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Pacific Coast Groundfish Limited Entry Trawl Individual Fishing Quota Program

Management

Country United States of America
Program start 2011
Management Authority United States Secretary of Commerce
Management Oversight National Marine Fisheries Service - Northwest Regional Office , Pacific Fishery Management Council
Fisheries Management Plan and Amendments Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP
World Region --
Large Marine Ecosystem California Current

Species Information

Common Name - By Country (By Taxonomy) Fish Type Genus Species
Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes alutus
Arrowtooth flounder (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Atheresthes stomias
Aurora rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes aurora
Bank rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes rufus
Black and yellow rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes chrysomelas
Blackgill rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes melanostomus
Blue rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes mystinus
Bocaccio (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes paucispinis
Bronzespotted rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes gilli
Brown rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes auriculatus
Butter sole (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Isopsetta isolepis
Calico rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes dallii
Canary rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes pinniger
Chameleon rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes phillipsi
Chilipepper (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes goodei
China rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes nebulosus
Copper rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes caurinus
Cowcod (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes levis
Curlfin sole (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Pleuronichthys decurrens
Darkblotched rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes crameri
Dover sole (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Microstomus pacificus
Dusty rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes ciliatus
Dwarf-red rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes rufinanus
English sole (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Parophrys vetulus
Flag rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes rubrivinctus
Flathead sole (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Hippoglossoides elassodon
Gopher rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes carnatus
Grass rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes rastrelliger
Greenblotched rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes rosenblatti
Greenspotted rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes chlorostictus
Greenstriped rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes elongatus
Halfbanded rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes semicinctus
Halibut (Flounder (right-eyed), Halibut) Finfish - Benthic Hippoglossus stenolepis
Harlequin rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes variegatus
Honeycomb rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes umbrosus
Kelp rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes atrovirens
Lemon sole (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Parophrys vetulus
Lemon sole, English sole (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Parophrys vetulus
Lingcod (Lingcod) Finfish - Benthic Ophiodon elongates
Longspine thornyhead rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastolobus altivelis
Mexican rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes macdonaldi
Olive rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes serranoides
Pacific cod (Cod) Finfish - Benthic Gadus macrocephalus
Pacific Ocean perch (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes alutus
Pacific Ocean perch rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes alutus
Pacific sanddab (Sanddab) Finfish - Benthic Citharichthys sordidus
Petrale sole (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Eopsetta jordani
Pink rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes eos
Pinkrose rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes simulator
Pygmy rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes wilsoni
Quillback rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes maliger
Redbanded rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes babcocki
Redstripe rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes proriger
Rex sole (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Glyptocephalus zachirus
Rock sole (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Lepidopsetta bilineata
Rosethorn rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes helvomaculatus
Rosy rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes rosaceus
Rougheye rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes aleutianus
Sand sole (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Psettichthys melanostictus
Sharpchin rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes zacentrus
Shortraker rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes borealis
Shortspine thornyhead rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastolobus alascanus
Silvergray rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes brevispinis
Speckled rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes ovalis
Splitnose rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes diploproa
Squarespot rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes hopkinsi
Starry flounder (Flounder (right-eyed)) Finfish - Benthic Platichthys stellatus
Starry rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes constellatus
Stripetail rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes saxicola
Swordspine rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes ensifer
Tiger rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes nigrocinctus
Treefish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes serriceps
Vermilion rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes miniatus
Widow rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes entomelas
Yelloweye rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes ruberriums
Yellowmouth rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes reedi
Yellowtail rockfish (Rockfish) Finfish - Benthic Sebastes flavidus

Program Attributes

Single- or Multi-species Multi-species
Program Type Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ)
Country's Program Name Individual Fishing Quota
Individually- and/or group-allocated management Individually-allocated
Species-, area- and/or effort-based management Species-based
Tenure of Shares Unknown
Transferability Permanently Transferable , Temporarily Transferable
Does this meet the definition of a catch share? Yes

Participation

Eligibility Requirements Catch History, License holder
Number of Fishermen 50 - 99
Number of Shareholders 50 - 99
Number of Vessels 50 - 99
Initial Allocation Method Equal Shares, Formula

Monitoring Requirements - Vessel Monitoring System, Logbooks

At-sea Monitoring - On-board Observers At-sea Monitoring - Percentage of trips monitored by observers
At-sea Monitoring - Percent On-board Observers 100
At-sea Monitoring - Electronic Monitoring --
At-sea Monitoring - Percent Electronic Monitoring Coverage --
Vessel Monitoring System Vessel Monitoring System - Percent of fleet covered
Vessel Monitoring System - Percent Coverage 100
Dockside Monitoring Dockside Monitoring - Percentage of Landings
Dockside Monitoring - Percent Coverage 100
Logbooks Frequency of Submission - Unspecified, Information Required - Unspecified
Fish Tickets --

Gear Type

Dredge Type --
Gillnet Type Unspecified
Hand Collection Type --
Hook & Line Type Unspecified
Pot & Trap Type Unspecified
Seine Type --
Trawl Type Bottom trawl - Unspecified, Midwater Trawl - Unspecified, Unspecified

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