I have been combing different sites to bring you information that you will be able to use. Being actively involved in the fishing industry, we are constantly dealing with the whims and fancies of the government and the environmentalists. But you my fishy friends, probably have no clue as to what these are.
As was discussed in the Deadliest Catch, Season 1, crab rationalization has become a reality. In Season 2 you saw the skipper of the F/V Rollo run afoul of the new laws with out even realizing it. To say it is a complex situation would be a dramatic understatement.
At the risk of making your eyes roll up in your head with boredom, I am going to bring you a series of articles that should help you to have a better understanding of what we face. This information is directly from NOAA/NMFS* .
If they ever re-air The Deadliest Catch Season 2, and when they show Season 3, you will be "in the know!
To begin, let's ask the simple question "What is Crab Rationalization?"
"The Crab Rationalization Program (Program) allocates BSAI** crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council developed the Program over a 6-year period to accommodate the specific dynamics and needs of the BSAI crab fisheries. The Program builds on the Council'’s experiences with the halibut and sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program and the American Fisheries Act (AFA) cooperative program for Bering Sea pollock. The Program is a limited access system that balances the interests of several groups who depend on these fisheries.
The Program addresses conservation and management issues associated with the previous derby fishery, reduces bycatch and associated discard mortality, and increases the safety of crab fishermen by ending the race for fish.
Share allocations to harvesters and processors, together with incentives to participate in fishery cooperatives, will increase efficiencies, provide economic stability, and facilitate compensated reduction of excess capacities in the harvesting and processing sectors. Community interests are protected by Community Development Quota (CDQ) allocations and regional landing and processing requirements, as well as by several community protection measures.
Program components include quota share allocation, processor quota share allocation, IFQ and individual processing quota (IPQ) issuance, quota transfers, use caps, crab harvesting cooperatives, protections for Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries, arbitration system, monitoring, economic data collection, and cost recovery fee collection.
Confused yet? Just wait....
Stay tuned!
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*National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration / National Marine Fisheries Service
** Bering Sea Aleutian Islands
As was discussed in the Deadliest Catch, Season 1, crab rationalization has become a reality. In Season 2 you saw the skipper of the F/V Rollo run afoul of the new laws with out even realizing it. To say it is a complex situation would be a dramatic understatement.
At the risk of making your eyes roll up in your head with boredom, I am going to bring you a series of articles that should help you to have a better understanding of what we face. This information is directly from NOAA/NMFS* .
If they ever re-air The Deadliest Catch Season 2, and when they show Season 3, you will be "in the know!
To begin, let's ask the simple question "What is Crab Rationalization?"
"The Crab Rationalization Program (Program) allocates BSAI** crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council developed the Program over a 6-year period to accommodate the specific dynamics and needs of the BSAI crab fisheries. The Program builds on the Council'’s experiences with the halibut and sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program and the American Fisheries Act (AFA) cooperative program for Bering Sea pollock. The Program is a limited access system that balances the interests of several groups who depend on these fisheries.
The Program addresses conservation and management issues associated with the previous derby fishery, reduces bycatch and associated discard mortality, and increases the safety of crab fishermen by ending the race for fish.
Share allocations to harvesters and processors, together with incentives to participate in fishery cooperatives, will increase efficiencies, provide economic stability, and facilitate compensated reduction of excess capacities in the harvesting and processing sectors. Community interests are protected by Community Development Quota (CDQ) allocations and regional landing and processing requirements, as well as by several community protection measures.
Program components include quota share allocation, processor quota share allocation, IFQ and individual processing quota (IPQ) issuance, quota transfers, use caps, crab harvesting cooperatives, protections for Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries, arbitration system, monitoring, economic data collection, and cost recovery fee collection.
Confused yet? Just wait....
Stay tuned!
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*National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration / National Marine Fisheries Service
** Bering Sea Aleutian Islands
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