Information on Gulf of Alaska Rationalization

Rockfish Pilot Program:  While the Council is formulating a comprehensive rationalization program for all groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska to address similar problems in other fisheries, a short-term solution is needed to stabilize the community of Kodiak. Kodiak has experienced multiple processing plant closures, its residential work force is at risk due to shorter and shorter processing seasons and the community fish tax revenues continue to decrease as fish prices and port landings decrease. Congress recognized these problems and directed the Secretary in consultation with the Council, to implement a pilot rockfish program. all aspects of the economic portfolio of the fishery needs to recognized for the fishery to be rationalized. All the historical players – harvesters (both catcher vessels and catcher processors) and processors need to be recognized in a meaningful way. The demonstration program is designed as a short-term two-year program for immediate economic relief until comprehensive GOA rationalization can be implemented.

Groundfish Management	Rockfish Pilot Program
Pcod sector split 11/07; Motion from December 2007 meeting; GOA Pollock Trip limit	GOA Rockfish pilot program motion. 6/08
GOA Pcod Sector Split Motion (revised), Fixed Gear Recency Motion; Draft EA/RIR/IRFA Pcod sector split 9/07; Fixed Gear Recency discussion paper;
GOA Pcod sector split motion 4/07	CGOA rockfish post delivery transfers 6/07
GOA Latent LLPs 4/07; GOA sector splits 4/07; GOA Groundfish motion 4/07
1) Council motion from April 06 2) complete Council motion, showing changes from April 06 3) complete Council motion without markup 4/06
GOA Rationalization Documents:  Skipper and Crew Discussion paper; MSA Authority & Anti-trust paper, Annotated motion for 4/06
GOA Groundfish Rationalization Council Motion, Feb 2006, Full marked up motion
GOA Rationalization motion from December 05
C-6 GOA Groundfish Ratz, 10/05     (a) Community Provisions     (b) Alternatives/Options     (c) Crab/Salmon Bycatch
GOA Rationalization Overview of Alternatives and Preliminary Analysis 10/05
Preliminary Catch Data and Discussion Paper 6/05	Council Motion on GOA Rockfish 6/05
GOA Rationalization Community Provisions (suite of options), Motion 6/05	GOA Rockfish Pilot Program Elements and Options 6/05, Rockfish Analysis
Gulf rationalization community committee report 3/30/05 FINAL	Central GOA Rockfish Pilot Program Motion 4/05, Rockfish Discussion Paper 3/05
GOA Community Committee Minutes from 1/28/05	Rockfish Pilot Program February Council motion Clean version, Strikeout version
GOA Community Committee Minutes from 12/3/04
December 2004 final motions: Clean Copy, Markup Copy GOA Groundfish Rationalization annotated motions for 12/04 meeting	Rockfish Motion 12/04 Entire Rockfish program with 12/04 additions/changes
GOA Groundfish Rationalization Motion, 10/04	GOA Rockfish Council motion and changes 10/04
GOA Groundfish Rationalization Disc. Paper 10/04	GOA Rockfish Discussion paper 10/04
Council motion and tables on GOA Groundfish Rationalization, February 04	Rockfish Motion 6/04, Entire Rockfish program with June 04 additions/changes
Discussion Paper on GOA Groundfish Rationalization February 04	April 04 motion, list of vessels,
4/04 GOA Groundfish Rationalization motion
BOF Alternatives, 4/04