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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: 907-271-2814

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  • BSAI Crab Plan Team- Virtual Only
     Sep 8, 2025, 8:00 am — Sep 12, 2025, 5:00 pm
      Virtual Only    
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    Sep 10, 2025
    8:00 am - 4:00 pm
      Virtual Only    
  • Joint Groundfish Plan Teams- Virtual Only
     Sep 16, 2025, 12:00 am — Sep 19, 2025, 11:59 pm    
  • Council Meeting- Virtual Only
     Sep 29, 2025, 12:00 am — Oct 8, 2025, 11:59 pm    
  • Bering Sea Aleutian Island Crab Plan Team
    Nov 6, 2025
    9:00 am - 1:00 pm
      Virtual Only    
  • Joint Groundfish Plan Teams Meeting
     Nov 10, 2025, 8:00 am — Nov 14, 2025, 5:00 pm
      Virtual Only or Seattle (TBD)    
  • Council Meeting (final dates TBD)
     Dec 1, 2025, 12:00 am — Dec 9, 2025, 11:59 pm
      Anchorage, AK, USA or Virtual (TBD)    
  • IPHC Interim Meeting
    Dec 2, 2025
    12:00 am - 11:59 pm    
  • IPHC annual meeting
     Jan 19, 2026, 12:00 am — Jan 22, 2026, 11:59 pm
      Bellevue, WA, USA    
  • Council Meeting (Tentative)
     Feb 2, 2026, 12:00 am — Feb 9, 2026, 11:59 pm    
  • Council Meeting (Tentative)
     Apr 6, 2026, 12:00 am — Apr 14, 2026, 11:59 pm    
  • NPFMC Council Meeting
     Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 am — Jun 9, 2026, 11:59 pm    
 

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October 2025 Meeting

Council Action on Pelagic Trawl Gear

We respectfully acknowledge that the Council regularly meets, and its staff office resides, in Anchorage on Dena’ina homelands. The Council wants to honor the Dena’ina, the Indigenous Peoples who have stewarded this land across generations and continue to do so. We are glad to be part of this community, and to honor the culture, resilience, and tradition of the Dena’ina people.

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