Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications for 2026-2027

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)

Final BSAI harvest specifications, apportionments, and prohibited species catch allowances
Table 1: Final 2026 OFL, ABC, TAC, Initial TAC (ITAC), CDQ Reserve Allocation, and Nonspecified Reserves of Groundfish in the BSAI
Table A: Comparison of Final 2026 and 2027 With Proposed 2026 and 2027 Total Allowable Catch in the BSAI
Table 2: Final 2027 OFL, ABC, TAC, ITAC, CDQ Reserve Allocation, and Nonspecified Reserves of Groundfish in the BSAI
Table 3: Final 2026 and 2027 Apportionment of Non-Specified Reserves to ITAC Categories
Table 4: Final 2026 Allocations of Pollock TACs to the Directed Pollock Fisheries and to the CDQ Directed Fishing Allowances (DFA)
Table 5: Final 2027 Allocations of Pollock TACs to the Directed Pollock Fisheries and to the CDQ Directed Fishing Allowances (DFA)
Table 6: Final 2026 AFA Inshore Cooperative and Open Access Pollock Allocations
Table 7: Final 2026 Seasonal and Area Allowances, CDQ Reserve, Incidental Catch Allowance, Gear Shares, and Amendment 80 Allocations of the BSAI Atka Mackerel TAC
Table 8: Final 2027 Seasonal and Area Allowances, CDQ Reserve, Incidental Catch Allowance, Gear Shares, and Amendment 80 Allocations of the BSAI Atka Mackerel TAC
Table 9: Final 2026 Sector Allocations and Seasonal Allowances of the BSAI Pacific Cod TAC
Table 10: Final 2027 Sector Allocations and Seasonal Allowances of the BSAI Pacific Cod TAC
Table 11: Final 2026 PCTC Cooperative Allocations and PSC Limits
Table 12: Final 2026 and 2027 Gear Shares and CDQ Reserve of BSAI Sablefish TACs
Table 13: Final 2026 Community Development Quota (CDQ) Reserves, Incidental Catch Amounts (ICAs), and Amendment 80 Allocations of the Aleutian Islands Pacific Ocean Perch and BSAI Flathead Sole, Rock Sole, and Yellowfin Sole TACs
Table 14: Final 2027 Community Development Quota (CDC) Reserves, Incidental Catch Amounts (ICAs), and Amendment 80 Allocations of the Aleutian Islands Pacific Ocean Perch and BSAI Flathead Sole, Rock Sole, and Yellowfin Sole TACs
Table 15: Final 2026 and 2027 ABC Surplus, ABC Reserves, Community Development Quota (CDQ) ABC Reserves, and Amendment 80 ABC Reserves in the BSAI for Flathead Sole, Rock Sole, and Yellowfin Sole
Table 16: Final 2026 and 2027 Apportionment of Prohibited Species Catch Allowances to Non-Trawl Gear, the CDQ Program, Amendment 80, and the BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sectors
Table 17: Final 2026 and 2027 Herring and Red King Crab Savings Subarea Prohibited Species Catch Allowances for All Trawl Sectors
Table 18: Final 2026 and 2027 Prohibited Species Catch Allowances for the BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sectors and Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program
Table 19: Final 2026 and 2027 Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Allowances for Non-Trawl Fisheries
Table 20: 2026 and 2027 Pacific Halibut Discard Mortality Rates (DMR) for the BSAI
Table 21: 2026 and 2027 CDQ Program Quota Categories, Target CDQ Reserves, Prohibited Species Quota (PSQ) Reserves, and CDQ Group Quotas
Table 22: 2026 and 2027 Directed Fishing Closures
Table 23: Final 2026 and 2027 BSAI AFA Listed CP Prohibited Species Catch Sideboard Limits
Table 24: Final 2026 and 2027 BSAI Pacific Cod Sideboard Limits for Non-Exempt American Fisheries Act CVs
Table 25: Final 2026 and 2027 American Fisheries Act CV Prohibited Species Catch Sideboard Limits for the BSAI

Gulf of Alaska (GOA)

Final GOA harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits
Table A: Comparison of Proposed and Final 2026 and 2027 GOA Total Allowable Catch Limits
Table 1: Final 2026 OFLs, ABCs, and TACs of Groundfish for the Western/Central/West Yakutat, Western, Central, Eastern Regulatory Areas, the West Yakutat and Southeast Outside Districts of the Eastern Regulatory Area, and Gulfwide Districts of the Gulf of Alaska
Table 2: Final 2027 OFLs, ABCs, and TACs of Groundfish for the Western/Central/West Yakutat, Western, Central, Eastern Regulatory Areas, the West Yakutat and Southeast Outside Districts of the Eastern Regulatory Area, and Gulfwide Districts of the Gulf of Alaska
Table 3 : Final 2026 Distribution of Pollock in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska; Area Apportionments; and Seasonal Allowances of Annual TAC
Table 4: Final 2027 Distribution of Pollock in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska; Area Apportionments; and Seasonal Allowances of Annual TAC
Table 5: Final 2026 Seasonal Apportionments and Allocation of Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch (TAC) Amounts in the GOA; Allocations in the Western GOA and Central GOA Sectors, and the Eastern GOA Inshore and Offshore Processing Components
Table 6: Final 2027 Seasonal Apportionments and Allocation of Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch (TAC) Amounts in the GOA; Allocations in the Western GOA and Central GOA Sectors, and the Eastern GOA Inshore and Offshore Processing Components
Table 7: Final 2027 Sablefish TAC Amounts in the Gulf of Alaska and Allocations to Fixed and Trawl Gear
Table 8: Final 2027 Sablefish TAC Amounts in the Gulf of Alaska and Allocations to Trawl Gear
Table 9: Final 2026 and Initial 2027 Allocations of Rockfish Primary Species to the Entry Level Longline Fishery in the Central Gulf of Alaska
Table 10: Final 2026 Allocations of Rockfish Primary Species in the Central Gulf of Alaska to the Entry Level Longline Fishery and Rockfish Cooperatives in the Rockfish Program
Table 11: Final 2027 Allocations of Rockfish Primary Species in the Central Gulf of Alaska to the Entry Level Longline Fishery and Rockfish Cooperatives in the Rockfish Program
Table 12: Final 2026 Apportionments of Rockfish Secondary Species in the Central GOA to Catcher Vessel and Catcher/Processor Cooperatives
Table 13: Final 2027 Apportionments of Rockfish Secondary Species in the Central GOA to Catcher Vessel and Catcher/Processor Cooperatives
Table 14: Final 2026 and 2027 Pacific Halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Limits, Allowances, and Apportionments
Table 15: Final 2026 and 2027 Apportionment of Pacific Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Limits Between the Trawl Gear Deep-Water Species Fishery and the Shallow-Water Species Fishery Categories
Table 16: Final 2026 and 2027 Apportionments of the “Other Hook-and-Line Fishery” Annual Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Allowance Between the Hook-and-Line Gear Catcher Vessel and Catcher/Processor Sectors
Table 17: Final 2026 and 2027 Halibut Discard Mortality Rates for Vessels Fishing in the Gulf of Alaska
Table 18: Final 2026 GOA Non-Exempt American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel (CV) Groundfish Sideboard Limits
Table 19: Final 2027 GOA Non-Exempt American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel (CV) Groundfish Sideboard Limits
Table 20: Final 2026 and 2027 Non-Exempt AFA CV Halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Sideboard Limits for Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the GOA
Table 21: Final 2026 GOA Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessel Groundfish Sideboard Limits
Table 22: Final 2027 GOA Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessel Groundfish Sideboard Limits
Table 23: Final 2026 and 2027 Rockfish Program Halibut PSC Sideboard Limits for the Catcher/Processor Sector
Table 24: Final 2026 GOA Groundfish Sideboard Limits for Amendment 80 Program Vessels
Table 25: Final 2027 GOA Groundfish Sideboard Limits for Amendment 80 Program Vessels
Table 26: Final 2026 and 2027 Halibut PSC Sideboard Limits for Amendment 80 Program Vessels in the GOA
Table 27: Final 2026 and 2027 Directed Fishing Closures in the GOA

2026-2027 Harvest Specification Changes

Total Allowable Catch and Further Catch Share Changes
BSAI pollock reallocations (1999–present) (PDF, 3 pages)
BSAI Pacific cod reallocations (1995–present) (PDF, 5 pages)
GOA (Western and Central) Pacific cod reallocations (2012–present) (PDF, 2 pages)

2026–2027 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications

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