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CDQ Program

The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program was created by the Council in 1992 to provide western Alaska communities an opportunity to participate in the BSAI fisheries that had been foreclosed to them because of the high capital investment needed to enter the fishery.

The CDQ Program allocates a percentage of all Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands quotas for groundfish, prohibited species, halibut, and crab to eligible communities. The purpose of the CDQ Program is to (i) to provide eligible western Alaska villages with the opportunity to participate and invest in fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; (ii) to support economic development in western Alaska; (iii) to alleviate poverty and provide economic and social benefits for residents of western Alaska; and (iv) to achieve sustainable and diversified local economies in western Alaska.’

Amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Act in 2006 made significant changes to the program. These changes included elements associated with CDQ Program administration and oversight, percentage allocations of annual CDQ Program catch limits, and permanent eligibility status for current CDQ communities. There are currently six CDQ groups:

  • Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Corporation (APICDA)
  • Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation (BBEDC)
  • Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association (CBSFA)
  • Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF)
  • Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC),
  • Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association (YDFDA).
2010 SMR CDQ map
Map of CDQ areas and villages, courtesy of WACDA

The staff contact is Sarah Marrinan.

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CALENDAR

  • 7th National SCS Workshop
    Aug 15, 2022 9:00 am -
    Aug 17, 2022 6:00 pm
    Harrigan Centennial Hall, 330 Harbor Dr, Sitka, AK 99835, USA
  • Crab Plan Team
    Sep 12, 2022 8:00 am -
    Sep 16, 2022 5:00 pm

  • Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee
    Sep 12, 2022
    8:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Alaska Fishery Science Center
  • Groundfish Plan Teams
    Sep 19, 2022 8:00 am -
    Sep 23, 2022 5:00 pm

  • Scientific and Statistical Meeting
    Oct 3, 2022 8:00 am -
    Oct 5, 2022 5:00 pm

  • Advisory Panel
    Oct 4, 2022 8:00 am -
    Oct 7, 2022 5:00 pm

  • Council Meeting
    Oct 6, 2022 8:00 am -
    Oct 11, 2022 5:00 pm

  • Local Knowledge/Traditional Knowledge Subsistence Action Module Taskforce
    Nov 1, 2022 9:00 am -
    Nov 2, 2022 4:00 pm

  • Groundfish Plan Team (T)
    Nov 14, 2022 8:00 am -
    Nov 18, 2022 5:00 pm

  • NPFMC Meeting
    Dec 5, 2022 8:00 am -
    Dec 13, 2022 5:00 pm

  • Crab Plan Team Meeting (T)
    Jan 17, 2023 8:00 am -
    Jan 20, 2023 5:00 pm

  • February Council Meeting
    Feb 6, 2023 8:00 am -
    Feb 13, 2023 5:00 pm

  • April Council Meeting
    Apr 3, 2023 8:00 am -
    Apr 11, 2023 5:00 pm

  • Crab Plan Team Meeting (T)
    May 15, 2023 12:00 am -
    May 19, 2023 11:59 pm

  • June Council Meetings
    Jun 5, 2023 12:00 am -
    Jun 13, 2023 11:59 pm

 

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