2017–2018 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications

The Inseason Management Branch monitors the catch rates of groundfish and prohibited species according to the catch limits and allocations by gear, sector, and seasonal apportionments proscribed in regulation and found in the harvest specifications.

Alaska

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)

Full BSAI Harvest Specification Tables

Table 1: Final 2017 OFLs, ABCs, TACs, Initial TAC, and CDQ Reserve Allocation of Groundfish in the BSAI.
Table 2: Final 2018 OFLs, ABCs, TACs, Initial TACs, and CDQ Reserve Allocation of Groundfish in the BSAI.
Table 3: Final 2017 and 2018 Apportionment of Reserves to Initial TAC Categories.
Table 4: Final 2017 Allocations of Pollock TACs to the Directed Pollock Fisheries and to the CDQ Directed Fishing Allowances (Updated 08/18/17).
Table 5: Final 2018 Allocations of Pollock TACs to the Directed Pollock Fisheries and to the CDQ Directed Fishing Allowances (Updated 08/18/17, 02/6/18).
Table 6: Final 2017 Seasonal and Spatial Allowances, Gear Shares, CDQ Reserve, Incidental Catch Allowance, and Amendment 80 Allocations of the BSAI Atka Mackerel TAC.
Table 7: Final 2018 Seasonal and Spacial Allowances, Gear Shares, CDQ Reserve, Incidental Catch Allowance, and Amendment 80 Allocation of the BSAI Atka Mackerel TAC.
Table 8: Final 2017 Gear Shares and Seasonal Allowances of the BSAI Pacific Cod TAC.
Table 9: (Table 9a) Final 2018 A-Season Pacific Cod Limits Aleutian Islands for Shoreplants Intention to Process Pacific Cod.
Table 9: Final 2018 Gear Shares and Seasonal Allowances of the BSAI Pacific Cod TAC.
Table 10: Final 2017 and 2018 Gear Shares and CDQ Reserve of BSAI Sablefish TACs.
Table 11: Final 2017 CDQ Reserves, Incidental Catch Amounts, and Amendment 80 Allocations of the Aleutian Islands Pacific Ocean Perch, and BSAI Flathead Sole, Rock Sole, and Yellowfin Sole TACs (updated 11/20/17).
Table 12: Final 2018 CDQ Reserves, Incidental Catch Amounts, and Amendment 80 Allocations of the Aleutian Islands Pacific Ocean Perch, and BSAI Flathead Sole, Rock Sole, and Yellowfin Sole TACs.
Table 13: Final 2017 and 2018 ABC Surplus, CDQ ABC Reserves, and Amendment 80 ABC Reserves in the BSAI for Flathead Sole, Rock Sole, and Yellowfin Sole (updated 11/20/17).
Table 14: Final 2017 and 2018 Apportionment of PSC Allowances to Non-Trawl Gear, the CDQ Program, Amendment 80, and the BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sectors.
Table 15: Final 2017 and 2018 Herring and Red King Crab Savings Subarea Prohibited Species Catch Allowances for All Trawl Sectors.
Table 16: Final 2017 and 2018 Prohibited Species Bycatch Allowances for the BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sector.
Table 17: Final 2017 and 2018 Halibut Prohibited Species Bycatch Allowances for Non-Trawl Fisheries.
Table 18: Final 2017 Prohibited Species Bycatch Allowances for the BSAI Amendment 80 Cooperatives.
Table 19: 2017 and 2018 Pacific Halibut Discard Mortality Rates for the BSAI.
Table 20: 2017 and 2018 Directed Fishing Closures.
Table 21: Final 2017 and 2018 Listed BSAI American Fisheries Act Catcher/Processor Groundfish Sideboard Limits.
Table 22: Final 2017 and 2018 BSAI AFA Listed Catcher/Processor Prohibited Species Sideboard Limits.
Table 23: Final 2017 and 2018 AFA Catcher Vessel BSAI Groundfish Sideboard Limits.
Table 24: Final 2017 and 2018 AFA Catcher Vessel Prohibited Species Catch Sideboard Limits for the BSAI.
Table 25: Final 2017 and 2018 AFA Listed Catcher/Processor Sideboard Directed Fishing Closures.
Table 26: Final 2017 and 2018 AFA Catcher Vessel Sideboard Directed fishing Closures.

Gulf of Alaska (GOA)

Full GOA Harvest Specification Tables

Table 1: Final 2017 OFLs, ABCs, and TACs of Groundfish for the Western/Central/West Yakutat, Western, Central, Eastern Regulatory Areas, and in the West Yakutat, Southeast Outside, and Gulfwide Districts of the GOA.
Table 2: Final OFLs, ABCs, and TACs of Groundfish for the Western/Central/West Yakutat, Western, Central, Eastern Regulatory Areas, and in the West Yakutat, Southeast Outside, and Gulfwide Districts of the GOA.
Table 3: Final 2017 Distribution of Pollock in the Western and Central Regulatory areas of the GOA.
Table 4: Final 2018 Distribution of Pollock in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA.
Table 5: Final 2017 Seasonal Apportionments and Allocations of Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts in the GOA.
Table 6: Final 2018 Seasonal Apportionments and Allocations of Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts in the GOA.
Table 7: Final 2017 Sablefish TAC Specifications in the GOA and Allocations to Hook-and-Line and Trawl Gear.
Table 8: Final 2018 Sablefish TAC Specifications in the GOA and Allocation to Trawl Gear.
Table 9: Final 2017 and Initial 2018 Allocations of Rockfish Primary Species to the Entry Level Longline Fishery in the Central GOA.
Table 10: Final 2017 Allocations of Rockfish Primary Species in the Central GOA to the Entry Level Longline Fishery and Rockfish Cooperatives in the Rockfish Program.
Table 11: Final 2018 Allocations of Rockfish Primary Species in the Central GOA to the Entry Level Longline Fishery and Rockfish Cooperatives in the Rockfish Program.
Table 12: Final 2017 Apportionments of Rockfish Secondary Species in the Central GOA to Catcher Vessel and Catcher/Processor Cooperatives.
Table 13: Final 2018 Apportionments of Rockfish Secondary Species in the Central GOA to Catcher Vessel and Catcher/Processor Cooperatives.
Table 14: Final 2017 and 2018 Pacific Halibut PSC Limits, Allowances, and Apportionments.
Table 15: Final 2017 and 2018 Apportionment of Pacific Halibut PSC Trawl Limits Between the Trawl Gear Deep-Water Species Fishery and the Shallow-Water Species Fishery Categories (updated 07/19/17).
Table 16: Final 2017 and 2018 Apportionments of the "Other Hook-and-Line Fisheries" Annual Halibut PSC Allowances Between the Hook-and-Line Gear Catcher Vessel and Catcher/Processor Sectors.
Table 17: Final 2017 and 2018 Halibut Discard Mortality Rates for Vessels Fishing in the GOA.
Table 18: Final 2017 GOA Non-Exempt American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limits.
Table 19: Final 2018 GOA Non-Exempt American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limits.
Table 20: Final 2017 and 2018 Non-Exempt AFA CV Halibut PSC Limits for Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the GOA.
Table 21: Final 2017 GOA Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessel Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limits.
Table 22: Final 2018 GOA Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessel Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limits.
Table 23: Final 2017 Rockfish Program Sideboard Limits for the West Yakutat District and Western GOA by Fishery for the Catcher/Processor Sector.
Table 24: Final 2018 Rockfish Program Sideboard Limits for the West Yakutat District and Western GOA by Fishery for the Catcher/Processor Sector.
Table 25: Final 2017 and 2018 Rockfish Program Halibut Mortality Limits for the Catcher/Processor Sector.
Table 26: Final 2017 GOA Groundfish Sideboard Limits for Amendment 80 Program Vessels.
Table 27: Final 2018 GOA Groundfish Sideboard Limits for Amendment 80 Program Vessels.
Table 28: Final 2017 and 2018 Halibut PSC Limits for Amendment 80 Program Vessels in the GOA.
Table 29: 2017 and 2018 Directed Fishing Closures in the GOA.
Table 30: 2017 and 2018 Non-Exempt AFA CV Sideboard Directed Fishing Closures for All Gear Types in the GOA.

2017–2018 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications

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Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)

Gulf of Alaska (GOA)

2017 to 2018 Harvest Specification Changes

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Historical Harvest Specifications Summaries

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