Halibut/Sablefish IFQ Program
- Halibut/Sablefish IFQ Proposal Form
- National Marine Fisheries Service information about Halibut Management
- Community Quota Entity Program
IFQ Implementation Committee
Meeting and materials: March 26, 2012: AGENDA; Minutes; Status Report on discussion papers for IFQ Proposals, VMS paper; Hubbard Proposal
Documents
Area 4B Fish-up IFQ4/12
CQE Program in Area 4B final action, 11/11; CQE in Area 4B Motion 2/12
Allow IFQ from Category D QS to be fished on Category C vessels in Area 4B Analysis dated November 2010
Motion from the April 2011 Council meeting on Hired Skippers; Hired Skipper Analysis;
Februrary 2011: Hired Skipper Motion; Hired Skipper IFQ; 3A CQE Purchase D QS
December 2010: 3A CQE purchase D shares motion; 4B CQE program; CQE Area 4B Disc. Paper; Area 3A CQE Purchase D Shares
CQE Program Review, final report March 2010Interagency Staff Review of IFQ Proposals and IFQ Implementation Team Recommendations 10/16/2009
Status of Medical Transfer Provision 9/30/09
IFQ Implementation Team Meeting: Chart Room, Anchorage Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 9 am - 5 pm AGENDA; Minutes; Motions
Halibut/Sablefish IFQ Proposal Form; Douville, Herbert, Snell proposals; Miles (sunset); Miles (10%) Adak CDC. GOAC3; Late IFQ proposals: Clipper Seafoods (sablefish A share changes); Deep Sea Fishermans Union (remove 2 block limit); Odegaard (Heritage Vessels); Offerman (2nd generation/1st generation rights) Farvour (D class vessels notice to deliver)
2010 Proposals: 1) F/V Megabite: allow transport of fish on a catcher vessel via trailer to the buyer; 2) APICDA and CBSFA: increase halibut vessel IFQ cap in Area 4; and 3) GOAC3: allow CQEs to participate in the federal loan program; 4) allow Adak to be an AI CQE community
Changes to Halibut/Sablefish IFQ program (Omnibus V) 6/06 (Proposed Rule; Final Rule effective 3/17/08)
Omnibus IV motion 12/04; Analysis 11/04; Final rule effective 9/10/07
Community Quota Entity program Final Rule effective 6/1/04; NMFS site
Commercial Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 4
FSEIS for the Halibut/Sablefish IFQ Program: http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ram/ifq.htm and here: http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/index/analyses/analyses.asp#14