Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program
The Council’s BSAI crab rationalization program was implemented in 2005. Because few vessels had participated in both the crab and groundfish fisheries, the Council only included sideboard limits for non-AFA vessels qualifying for the Bering Sea snow crab fishery. These vessels are subject to sideboard limits for GOA groundfish generally, and also specifically for GOA Pacific cod. GOA groundfish sideboard limits for non-AFA crab vessels are based on their proportion of GOA groundfish landings from 1996 to 2000. In addition, participation in the GOA Pacific cod fishery is restricted to vessels that landed more than 50 mt of GOA groundfish during the same period. Those vessels that had a low dependence on Bering Sea snow crab and a high dependence on GOA Pacific cod during the qualifying years are exempt from the GOA Pacific cod sideboard limits. Although not yet implemented, in October 2008, the Council modified this exemption for Pacific cod and added an exemption for the GOA pollock sideboard. The intent of this action is to exempt GOA Pacific cod and pollock dependent vessels that may been unduly prevented from participating in the GOA Pacific cod and pollock fisheries due to sideboard limits. The goal is to have these sideboard changes effective January 2011. Other Archived documents and Council motions here.
Reviews of BSAI Crab Rationalization Program:
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Discussion Papers:Crab Data Collection 2/12Crab Data Collection Disc Paper 4/11 |
Council Motions:2012
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Analyses of Completed Actions
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Other information:
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Other Archived Documents and Council Motions
2011
2010
- Crab Emergency Relief (incl. Exec Summ), Crab Community ROFR 12/10
- Crab EDR motion 10/10
- Crab motions 4/10: Emergency Exemption, WAG
- Crab motions 2/10: Crab ROFR; WAG Exemption; Data Collection; ROFR Modifications; WAG landing exemption
2009
- Crab Amendment Package 12/09
- Council motion on BSAI Crab issues 6/09
- 6/09 Discussion Papers: WAI GKC fishery modifications; ROFR modifications; Extinguishing processor shares; Leasing Practices in the Crab fisheries
- BSAI Crab emergency exemption from regional landing requirements 2/09
2008
- St. George cooling off period and first refusal 4/08
- Arbitration package 4/08
- Requirements for C shares 4/08
- Crab Motion 2/08
- Strawman elements and options for revision of 90/10 A share B share split 2/08
Analysis of Crab loan program 2/08
2007
- Council motion from the December 2007 meeting on the Crab Rationalization Program (revised 12/27)
- Crab Advisory Committee appointed; Meets Dec 17-18
- December 2007:
- AM24 -Overfishing Definitions
- AM26 - C Share Split
- AM27 - Custom Processing Use Cap Exemption
- AM28 - Post Delivery Transfer
- Crab Motion 11/07
- KTC Post delivery transfer of shares; KTC processor use cap exemptions; KTC C-share exemptions
- Crab Motion; October 2007
- Crab Motion; 6/07
- BSAI Crab C shares
- Crab processing caps
- Crab, rockfish post delivery transfers
- Crab 18 month review motion 4/07
- Confidentiality and Data Quality Protocols for BSAI Crab Economic Data 4/07
- Binding Arbitration Report 4/07
- 18 Month Review of Crab Rationalization Program 4/07
- Crab 18 month review motion
2006
2005
- Post-Buyback Harvester Denominators and instructions 1/05
2004
- Council Comments to NMFS on Crab Rationalization proposed rule 12/04
- WHAT IS CRAB RATIONALIZATION? Information, regulations, and rules
- Crab arbitration system legal opinion 5/04
- BSAI Crab DEIS 3/04
2003
- BSAI Crab EIS 11/03
- April 2003 Crab Rationalization Motion
- April 2003: Calculating allocations under Crab Rationalization Harvesters Captains,
- Crab Rationalization Trailing Amendments, April 03: Community Protection, Binding Arbitration February 2003
- Crab Rationalization Motion
2002
- Crab Rationalization Motion 12/02
- Crab Trailing Amendments Captain's QS and Sideboards12/02
- Crab Rationalization Motion 10/02
- Report to Council from Crab Arbitration Committee and Crab Captains QS Committee 10/02
- BSAI Crab Rationalization Trailing Amendments: Community Protection, Binding Arbitration, Captain QS, Sideboards 10/02
- Council Crab Motion 6/02