Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Rationalization Program - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Summary
Temporary Rule:
NOAA Fisheries issues an emergency rule to temporarily suspend the active participation requirement for captains and crew holding crew quota or C shares under the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program (CR Program). This emergency action temporarily suspends the requirement to withhold Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) and revoke quota share (QS) from individuals who do not meet active participation requirements for the 2022/2023 crab fishing year. This emergency rule is intended to provide flexibility to C share holders in the 2022/2023 crab fishing year. This emergency rule does not modify other provisions of the CR Program. This emergency rule is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs, and other applicable laws.
Background:
On June 10, 2022, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) received a request from its Advisory Panel to consider emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act to provide flexibility to CR Program participants who hold catcher vessel crew (CVC) quota share (QS) or catcher processor crew (CPC) QS in the 2022/2023 crab fishing year. On June 13, 2022, the Council recommended that NMFS implement an emergency rule to suspend the recent participation requirements under the CR Program for CVC QS and CPC QS holders and not withhold individual fishing quota (IFQ) or revoke QS in the 2022/2023 crab fishing year.
Federal Register
- Temporary Rule: C Shares (87 FR 42390, 07/15/2022)
- Notice: Request for Information (87 FR 42157, 07/14/2022)
- Final Rule: Partial Offload (85 FR 72581, 11/13/2020)
- Proposed Rule: Partial Offload (85 FR 47157, 8/4/20)
- Notice: Overfished Determination, Pribilof Islands Blue King Crab (85 FR 19744…
- Final Rule: Sideboard Limits; Weekly Reports (84 FR 2723, 02/08/2019)
- Proposed Rule: Sideboard Limits; Weekly Reports (83 FR 40733, 08/16/2018)
- Final Rule: Three Actions - WAG, Documents, LLP Endorsements (81 FR 24511, 04/2…
- Proposed Rule: Three Actions - WAG, Documents, LLP Endorsements (81 FR 8886, 0…
- Final Rule: IPQ Use Caps; Tanner Crab Fisheries (81 FR 4206, 01/26/2016)
- Final Rule: Removal of State-approved Scale Weighing (75 FR 56485, 09/16/2010)
- Proposed Rule: Removal of State-approved Scale Weighing (75 FR 48298, 08/10/201…
- Final Rule: IFQ/IPQ West Regional Designation (75 FR 7205, 02/18/2010)
- Final Rule: Web Transfers (74 FR 51515,10/07/2009)
- Proposed Rule: Web Transfers (74 FR 24762, 05/26/2009)
- Final Rule: Sideboard Restrictions; Parallel Fisheries (71 FR 38298, 07/06/2006)
- Final Rule: Economic Date Report Deadline (71 FR 38112, 07/05/2006)
- Proposed Rule: Economic Date Report Deadline (71 FR 25808, 05/02/2006)
- Proposed Rule: Sideboard Restrictions; Parallel Fisheries (71 FR 20966, 04/24/2…
- Correction to Regulatory Amendment (70 FR 75419, 12/20/2005)
- Notice of Workshop (70 FR 66350, 11/02/2005)
- Notice of Workshop (70 FR 10992, 03/07/2005)
- Notice of Workshop (69 FR 22769, 04/27/2004)
- Notice of Workshop (69 FR 15816, 03/26/2004)
Supporting Materials
- Categorical Exclusion for the Temporary Rule for C Shares Emergency Action
- BSAI Crab Rationalization Program
- BSAI King and Tanner Crabs Management Plan and Amendments
- BSAI King and Tanner Crabs Analyses
- BSAI Crab Cost Recovery Fee Program and Fee Percentages
- License Limitation Program
- Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the BSAI King and Tanner Crab Fisheries
- Vessel Moratorium for Groundfish and Crab in Alaska