Pollock Quotas Shuffle: Bering Sea Gets Aleutian Island Surplus
Published Date: 3/10/2025
Rule
Summary
The government is shifting some unused pollock fishing quotas from the Aleutian Islands to the Bering Sea for 2025. This change helps fishermen catch more pollock where it’s available, making sure the total allowed catch is met. It affects local fishing groups and aims to keep the fishery fair and productive without wasting any quota.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Bering Sea gains extra pollock quota
For 2025, projected unused pollock directed fishing allowance (DFA) from the Aleutian Islands will be moved to the Bering Sea subarea so Bering Sea fishermen have a greater opportunity to harvest the 2025 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock.
Helps meet 2025 pollock TAC
This reallocation is intended to provide the opportunity to harvest the 2025 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock, consistent with the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI).
Aleut Corporation and CDQ DFA reallocated
The projected unused portions of the Aleut Corporation and Community Development Quota (CDQ) pollock directed fishing allowance (DFA) in the Aleutian Islands subarea will be reallocated to the Bering Sea subarea for 2025.
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