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Fishing Quota (IFQ) Halibut and Sablefish Permits and Community Development
Quota (CDQ) Permits 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. CDQ Halibut Permit 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). IFQ Permit An IFQ permit authorizes participation in fixed-gear harvests of Pacific halibut off Alaska, and most sablefish fisheries off Alaska. The permits are not specific to vessels. Permits are issued annually, at no charge, to persons holding fishable Pacific halibut and sablefish Quota Share (QS); or to those who are recipients of IFQ-only transfers from QS holders. Authorized pounds for annual IFQ permits are determined by the number of QS units held, the total number of QS units in the "pool" for a species and area, and the total amount of halibut or sablefish allocated for IFQ fisheries in a particular year. IFQ permits are authorized at 50 CFR Part 679.4(d).  Registered Buyer Permit A Registered Buyer permit is required for any person who receives IFQ halibut or sablefish or CDQ halibut from the person that harvested the fish. The permit is also required of any person who harvests IFQ halibut or sablefish or CDQ halibut and transfers such fish: in a dockside sale; outside of an IFQ regulatory area; or outside of the State of Alaska. Permits are non-transferable, issued annually, on request, and at no cost. The permit is authorized at 50 CFR Parts 679.4(d) and 679.5(L). Current Registered Buyers Registered Buyer Forms Quota Share (QS) Permit QS was initially issued to persons who owned or leased vessels that made legal commercial fixed-gear landings of Pacific halibut or sablefish during 1988-1990 off Alaska. QS is transferable to other initial issuees or to those who have become transferable eligible on NMFS' approval of an Application for Transfer Eligibility Certificate. Once issued to a person (at no charge), QS is held by that person until it is transferred, suspended, or revoked. QS permits are authorized at 50 CFR Part 679.4(d). |