Crab Rationalization Permit Program

Description

The Crab Rationalization Program (Program) allocates BSAI crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council developed the Program over a 6-year period to accommodate the specific dynamics and needs of the BSAI crab fisheries. The Program builds on the Council's experiences with the halibut and sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program and the American Fisheries Act (AFA) cooperative program for Bering Sea pollock. The Program is a limited access system that balances the interests of several groups who depend on these fisheries. The Program addresses conservation and management issues associated with the previous derby fishery, reduces bycatch and associated discard mortality, and increases the safety of crab fishermen by ending the race for fish. Share allocations to harvesters and processors, together with incentives to participate in fishery cooperatives, will increase efficiencies, provide economic stability, and facilitate compensated reduction of excess capacities in the harvesting and processing sectors. Community interests are protected by Community Development Quota (CDQ) allocations and regional landing and processing requirements, as well as by several community protection measures.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 permits.htm http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/crab/rat/ram/permits.htm
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/10586
0 Alaska Region website containing reports showing all BSAI Crab Rationalization permits. https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/permits-licenses?field_fishery_pm_value=BSAI+Crab
33 Frequently Asked Questions about the Bering Sea Crab Rationalization Program. https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/crabratfaq052616.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/akro/dmp/pdf/10586.pdf
0 Alaska Region website with information on the BSAI Crab Rationalization Program, including links to regulations, applications, lists of permit and permit holders, etc. https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheries/bsai-crab-rationalization

Tags

  • alaska
  • crab rationalization
  • alaska regional office
  • noaa
  • tanner crab
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • quota share
  • national marine fisheries service
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/akro
  • king crab
  • akro restricted access management (ram) program metadata portfolio
  • bering sea aleutian islands
  • catch share
  • permits (nmfs information category 5.5)

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