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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska - Subpart G — Rockfish Program (50 CFR 679.80-679.85).

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011 (2012)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Allocation/quota Monitoring Marine fishes Data collection/reporting Fishing authorization Cooperative/producer organization Business/industry/corporations Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Subpart of Part 679 of Title 50 of the Federal Code of Regulations concerns the Rockfish Program, which applies to Rockfish Program fisheries in the Central Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Regulatory Area. The Rockfish Program authorized under this Part 679 expires on 31 December 2021. The Program concerns, among other things, LLP licenses, rockfish legal landings, rockfish quota shares, Rockfish Program annual harvester privileges, requirements to form a rockfish cooperative in the catcher vessel or catcher/processor sector, Rockfish Program use caps and sideboard limits, recordkeeping, permits, monitoring, and catch accounting, observer coverage. Each calendar year, the Regional Administrator will determine the tonnage of rockfish primary species that will be assigned to participants in a rockfish cooperative.

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