Staff contact is Jon McCracken: 907-271-1282.
The Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries are among the few remaining limited access (not rationalized) fisheries in Alaska. Of these fisheries, Pacific cod is the predominant groundfish species targeted by the fixed gear sectors in the GOA. In 2009, the Council took action to add gear-specific (pot, hook-and-line, or jig) Pacific cod endorsements to GOA fixed gear licenses that met a minimum catch threshold during 2002-2008. The action also reduced the number of fixed gear licenses eligible to access the GOA Pacific cod fisheries, so that the number of participants in the directed GOA Pacific cod fisheries are permanently capped at the number of available licenses, and new entrants will have to purchase an existing license if they wish to fish in federal waters.
Changes to the BSAI Pacific cod sector allocations have occurred in four separate amendment packages since 1999. The most recent of these is Amendment 85, implemented in 2007. More recently, there have been Council discussions about the implications of assigning a separate TAC for Pacific cod in the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands impacts those allocations.
Newsletter Articles
- Stock Assessment Prioritization (2/13/2017)
- BSAI Harvest Specifications for 2017/2018 (12/19/2016)
- GOA Specifications for 2017/2018 (12/19/2016)
Documents and Council Motions
2015
- AI Pcod Allocation Initial Review, Council motion 2/14
2014
- AI Pcod Allocation Initial Review, Council motion 10/14
- AI Pcod Allocation Discussion Paper, Council Motion 2/14
2013
- GOA Pcod information on State BOF proposals 10/13
- Discussion Paper: AI Pcod CV Allocation with Regional Delivery 10/13
- Freezer longline GOA cod sideboards motion 6/13
- Public review Revising FLL GOA Pacific cod Sideboards 6/13
- Aleutian Islands Cod Allocation and Delivery Requirement motion 4/13
- Discussion paper BS and AI Pacific cod ABC/TAC split 4/13
- Initial review of GOA Pacific cod sideboards for FLL 2/13
2012
- Final action on freezer longline vessel replacement (MLOA adjustment) 10/12
- Freezer Longline MLOA revised problem statement and alternatives 6/12
- Freezer Longline vessel replacement 6/12
- Freezer Longline GOA Pcod sideboards 6/12
- Agenda for Alaska Jig Association: Pacific cod jig info mtg 6/12
- Limiting Gear on Pcod Jig Vessels discussion paper 6/12
- Joint Plan Team Pcod workshop minutes; Recruitment discussion paper (SSC agenda only) 6/12
- GOA Pcod jig management report 2/12;
- GOA Pacific cod A Season discussion paper 2/12
2011
- Freezer Longline Vessel Replacement motion 12/11
- GOA Pcod management report; GOA Pcod A Season Opening Date Change Disc. Paper 12/11
- BSAI Freezer Longline Vessel Replacement RIR/IRFA 11/11
- BSAI Pacific cod Sector Split discussion paper 10/11
- GOA Pcod motion, April 2011
- GOA Pcod jig EA, April 2011
- BSAI Pacific cod Sector Split discussion paper 2/11
2010
- GOA Pcod Jig discussion paper 12/10
2009
- GOA Allocation of Pacific cod among sectors final analysis, motion12/09
2008
- BSAI Pcod split 12/08
- GOA Pcod sector split allocation analysis 12/08, motion 12/08
- GOA Pcod sector split allocation analysis 5/08, motion 6/08
- GOA Fixed Gear Recency analysis 5/08, motion June 2008
2007
- GOA Pacific Cod Sector Allocations Discussion Paper 12/07
- GOA Pacific Cod Sector Allocations Motion 12/07
- GOA Pacific Cod Sector Allocations EA/RIR/IRFA 10/07
- GOA Pacific Cod Sector Allocations Motion 10/07
- GOA Fixed Gear Recency Motion 4/07
- Notice of Availability of BSAI FMP Amendment 85 to the FMP. Comment period through February 5, 2007
2006
- BSAI Pacific cod split discussion paper 10/06
- BSAI Amendment 85 public review draft, 3/06
- Council motion on BSAI AM 85 4/06
