Central Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Rockfish Program
Central GOA Rockfish Pilot Program
Last updated: August 24, 2009PROGRAM INFORMATION
- Program Overview and Important Dates (to be updated)
- GOA Rockfish Entry Level Fishery Allocations and Other Questions
- Gulf Of Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program Review, May 2008
- Regulations:
- Final rule to extend the Central GOA Rockfish Program from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2011. Effective November 17, 2008.
- Final rule to implement statutory provisions for the Central GOA Rockfish Pilot Program. Effective December 20, 2006.
- Fishery Management Plan Amendment
FISHERY INFORMATION
Online (Web) Applications
- Account Balances and Ledger Reports
- eLandings: Online reporting
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about eLandings
Permits Issued and Related Information
Participants
- Cooperatives with associated LLP licenses and vessels: 2009, 2008, 2007
- LLP Licenses: 2008, 2007
- Limited Access, CP-Opt Out and Entry Level Participants: 2009, 2008, 2007
- Vessels: 2008, 2007
Allocations
- Allocations for cooperatives, limited access and entry level fisheries: 2009, 2008, 2007
- Catcher Processor Sideboards: 2009, 2008, 2007
Related Information
- Catch Statistics
- Fishery Denominators for Initial Quota Share Issuance
- Initial Issuance of Quota to LLP Licenses
- Initial Issuance of Quota by Sector
- Preliminary Processor/LLP Associations for Catcher Vessel Rockfish Cooperatives
- Rockfish Cooperative Contact Information
Applications and Forms
Rockfish Program
- Entry Level Rockfish Fishery Application
- Rockfish Limited Access Fishery Application
- Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ) Application
- Inter-Cooperative Transfer of CQ Application
- Application to Opt Out of Rockfish Fishery
Catch Weighing and Monitoring
- Information and Applications, for Flow Scales, Observer Sampling Stations, Bin Monitoring and CMCP
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendments
- 74 FR 42178, August 21, 2009. Final rule to implement BSAI Amendment 90 and GOA Amendment 78 to amend the BSAI Amendment 80 Program and the Central GOA Rockfish Program to allow post-delivery transfers of cooperative quota to cover overages. Effective September 21, 2009.
- 74 FR 12300, March 24, 2009. Notice of availability of GOA Amendment 85 to remove a restriction that prohibits certain catcher/processors from participating in directed groundfish fisheries in the BSAI in July. Comment period through May 26, 2009.
- 72 FR 37678, July 11, 2007. Final rule to clarify procedures and to correct discrepancies in 71 FR 67210, November 20, 2006.
- 71 FR 67210, November 20, 2006. Final rule to implement Amendment 68.
- 71 FR 33040, June 7, 2006. Proposed rule implementing Amendment 68.
- 71 FR 27894, May 15, 2006. Notice of Availability of Amendment 68.
- Final Rule Analyses
- Proposed Rule Analysis
- Rockfish Pilot Program - Council Information
- Actions : Motions, Analyses, Alts., Community Profiles
Further Information
For GOA Rationalization or Rockfish Program information contact Glenn Merrill, (907) 586-7228, Glenn.Merrill@noaa.gov,or Mark Fina, (907) 271-2809, Mark.Fina@noaa.gov.
For Inseason Management Information contact Steve Whitney, (907) 586-7269, Steven.Whitney@noaa.gov.
About Central GOA Rockfish
Kodiak Harbor. Photo: NOAA Fisheries
Rockfish Pilot Program
While the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (Council) considers a comprehensive limited access privilege program, commonly called a rationalization program, for all groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska, they recommended a smaller scale rationalization program to address specific concerns related to rockfish fisheries in the Central Gulf of Alaska. Specifically, several processing plants in Kodiak have closed, there is less work available for Kodiak’s residential workers due to shorter processing seasons, and the community’s fish tax revenues are decreasing as fish prices and port landings decrease. Congress recognized these problems and directed the Department of Commerce Secretary, in consultation with the Council, to implement a pilot rockfish rationalization program (Program).
The Program was designed to be short-term (5 years) to learn principles and lessons for developing future rationalization programs. The Program permits harvesters to form voluntary cooperatives and receive an exclusive harvest privilege to harvest certain groundfish species in the Central Gulf of Alaska. Processors can form associations with inshore harvester cooperatives for exclusive processing opportunities. Harvests during the 1996-2002 Central Gulf of Alaska rockfish fisheries were used as the basis for establishing catch history. Catch history was based on vessels with landings of Central Gulf of Alaska rockfish that gave rise to licenses issued through the license limitation program (LLP). Holders of LLP licenses have their licenses modified with an endorsement that specifies their catch history. Each year, LLP license holders choose to join a cooperative, limited access fishery, or opt-out of the program with their catch history. The Program became effective in 2006 and fishing under it began in 2007.