Alaska American Fisheries Act: Permits

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Alaska Region manages the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock fishery under the authority of the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the American Fisheries Act (AFA), 16 U.S.C. 1851. The regulations implementing the AFA Program are at 50 CFR part 679, subpart F. The reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 679 form the basis for this collection of information. Permanent AFA permits (AFA catcher vessel, AFA catcher/processor, AFA mothership, and AFA inshore processor) for the BSAI pollock fishery had a one-time application deadline of December 1, 2000, and were issued with an indefinite expiration date. Therefore, except for participants that require annual or replacement permits, all AFA entities required to have a permit are already permitted. This collection contains applications to rebuild, replace, or remove a vessel; apply for an AFA inshore catcher vessel cooperative permit; notify NMFS of AFA inshore vessel contract fishing; apply for approval as an entity to receive transferable Chinook salmon prohibited species (PSC) allocations; and apply for transfer of Bering Sea Chinook salmon PSC allocations. This collection of information is necessary for NMFS to manage the AFA Program.

The latest form for Alaska American Fisheries Act: Permits expires 2023-12-31 and can be found here.

Application for AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit

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