21, 2008.
  • 73 FR 29979, May 23, 2008. Final rule to implement Amendment 25 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs, and a provision of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 to amend the Crab Rationalization Program. Effective June 23, 2008.
  • 73 FR 16830, March 31, 2008. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 26 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through May 15, 2008.
  • 73 FR 15118, March 21, 2008. Notice of Availability of Amendment 26 to the FMP for BSAI Crab Rationalization Program. Comment period through May 20, 2008.
  • 73 FR 8838, February 15, 2008. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 25 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through March 17, 2008.
  • 72 FR 5255, February 5, 2007. Notice of Availability of Amendment 25 to the FMP for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through April 6, 2007.
  • 71 FR 40030, July 14, 2006. Final rule to implement Amendment 21 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Effective August 14, 2006.
  • 71 FR 32862, June 7, 2006. Final rule implementing Amendment 20 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs.
  • 71 FR 20378, April 20, 2006. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 21 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through June 5, 2006.
  • 71 FR 16278, March 30, 2006. Notice of Availability of Amendment 21 to the FMP for the BSAI Crab Rationalization Program. Comment period through May 30, 2006.
  • 71 FR 14153, March 21, 2006. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 20 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Comment period through May 5, 2006.
  • 71 FR 9770, February 27, 2006. Notice of Availability of Amendment 20 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crab. Comment period through April 28, 2006.
  • 70 FR 10174, March 2, 2005. Final rule to implement Amendments 18 and 19 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs. Amendment 18 and Amendment 19 amend the FMP to include the Voluntary Three-Pie Cooperative Program.

Regulations

NOTE: also see Program Changes


Additional Information




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