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Charter Halibut Limited Access Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This limited access system limits the number of charter vessels that may participate in the guided sport fishery for halibut in area 2C and 3A. NMFS issues a charter... -
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Catch-In-Areas Main
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Catch-In-Areas database integrates catch data from the Catch Accounting System (which has the spatial resolution of a NMFS Reporting Area) into a database that... -
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Bathymetry (Alaska and surrounding waters)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A Raster having 20 m resolution with decimal values was assembled from 18.6 billion bathymetric soundings that were obtained from the National Center for... -
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IFQ Halibut/Sablefish and CDQ Halibut Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Under the IFQ Halibut/Sablefish Permit Program and CDQ Halibut Permit Program permits are issued for harvesting and receiving/processing halibut, and non-trawl... -
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American Fisheries Act (AFA) Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Beginning January 1, 2000, all vessels and processors wishing to participate in the non-CDQ Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery are required to... -
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AKRO/SF: Electronic Logbooks
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Logbooks are the industry reports submitted by vessels documenting fishing activity. In particular, these reports provide haul specific information, gear, fishing... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Vessel (at-sea) Production Reports
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Vessel (at-sea) production reports are mandatory reports submitted by catcher/processors and motherships that are issued a Federal Fishing Permit. These reports... -
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Amendment 80 Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Amendment 80 Program was adopted by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) in June 2006. The final rule implementing Amendment 80 published in the... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Catch Accounting System (CAS)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Catch Accounting System (CAS) creates total catch estimates for the groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska. Each year, quotas... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Shoreside Production Reports
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Shoreside production reports are mandatory reports submitted by shoreside and stationary floating processors that receive groundfish from federally permitted catcher... -
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AKRO: Guided Angler Fish Landings
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Beginning in 2014, the the halibut Catch Sharing Plan (CSP) authorizes annual transfers of commercial halibut IFQ as guided angler fish (GAF) to charter halibut... -
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Crab Rationalization Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Crab Rationalization Program (Program) allocates BSAI crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. The North Pacific Fishery Management... -
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MMPA Species' distribution in Alaska EEZ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This feature dataset contains feature classes showing the distribution of marine mammal species protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act occuring in the... -
Federal
AKRO/PR: Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program (AMMOP)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NMFS is mandated by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to measure and report on the effects of commercial fisheries on marine mammal stocks. One of the ways NMFS... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Landing Reports
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The industry report submitted by processing facilities, including shoreside processors, stationary floating processors, catcher/processors and motherships,... -
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Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP)/ Federal Processor Permit (FPP) Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP) is required for vessels of the United States which are used to fish for groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska or Bering Sea and Aleutian... -
Federal
Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program (Rockfish Program) on June 14, 2010, to replace the expiring Pilot...