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Catch Share Programs by Council Region

“Catch shares” is a general term associated with several fisheries management strategies that dedicate a secure share of fish to individual fishermen, cooperatives, or fishing communities for their exclusive use.

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New England

Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

South Atlantic

Caribbean

  • No catch share programs

Gulf of Mexico

North Pacific/Alaska

Pacific

Western Pacific

  • No catch share programs

Note: From 1996 to 2002, there was a congressional moratorium on the establishment of new IFQ programs.

In 2007, Congress reauthorized the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Section 303A with provisions for limited access privilege programs.

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North Pacific

NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region

North Pacific Council

West Coast

Pacific Council

South Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico Council

South Atlantic Council

Greater Atlantic

New England Council

Mid-Atlantic Council

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Last updated by Office of Sustainable Fisheries on 01/24/2022

Catch Shares

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