Fisheries Finance Program

The Fisheries Finance Program provides long-term financing for the cost of construction or reconstruction of fishing vessels, fisheries facilities, aquaculture facilities, and individual fishing quota in the Northwest Halibut/Sablefish and Alaskan Crab Fisheries. Vessel financing or refinancing that could contribute to overcapitalization by increasing harvesting capacity is prohibited by regulation.

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NOAA’s Fisheries Finance Program offers financing to U.S. companies seeking to improve their commercial fisheries and vessels.

The agency is proposing a change to its Fisheries Finance Program in order to provide the opportunity for a small number of fishers in limited access fisheries to modernize their operations by building new replacement vessels or by rebuilding their current vessels.

View the proposed rule

How Do I Get More Information?

Contact your regional Financial Services Branch and discuss your project:

Southeast Financial Services Branch

St. Petersburg, FL (727) 824-5377

Northeast Financial Services Branch

Gloucester, MA (978) 281-9154

Northwest Financial Services Branch

Seattle, WA (206) 526-6122

If your proposal appears to meet the program's requirements, you will receive an application form to complete and submit along with a one-time filing/commitment fee equal to 1/2 of 1 percent of your proposed loan amount.