Harvest Specifications Summaries
The Alaska Region annually publishes groundfish harvest specifications of the annual catch limits for the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands in the Federal Register to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the Alaska Region.
The CSV files provided include information from Tables 1 of the yearly final Harvest Specifications published in the Federal Register for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI), Gulf of Alaska (GOA), and Cook Inlet management areas. For additional information please refer to the final Harvest Specifications published in the Federal Register. These files are presorted alphabetically by species, year, and area.
- To review by species, select the top left cell in the csv file and type ctrl + A
- To filter by columns, type ctrl + shift + L and click on the down arrow on each column
- To create a pivot table, type ctrl + A and search “Pivot Table” in the search box at the top of the file. This automatically selects the entire range for the pivot table. You can add the pivot table to a new worksheet or existing worksheet and select “OK” to launch.
Fields and Descriptions
| Field Name | Description |
| OFL | Overfishing Limit |
| ABC | Acceptable Biological Catch |
| TAC | Total Allowable Catch |
| CDQ_RESERVES | Community Development Quota Reserves (BSAI only) |
| ITAC | Initial Total Allowable Catch (BSAI only) |
| NONSPECIFIED_RESERVES | Non Specified Reserves (BSAI only) |