Groundfish Trawl Catcher / Processor Economic Data Report (EDR)

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Alaska Region requests an extension of this currently approved information collection for the Annual Trawl Catcher/Processor Economic Data Report (EDR). The Trawl Catcher/Processor EDR is submitted by fishing companies harvesting in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) and the Gulf of Alaska The type of data collected includes labor information, revenues received, capital and operational expenditures, and other operational or financial data. The Annual Trawl Catcher/Processor EDR was implemented by the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (Council) to help evaluate the Amendment 80 Program, including program eligible trawl catcher processors, and is used by NMFS and the Council to assess the impacts of major changes in the groundfish management regime, including programs for prohibited species catch species and target species.

The latest form for Groundfish Trawl Catcher / Processor Economic Data Report (EDR) expires 2023-12-31 and can be found here.