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Federal
Catch-In-Areas Main recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Catch-In-Areas database integrates catch data from the Catch Accounting System (which has the spatial resolution of a NMFS Reporting Area) into a database that... -
Federal
Bathymetry (Alaska and surrounding waters) recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A Raster having 20 m resolution with decimal values was assembled from 18.6 billion bathymetric soundings that were obtained from the National Center for... -
Federal
Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Permit Program recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program (Rockfish Program) on June 14, 2010, to replace the expiring Pilot... -
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AKRO/SF: Catch Accounting System (CAS) recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Catch Accounting System (CAS) creates total catch estimates for the groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska. Each year, quotas... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Vessel (at-sea) Production Reports recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Vessel (at-sea) production reports are mandatory reports submitted by catcher/processors and motherships that are issued a Federal Fishing Permit. These reports... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Blend System recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Blend was the system used by the NMFS Alaska Regional Office to monitor groundfish catch from 1991 until 2002. The Blend system combined data from industry... -
Federal
IFQ Halibut/Sablefish and CDQ Halibut Permit Program recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Under the IFQ Halibut/Sablefish Permit Program and CDQ Halibut Permit Program permits are issued for harvesting and receiving/processing halibut, and non-trawl... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Community Development Quota (CDQ) System recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program allocates a percentage of all Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands quotas for groundfish, prohibited species,... -
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Groundfish/Crab License Limitation Program (LLP) Permit Program recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
As of January 1, 2000 a Federal License Limitation Program (LLP) license is required for vessels participating in directed fishing for LLP groundfish species in the... -
Federal
Crab Rationalization Permit Program recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Crab Rationalization Program (Program) allocates BSAI crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. The North Pacific Fishery Management... -
Federal
Rockfish Pilot Permit Program (RPP) recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Rockfish Pilot Program was a five-year project that allowed harvesters to form voluntary cooperatives and receive an exclusive harvest privilege for groundfish... -
Federal
Scallop License Limitation Program (SLLP) Permit Program recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A federal Scallop License Limitation Program (SLLP) license is required onboard any vessel deployed in scallop fisheries in Federal waters off Alaska (except for some... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Shoreside Production Reports recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Shoreside production reports are mandatory reports submitted by shoreside and stationary floating processors that receive groundfish from federally permitted catcher... -
Federal
Spatial Management Areas recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Spatial management files combine all related and relevant spatial management files into an integrated fisheries management file. Overlaps of the redundant spatial... -
Federal
American Fisheries Act (AFA) Permit Program recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Beginning January 1, 2000, all vessels and processors wishing to participate in the non-CDQ Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery are required to... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Landing Reports recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The industry report submitted by processing facilities, including shoreside processors, stationary floating processors, catcher/processors and motherships,... -
Federal
Amendment 80 Permit Program recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Amendment 80 Program was adopted by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) in June 2006. The final rule implementing Amendment 80 published in the... -
Federal
AKRO: Guided Angler Fish Landings recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Beginning in 2014, the the halibut Catch Sharing Plan (CSP) authorizes annual transfers of commercial halibut IFQ as guided angler fish (GAF) to charter halibut... -
Federal
Alaska 2018 EFH recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) maps depict the area of EFH for each life stage of fish managed under a Fishery Management Plan within the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea,... -
Federal
Alaska Beluga Strandings recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NMFS is mandated by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to collect reports of marine mammal stranding events. This particular catalogue item is specific to the...