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Community Quota Entity Program

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The Community Quota Entity Program authorizes 45 eligible communities in areas 2C, 3A and 3B and one community in the Aleutian Islands to form Community Quota Entities (CQEs) that may purchase commercial halibut and sablefish quota share (QS) for lease to community residents. Some CQE communities may request to be issued charter halibut permits (CHPs) and/or Pacific cod endorsements for non-trawl groundfish licenses for lease to residents. Each CQE must submit an annual report to NMFS. Staff contact is Sam Cunningham, 907-271-1283.

Newsletter Articles

  • CQE Fish Up in Area 3A (6/13/2019)
  • CQE Fish Up in Area 3A (4/12/2019)
  • IFQ CQE Fish Up in Area 3A (10/11/2018)
  • Call for Nominations – AP, SSC, CQE seat on IFQ Committee (10/17/2017)
  • IFQ Committee (10/17/2017)

Motions and Documents

  • Motion for Public Review Area 3A Fish-up 4/19
  • Initial Review of Area 3A Fish-up 4/19
  • Motion for Initial Review Area 3A Fish-up 10/18
  • Summary of IFQ Program Outreach Session in Kodiak, AK 6/18
  • Motion to analyze Area 3A Fish-up IFQ 2/18
  • CQE Halibut/Sablefish Block Restriction motion 4/13; Initial/Public review CQE Small Block Restriction 4/13
  • CQE small block motion 12/12; CQE small block restriction discussion paper, 11/12
  • Public review draft: Area 4B Fish-up IFQ 4/12
  • Public review draft: CQE Program in Area 4B 11/11
  • CQE in Area 4B Motion; Revising CQE Vessel Use Caps motion 10/11
  • CQE Vessel Use Caps; CQE in Area 4b 8/11; Area 4B IFQ “D” shares fish on “C” vessels 10/11
  • Hired Skipper IFQ paper; 3A CQE Purchase D QS; Hired Skipper motion 2/11
  • 4B CQE program motion ; CQE Eligible Communities; CQE Area 4B discussion paper; Area 3A CQE Purchase D Shares; 12/10
  • CQE Program Review, Final 2/10

Related Documents

2010: March CQE Program Review
2009: February Community Quota Entities Workshop Proceedings

Eligible Communities and Approved CQEs

  • Eligible communities: 50 CFR, Part 679, Table 21
  • Approved IFQ Community Quota Entities

Regulations

  • Final Rule to implement the IFQ Community Quota Program: 69 FR 23861, April 30, 2004
  • Full IFQ program regulations

Applications

  • Community Quota Entity Transfer: Application/Instructions
  • Nonprofit Designation as Community Quota Entity: Application
  • The State of Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development CQE Program assists communities with funding and forming non-profit organizations

Transfers and Limits

Each year, the CQE may transfer (lease) its IFQ to one or more permanent residents of the eligible community on whose behalf the QS is held, and who must be onboard when the IFQ is fished and landed. Caps limit the amount of QS that can be held on behalf of each community and collectively for all communities. Additional limits exist on “blocks” of QS.

Reporting

Under 50 CFR 679.5(l)(8), each CQE must report to NMFS annually on IFQ activities, including: nonprofit governance, QS holdings, IFQ recipient selection, landings, and other relevant information

The CQE Program has been expanded to include fishing privileges in the charter halibut limited access program and the Western and Central GOA fixed gear Pacific cod fishery.

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