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Community Development Quota (CDQ) Halibut Program All PDF files on this site can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader software or free tools for the visually disabled. All compressed .zip files can be downloaded and opened using PKZIP shareware or WinZip software. Processing CDQ halibut in Mekoryuk, Alaska. Photo: Sally Bibb, NMFS CDQ Halibut Program Information Reports: (Catch Reports, Landings, QS, Licenses Issued, Allocations and Caps) Applications Recordkeeping and Reporting Forms Permits CDQ Allocation, Catch and Eligibility Information IFQ Program CDQ Online (Web) Services and Reports eLandings: IFQ/CDQ crab, halibut and sablefish IFQ, and groundfish IFQ/CDQ: Account/Vessel Balances, Landing Ledger Reports, and IFQ Cost-Recovery Fee Payment, Registered Buyer Permits/Reports, Passwords CDQ Groups: Account Balances and Ledger Reports CDQ Regulations 679.30, 679.31, and 679.32 Also refer to specific CDQ sections within the following:     - 679.1(e)     - 679.5(n), 679.5(l)     - 679.7(d) IFQ/CDQ regulations prior to 1994: (LARGE FILES) 58 FR 59375, November 9, 1993. Final Rule IFQ, Amendment 20/15, establishing IFQ. 57 FR 57130, December 3, 1992. Proposed Rule IFQ, Amendment 20/15, establishing IFQ. CDQ Halibut Permits A permit is required to harvest CDQ halibut. Permits are issued annually and without charge to CDQ groups with approved CDQ plans and directed fishing allocations of halibut. The CDQ permit is authorized at 50 CFR Parts 679.4(e) and 679.32(f).