The individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for the sablefish and halibut longline fisheries off Alaska was implemented in 1995. It culminated fourteen years of deliberations of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) on limited entry.
Amendments 42/42 contain management measures applicable to the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for Fixed Gear Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Fisheries In and Off of Alaska.
Analysis of increasing the flexibility of halibut and sablefish quota share use on category B, C, and D catcher vessels, while maintaining the goals of the IFQ program.
This document provides background information and assessments necessary to determine if the North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan is consistent with the Magnuson Act and other applicable law.
Analysis of halibut and crab bycatch management measures, and the implementation of herring bycatch management measures in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.