Fishing & Seafood Permits

Applications, permits, and reporting forms for the Alaska sport charter halibut fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) regulatory Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska).

To fish commercially for lobsters in federal waters, a vessel must possess a federal lobster limited access permit and the permit must be on board at all times. The operator of the vessel must also have a valid federal operator's permit.

Permit Categories Category 1: Commercial Vessel that fishes for, catches, possesses, transports, lands, sells, or trades bluefish. In 2017, we issued 2,266 Category 1 permits. Category 2: Recreational Vessel that carries passengers for hire

More information on the Atlantic Charter/Headboat for Coastal Migratory Pelagics For-Hire Fishing Permit (Open Access) from the Southeast Region Permit Office.

Information about the Open Access Atlantic Charter/Headboat Permit application for Dolphin/Wahoo fishing from the Southeast Region Permit Office.

This permit authorizes vessels to recreationally fish for and retain Atlantic highly migratory species using specific gears.

This permit authorizes charter and headboat vessels to take for-hire passengers to recreationally fish for and retain Atlantic highly migratory species using specific gears.

Information about the Atlantic Tuna Longline Commercial Fishing Permit (Limited Access) from the Southeast Region Permit Office.

This permit authorizes vessels to commercially fish for and retain regulated Atlantic tunas using handgears.

This permit authorizes vessels to commercially fish for and retain regulated Atlantic tunas using harpoons.