(907) 271-2809Revise Crab Sideboard Exemptions in GOA pollock and Pacific cod fisheries Executive SummaryRevise Crab Sideboard Exemptions in GOA pollock and Pacific cod fisheries Executive Summary Executive Summary

The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) crab rationalization program was implemented in March of 2005. The program allocated quota share (QS) to harvesters in nine BSAI crab fisheries. Each year, a person who holds QS may receive individual fishing quota (IFQ) to harvest BSAI crab. Recognizing th...

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Main Authors: Gulf Alaska, Pacific Cod, Pollock Fishery
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.193.9450
http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/amds/34/amd34draftea0111.pdf
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Summary:The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) crab rationalization program was implemented in March of 2005. The program allocated quota share (QS) to harvesters in nine BSAI crab fisheries. Each year, a person who holds QS may receive individual fishing quota (IFQ) to harvest BSAI crab. Recognizing that rationalizing the BSAI crab fisheries could provide opportunities for fishermen to alter their crab fishing