Fishing & Seafood Permits

Applications and forms for chinook salmon bycatch for the pollock and non-pollock trawl fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI).

Alaska Federal Fisheries Permit application for U.S. vessels used to fish for groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska or Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and vessels used to fish for any non-groundfish species and that are required to retain bycatch of groundfish. Federal Processor Permit application for Alaska stationary floating processors and shoreside processors that process groundfish.

Prohibited Species Donation permits authorize tax-exempt organizations to distribute salmon and/or halibut (delivered by catcher vessels using trawl gear to shoreside processors) to hunger relief agencies, food bank networks, or food bank distributors.

American Fisheries Act Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fleet permits including the AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit and AFA Permit for Rebuilt, and Replacement, or Removed Vessel, as well as Chinook bycatch applications.

Permit Categories Permit Category Description Permits Issued in 2017 Number of Permits in Confirmation of Permit History* Category A Open Access 1,298 Not Applicable Category B Limited Access 4 0 Category C

Information about the Atlantic Shark Dealer Fishing Permit (Open Access) from the Southeast Region Permit Office.

The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Rationalization Program (Crab Rat) permits, applications, and forms for individual fishing quota (IFQ) quota share (QS) holders, processor quota share (PQS), and vessel cooperatives.

Information about the Domestic Swordfish Dealer Fishing Permit (Open Access) from the Southeast Region Permit Office.

A valid First Receiver Site License (FRSL) is required to receive, purchase, or take custody, control, or possession of catch onshore from a vessel that harvested fish under the IFQ program. All buyers must hold an FRSL for each physical landing site in o

Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Rockfish Program applications and forms for Inter-Cooperative Transfers of Rockfish via eFISH, Rockfish Fishing Cooperatives, Ex-vessel Volume and Value Reports, and Cost Recovery Fee Payment.