Alaska salmon troller Bay of Pillars in Chatham Strait. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
A Southeast Alaska trolling vessel. Credit ASMI
American Fisheries Act Pollock Fisheries Management in Alaska
The American Fisheries Act established sector allocations in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock fishery, determined eligible vessels and processors, allowed the formation of cooperatives, in addition to other requirements.
The American Fisheries Act was signed into law in October 1998. The purpose of the AFA was to tighten U.S. ownership standards that had been exploited under the Anti-reflagging Act, and to provide the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fleet the opportunity to conduct their fishery in a more rational manner while protecting non-AFA participants in the other fisheries. The AFA established sector allocations in the BSAI pollock fishery, determined eligible vessels and processors, allowed the formation of cooperatives, set limits on the participation of AFA vessels in other fisheries, and imposed special catch weighing and monitoring requirements on AFA vessels.
Fishery Resources
- Applications and Forms
- Reports
- Monitoring and Reporting
- eLandings: Report landings
- eFish: Print permits, check account balances
- Catch Weighing and Monitoring Forms
- Observer Program
- Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch Electronic Monitoring Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Recordkeeping and Reporting
- System Inspection Request
- Cost Recovery Fee Payment (due Dec. 31)
Regulations and Management Actions
- Federal Register Rules and Notices
- Information Bulletins
- Groundfish Harvest Specifications
- Regulations, Acts, Treaties, and Agreements
- Figures, Maps, Boundaries, Regulatory Areas, and Zones
- AFA related Fishery Management Plan Amendments
- Fishery Management Plans
- Analyses
Related Information
- CP Salmon Corporation et al. v Pritzker et al., February 2016 (PDF, 19 pages)
- Impacts of the American Fisheries Act: NPFMC Report to US Congress, February 2002 (PDF, 308 pages)
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Alaska salmon troller Bay of Pillars in Chatham Strait. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
A Southeast Alaska trolling vessel. Credit ASMI
