Regulation & law · 16/09/19981 min read

NMFS Partially Approves Alaska's Community Development Quota Program for 1998-2000 Groundfish Plans

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) partially approved the State of Alaska's Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program recommendations for the 1998-2000 multispecies groundfish and prohibited species Community Development Plans (CDPs). The approved plans include percentage allocations of CDQ reserves and prohibited species quota reserves to each CDP, with some vessels ineligible for approval.