2019–2020 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)

2019–2020 Tables

• Final BSAI harvest specification tables and prohibited species allowances 
  • Table 1: Final 2019 Overfish Level (OFL), Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC), Total Allowable Catch (TAC), Initial TAC (ITAC), and CDQ Reserve Allocation of Groundfish in the BSAI.
  • Table 2: Final 2020 Overfishing Level (OFL) Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Total Allowable Catch (TAC), Initial TAC (TAC), and CDQ Reserve Allocation of Groundfish in the BSAI.
  • Table 3: Final 2019 and 2020 Apportionment of Non-Specified Reserves to ITAC Categories.
  • Table 4: Final 2019 Allocations of Pollock TACS to the Directed Pollock Fisheries and to the CDQ Directed Fishing Allowances (DFA).
  • Table 5: Final 2020 Allocations of Pollock TACS to the Directed Pollock Fisheries and to the CDQ Directed Fishing Allowances (DFA).
  • Table 6: Final 2019 Seasonal and Spatial Allowances, Gear Shares, CDQ Reserve, Incidental Catch Allowance, and Amendment 80 Allocation of the BSAI Atka Mackerel TAC. (Updated 10/08/2019)
  • Table 7: Final 2020 Seasonal and Spatial Allowances, Gear Shares, CDQ Reserve, Incidental Catch Allowance, and Amendment 80 Allocation of the BSAI Atka Mackerel TAC.
  • Table 8: Final 2019 Gear Shares and Seasonal Allowances of the BSAI Pacific Cod TAC.
  • Table 9: Final 2020 Gear Shares and Seasonal Allowances of the BSAI Pacific Cod TAC.
  • Table 9a: 2019 Allocations and limits under Aleutian Islands CV Harvest Set-Aside.
  • Table 9b: 2020 Allocations and limits under Aleutian Islands CV Harvest Set-Aside.
  • Table 10: Final 2019 and 2020 Gear Shares and CDQ Reserve of BSAI Sablefish TACS.
  • Table 11: Final 2019 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. (Updated 05/28/2019, 09/18/2019 and 10/07/2019)
  • Table 12: Final 2020 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 13: Final 2019 and 2020 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. (Updated 05/28/2019, 09/18/2019 and  10/07/2019)
  • Table 14: Final 2019 and 2020 Apportionment of Prohibited Species Catch Allowances to Non-Trawl Gear, the CDQ Program, Amendment 80, and the BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sectors.
  • Table 15: Final 2019 and 2020 Herring and Red King Crab Savings Subarea Prohibited Species Catch Allowances for all Trawl Sectors.
  • Table 16: Final 2019 and 2020 Prohibited Species Bycatch Allowances for the BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sector.
  • Table 17: Final 2019 and 2020 Halibut Prohibited Species Bycatch Allowances for Non-Trawl Fisheries.
  • Table 18: 2019 and 2020 Pacific Halibut Discard Mortality Rates for the BSAI.
  • Table 19: 2019 and 2020 Directed Fishing Closures.
  • Table 20: Final 2019 and 2020 listed BSAI American Fisheries Act Catcher/Processor Groundfish Sideboard Limits.
  • Table 21: Final 2019 and 2020 BSAI AFA Listed Catcher/Processor Prohibited Species Catch Sideboard Limits.
  • Table 22: Final 2019 and 2020 American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel BSAI Groundfish Sideboard Limits.
  • Table 23: Final 2019 and 2020 American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel Prohibited Species Catch Sideboard Limits for the BSAI.
  • Table 24: Final 2019 and 2020 American Fisheries Act Listed Catcher/Processor Sideboard Directed Fishing Closures.
  • Table 25: Final 2019 and 2020 American Fisheries Act Vessel Sideboard Directed Fishing Closures.

Gulf of Alaska (GOA)

2019–2020 Tables

• Final GOA harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits
  • Table 1: Final 2019 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 Gulf of Alaska.
  • Table 2: Final 2020 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 Gulf of Alaska.
  • Table 3: Final 2019 Distribution of Pollock in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA; Seasonal Biomass Distribution; Area Apportionments; and Seasonal Allowances of Annual TAC.
  • Table 4: Final 2020 Distribution of Pollock in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA; Seasonal Biomass Distribution; Area Apportionments; and Seasonal Allowances of Annual TAC.
  • Table 5: Final 2019 Seasonal Apportionments and Allocation of Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts in the GOA; Allocations for the Western GOA and Central GOA Sectors and the Eastern GOA Inshore and Offshore Processing Components.
  • Table 6: Final 2020 Seasonal Apportionments and Allocation of Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch amounts in the GOA; Allocations for the Western GOA and Central GOA Sectors and the Eastern GOA Inshore and Offshore Processing Components-Continued.
  • Table 7: Final 2019 Sablefish TAC Specifications in the GOA and Allocations to Fixed and Trawl Gear.
  • Table 8: Final 2020 Sablefish TAC Specifications in the GOA and Allocation to Trawl Gear.
  • Table 9: Final 2019 and Initial 2020 Allocations of Rockfish Primary Species to the Entry Level Longline Fishery in the Central Gulf of Alaska.
  • Table 10: Final 2019 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 2020 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 2019 Apportionments of Rockfish Secondary Species in the Central GOA to Catcher Vessel and Catcher/Processor Cooperatives.
  • Table 13: Final 2020 Apportionments of Rockfish Secondary Species in the Central GOA to Catcher Vessel and Catcher/Processor Cooperatives.
  • Table 14: Final 2019 and 2020 Pacific Halibut PSC Limits, Allowances, and Apportionments.
  • Table 15: Final 2019 and 2020 Apportionment of Pacific Halibut PSC Trawl Limits between the Trawl Gear Deep-Water Species Fishery and the Shallow-Water Species Fishery Categories.
  • Table 16: Final 2019 and 2020 Apportionments of the "Other Hook-and-Line Fishery" Annual Halibut PSC Allowance Between the Hook-and-Line Gear Catcher Vessel and Catcher/Processor Sectors.
  • Table 17: Final 2019 and 2020 Halibut Discard Mortality Rates for Vessels Fishing in the Gulf of Alaska.
  • Table 18: Final 2019 GOA Non-Exempt American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel (CV) Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limits.
  • Table 19: Final 2020 GOA Non-Exempt American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel (CV) Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limits.
  • Table 20: Final 2019 and 2020 Non-Exempt AFA CV Halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Limits for Vessels using Trawl Gear in the GOA.
  • Table 21: Final 2019 GOA Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessel Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limits.
  • Table 22: Final 2020 GOA Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessel Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limits.
  • Table 23: Final 2019 Rockfish Program Sideboard Limits for the Western GOA and West Yakutat District by Fishery for the Catcher/Processor Sector.
  • Table 24: Final 2020 Rockfish Program Sideboard Limits for the Western GOA and West Yakutat District by Fishery for the Catcher/Processor Sector.
  • Table 25: Final 2019 and 2020 Rockfish Program Halibut PSC Limits for the Catcher/Processor Sector.
  • Table 26: Final 2019 GOA Groundfish Sideboard Limits for Amendment 80 Program Vessels.
  • Table 27: Final 2020 GOA Groundfish Sideboard Limits for Amendment 80 Program Vessels.
  • Table 28: Final 2019 and 2020 Halibut PSC Limits for Amendment 80 Program Vessels in the GOA.
  • Table 29: 2019 and 2020 Directed Fishing Closures in the GOA.
  • Table 30: 2019 and 2020 Non-Exempt AFA CV Sideboard Directed Fishing Closures for All Gear Types in the GOA.

2019 to 2020 Harvest Specification Changes

• Total Allowable Catch and Further Catch Share Changes
• Apportionment of the Groundfish Reserves in the BSAI (1988–present)  (PDF)
• BSAI pollock reallocations (1999–present) (PDF)
• BSAI Pacific cod reallocations (1995–present)  (PDF)
• GOA (Western and Central) Pacific cod reallocations (2012–present)  (PDF)

More Information

Further Allocations

• AFA Inshore Pollock Cooperatives
• Amendment 80
• Community Development Quota (CDQ) Groups
• Central GOA Rockfish Program
• BSAI Flatfish Exchanges (PDF)

Historical Harvest Specifications Summaries

• BSAI 1986–present
• GOA 1986–present  

Related Information

• Groundfish Harvest Specifications (all years)
• Information Bulletins
• Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications EIS
• Federal Fisheries Regulations
• Recordkeeping and Reporting
• Federal Fisheries in Alaska