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Summary

Short Citation
Alaska Regional Office, 2024: IFQ Halibut/Sablefish and CDQ Halibut Permit Program, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/11799.
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Abstract

Under the IFQ Halibut/Sablefish Permit Program and CDQ Halibut Permit Program permits are issued for harvesting and receiving/processing halibut, and non-trawl sablefish.

For IFQ Halibut/Sablefish Permits, owners of vessels with specific historical participation in non-trawl halibut and sablfish fisheries were issued Quota Share (QS). Quota share was initially issued to persons who owned or leased vessels that made legal commercial fixed-gear landings of Pacific halibut or sablefish during 1988-1990 off Alaska. QS is transferable to other initial issuees or to those who have become transferable eligible on NMFS' approval of an Application for Transfer Eligibility Certificate. Once issued to a person (at no charge), QS is held by that person until it is transferred, suspended, or revoked. QS permits are authorized at 50 CFR Part 679.4(d).

Quota Share holders are entitled to a proportional share of the annual Total Allowable Catch allocated to the IFQ Program. An IFQ permit authorizes participation in fixed-gear harvests of Pacific halibut off Alaska, and most sablefish fisheries off Alaska. The permits are not specific to vessels. Permits are issued annually, at no charge, to persons holding fishable Pacific halibut and sablefish Quota Share (QS); or to those who are recipients of IFQ-only transfers from QS holders. Authorized pounds for annual IFQ permits are determined by the number of QS units held, the total number of QS units in the "pool" for a species and area, and the total amount of halibut or sablefish allocated for IFQ fisheries in a particular year. IFQ permits are authorized at 50 CFR Part 679.4(d).

The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program allocates a percentage of all Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands quotas for groundfish, prohibited species, halibut, and crab to eligible communities. A CDQ permit is required to harvest CDQ halibut. Permits are issued annually and without charge to CDQ groups with approved CDQ plans and directed fishing allocations of halibut.

Distribution Information

Access Constraints:

Data are sensitive under the Privacy Act, FOIA and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (2007) and can only be shared with authorized persons or in summary format for public dissemination.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Tracy Buck
tracy.buck@noaa.gov
907-586-7889

Metadata Contact
Tracy Buck
tracy.buck@noaa.gov
907-586-7889

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-180° W, -130° E, 72° N, 50° S

BSAI

GOA

Time Frame 1
1993 - Present

Item Identification

Title: IFQ Halibut/Sablefish and CDQ Halibut Permit Program
Short Name: IFQ Halibut/Sablefish and CDQ Halibut Permit Program
Status: In Work
Publication Date: 1995
Abstract:

Under the IFQ Halibut/Sablefish Permit Program and CDQ Halibut Permit Program permits are issued for harvesting and receiving/processing halibut, and non-trawl sablefish.

For IFQ Halibut/Sablefish Permits, owners of vessels with specific historical participation in non-trawl halibut and sablfish fisheries were issued Quota Share (QS). Quota share was initially issued to persons who owned or leased vessels that made legal commercial fixed-gear landings of Pacific halibut or sablefish during 1988-1990 off Alaska. QS is transferable to other initial issuees or to those who have become transferable eligible on NMFS' approval of an Application for Transfer Eligibility Certificate. Once issued to a person (at no charge), QS is held by that person until it is transferred, suspended, or revoked. QS permits are authorized at 50 CFR Part 679.4(d).

Quota Share holders are entitled to a proportional share of the annual Total Allowable Catch allocated to the IFQ Program. An IFQ permit authorizes participation in fixed-gear harvests of Pacific halibut off Alaska, and most sablefish fisheries off Alaska. The permits are not specific to vessels. Permits are issued annually, at no charge, to persons holding fishable Pacific halibut and sablefish Quota Share (QS); or to those who are recipients of IFQ-only transfers from QS holders. Authorized pounds for annual IFQ permits are determined by the number of QS units held, the total number of QS units in the "pool" for a species and area, and the total amount of halibut or sablefish allocated for IFQ fisheries in a particular year. IFQ permits are authorized at 50 CFR Part 679.4(d).

The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program allocates a percentage of all Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands quotas for groundfish, prohibited species, halibut, and crab to eligible communities. A CDQ permit is required to harvest CDQ halibut. Permits are issued annually and without charge to CDQ groups with approved CDQ plans and directed fishing allocations of halibut.

Purpose:

Manage and transfer permits; collect landings data for IFQ Halibut/Sablefish and CDQ Halibut Program; amd collect cost recovery fees for IFQ fisheries.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Permits (NMFS Information Category 5.5); Individual Fishing Quota; IFQ; Community Developm

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Alaska; Bering Sea Aleutian Islands; BSAI; Gulf of Alaska; GOA

Physical Location

Organization: Alaska Regional Office
City: Juneau
State/Province: AK
Country: USA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: CSV Files
Maintenance Frequency: Continually
Data Presentation Form: Document (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

Lists of persons holding quota share in the Pacific halibut and sablefish IFQ Program since program inception. Lists of Registered Buyers and persons eligible to receive quota share by transfer. Current year records updated daily.

*Reports are updated daily, except Initial Issuee list, or as noted.

Mailing addresses of current Quota Share Holders (unique names with business addresses)

Current Quota Share with Holders and QS Units: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995 (by species, area, vessel category, blocks, and CDQ compensation flag)

Sweepable QS Blocks: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (by species, area, and vessel category)

CDQ Compensation QS: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (by species, area, vessel category; this QS is unblocked)

Category "A" (freezer) QS: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (by species, area, blocks, and CDQ compensation flag)

Quota Share Units with QS Group and Serial Numbers, and Security Interest Assertions: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (by species, area, vessel category, blocks, and CDQ compensation flag). Pieces of Blocked QS assigned the same QS Group number are part of the same block.

Initial Issuees of QS with QS Units (by species, area, vessel category, and block type). Note: Initial issuance of QS continues as appeals are adjudicated.

Persons Eligible to Receive QS by Transfer (except those eligible for Category A QS only)

Persons Eligible to Receive Only Category A QS by Transfer

Current Registered Buyers

QS and IFQ Issuance and Revocation Review

Name and Contact Information for Community Quota Entities

Entity Attribute Detail URL: https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/permits-licenses?field_fishery_pm_value=Individual+Fishing+Quota+%28IFQ%29+Halibut%2FSablefish+and+CDQ+Halibut+IFQ
Distribution Liability:

none

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 223555
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Buck, Tracy
Address: 709 W. 9th St, P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
USA
Email Address: tracy.buck@noaa.gov
Phone: 907-586-7889
Fax: 907-586-7354

Distributor

CC ID: 223557
Date Effective From: 1993
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Alaska Regional Office (AKRO)
Address: 709 W. 9th St, P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
USA
Phone: (907)586-7202
URL: http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/
Business Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Mon-Fri.

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 223556
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Buck, Tracy
Address: 709 W. 9th St, P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
USA
Email Address: tracy.buck@noaa.gov
Phone: 907-586-7889
Fax: 907-586-7354

Point of Contact

CC ID: 223554
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Buck, Tracy
Address: 709 W. 9th St, P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
USA
Email Address: tracy.buck@noaa.gov
Phone: 907-586-7889
Fax: 907-586-7354

Extents

Currentness Reference: Publication Date

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 210962
W° Bound: -180
E° Bound: -130
N° Bound: 72
S° Bound: 50
Description

BSAI

GOA

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 223462
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 1993

Access Information

Security Class: Sensitive
Security Classification System:

NMFS- Fisheries Information Management Committee (FIMC) Standard

Security Handling Description:

Contains Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and/or Business Identifiable Information (BII)

Data Access Policy:

Access to sensitive data shall only be granted to an individual that meets certain criteria. Access may be granted to the data submitter. Access can only be granted to a non-submitter if a signed and effective Confidentiality Agreement, Data Access Sharing Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding, Standard Statement of Nondisclosure, or similar agreement is in place. These signed agreements shall indicate that individuals have reviewed and understand the provisions in the manual governing the legal use of sensitive data. The signed agreements are maintained by the Alaska Regional Records office. The name of each individual that has signed a statement of nondisclosure for using sensitive data will be added to the Alaska Region list of authorized confidential data users.

Data may be released if aggregated in accordance with AKRO and/or MSA confidentiality protocols. Data may be released if confidential BII or PII information are re-dacted. .

Data Access Procedure:

Access to sensitive data shall only be granted to an individual that meets certain criteria. Access may be granted to the data submitter. Access can only be granted to a non-submitter if a signed and effective Confidentiality Agreement, Data Access Sharing Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding, Standard Statement of Nondisclosure, or similar agreement is in place. These signed agreements shall indicate that individuals have reviewed and understand the provisions in the manual governing the legal use of sensitive data. The signed agreements are maintained by the Alaska Regional Records office. The name of each individual that has signed a statement of nondisclosure for using sensitive data will be added to the Alaska Region list of authorized confidential data users.

Data may be released if aggregated in accordance with AKRO and/or MSA confidentiality protocols. Data may be released if confidential BII or PII information are re-dacted. .

Data Access Constraints:

Data are sensitive under the Privacy Act, FOIA and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (2007) and can only be shared with authorized persons or in summary format for public dissemination.

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 207434
URL: https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheries/ifq
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Alaska Region website containing information on the Pacific halibut and sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program. Includes links to regulations, reports, applications, lists of permit holders, etc.

URL 2

CC ID: 207435
URL: https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/permits-licenses?field_fishery_pm_value=Individual+Fishing+Quota+%28IFQ%29+Halibut%2FSablefish+and+CDQ+Halibut+IFQ
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Alaska Region website with csv reports of all Pacific halibut and sablefish IFQ Program quota share permit holders; and other IFQ program permit holders.

Data Quality

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Submitted data is reviewed by NMFS staff prior to data entry. Source data are validated against business rules when loaded into NMFS' Oracle database. Data input is reviewed against output on a routine basis to ensure quality.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Cost Recovery/Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: No
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: unknown
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: unknown
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed:

Data may need to be aggregated for confidentiality before dissemination. If data does not need to be aggregated dissemination may be made daily.

Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: Other
If World Data Center or Other, Specify: National Archives and Records Administration
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: 35 days
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

IT Security and Contingency Plan for the system establishes procedures and applies to the functions, operations, and resources necessary to recover and restore data as hosted in the Alaska Region in Juneau, Alaska, following a disruption.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

Information is collected from participants on paper applications or, if allowed, through on-line data submissions in NMFS/AKR eFISH on-line services. Harvest data necessary for real-time account management may also be submitted through eLandings.

Information submitted on paper forms is entered/updated through NMFS/AKR Alaska Data Entry and Retrieval System (ALDERS) by permitting staff. Data entered into ALDERS is stored in appropriate database tables for use in generating permits, reports, views, etc.

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity Table: IFQ_PERMIT
Entity Table: REGISTERED_BUYER_CERTIFICATE
Entity View: QS_HOLDERS_W_ADDRESS

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 11799
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:11799
Metadata Record Created By: Jennifer Mondragon
Metadata Record Created: 2012-02-21 20:10+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2015-12-14
Owner Org: AKRO
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2015-12-14
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2016-12-14