NOAA Fisheries Service
PO Box 21668
Juneau, Alaska 99802-1668
Restricted Access Management
800-304-4846
Dec 31, 2025, 5:17:16 AM
IFQ Crewmember Data for the Current Year
Counts of individuals who became "IFQ Crewmembers" during the current year and counts of such persons who currently hold QS.
# of Individuals
# who currently hold QS
Number of Alaskans
92
46
Number of non-Alaskans
23
13
Total
115
59
Counts of individuals who became "IFQ Crewmembers" during the current year and by IFQ Management Area, sablefish QS units those persons currently hold (regardless of when the QS was acquired).
Alaskans
Area
Persons
QS Units
BS
2
345,479
CG
6
811,372
SE
3
168,253
WG
2
470,827
AI
1
66,587
WY
1
162,048
Non-Alaskans
Area
Persons
QS Units
CG
4
1,097,032
SE
5
399,827
WY
2
171,366
Counts of individuals who became "IFQ Crewmembers" during the current year and by IFQ Management Area, halibut QS units those persons currently hold (regardless of when the QS was acquired).
Alaskans
Area
Persons
QS Units
3B
5
892,244
4B
1
14,389
3A
24
3,166,366
4A
4
206,264
4C
1
23,340
2C
12
1,332,714
Non-Alaskans
Area
Persons
QS Units
3B
3
707,957
3A
8
693,963
4A
1
1,698
2C
4
217,376
IFQ Crewmember Data for all Years Since Start of IFQ Program
Counts of individuals who became "IFQ Crewmembers" at any time during the IFQ Program and counts of such persons who currently hold QS.
# of Individuals
# who currently hold QS
Number of Alaskans
3,199
1,071
Number of non-Alaskans
1,379
324
Total
4,578
1,395
Counts of individuals who became "IFQ Crewmembers" during the current year and by IFQ Management Area, sablefish QS units those persons currently hold (regardless of when the QS was acquired).
Alaskans
Area
Persons
QS Units
BS
26
4,912,895
CG
123
23,097,669
SE
155
26,844,434
WG
40
6,805,117
WY
58
11,409,586
AI
17
3,364,144
Non-Alaskans
Area
Persons
QS Units
BS
17
3,912,658
CG
161
19,077,654
SE
148
9,738,270
WG
69
6,431,871
WY
97
7,865,803
AI
49
7,901,966
Counts of individuals who became "IFQ Crewmembers" during the current year and by IFQ Management Area, halibut QS units those persons currently hold (regardless of when the QS was acquired).
Alaskans
Area
Persons
QS Units
3B
159
16761782
4E
1
84
4B
19
1442912
3A
465
66510571
4D
11
1165516
4A
76
6305756
4C
18
1230198
2C
416
29068094
Non-Alaskans
Area
Persons
QS Units
3B
62
12066351
4E
1
698
4B
23
2372231
3A
138
26404474
4D
15
1859894
4C
11
1120778
4A
27
2185846
2C
80
4860973
1.  IFQ Crewmembers are individual US citizens who: were not initially issued QS; have demonstrated 150 days US commercial fishery harvesting experience; and who have been issued a Transfer Eligibility Certificate (TEC).
2.  Counts of "IFQ Crewmembers" currently holding QS do not include persons who acquired and divested QS over time but are not currently holding any QS.
3.  Designation of "Alaskan" or "non-Alaskan" is premised on the self-reported business mailing address of the TEC holder; NMFS/RAM does not verify residency.
4.  Tables exclude persons with unknown addresses.