Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program
About the Community Development Quota Program
Western Alaska CDQ Program Eligible Communities and CDQ Groups (click for larger view)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. The purpose of the CDQ Program is to (i) to provide eligible western Alaska villages with the opportunity to participate and invest in fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; (ii) to support economic development in western Alaska; (iii) to alleviate poverty and provide economic and social benefits for residents of western Alaska; and (iv) to achieve sustainable and diversified local economies in western Alaska.
Program Information
Contact Information
NMFS CDQ Program
National Marine Fisheries Service
Alaska Regional Office
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, Alaska 99802
PH: (907) 586-7228
FX: (907) 586-7465
Sally Bibb, CDQ Program Coordinator
ph. (907) 586-7389
Email: sally.bibb@noaa.gov