A Scallop License Limitation Program (SSLP) license is required on any scallop vessel in federal waters off Alaska (except for some diving operations). The SLLP is intended to limit the number of participants in the scallop fishery.
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).
Fishermen must have a Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) to fish for subsistence halibut. Permits for community harvest, ceremonial, and educational purposes also are available to qualified Alaska communities and Alaska Native Tribes.
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.
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.
The United States is a member of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, the organization responsible for conserving marine life south of the Antarctic Convergence. CCAMLR applies an ecosystem approach to the conserv
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.