The Community Development Quota Program in Alaska (1999) / Chapter Skim
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3 Overview of the Community Development Program
3 Overview of the Community Development Program
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However, one segment of the community received little benefit: the Alaska Native fishermen of rural western Alaskan, who generally came from small villages needing economic development. The CDQ program was proposed during Congressional hearings on the 1990 47
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Discussions about a community development program continued in the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) during debates on two related issues: the split of the allocation of pollock quota between inshore and offshore processing operations and the proposed individual fishing quota (IFQ)
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As part of the License Limitation Program, the council recommended that all other fisheries resources managed under the Bering Sea Aleutian Island management plan be allocated to a CDQ program. However, due to the complexity of the program and other factors, a proposed rule for the multispecies CDQ was not published by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
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. The six primary components of this institutional structure are: the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; the North Pacific Fishery Management Council; the National Marine Fisheries Service; the Alaska Board of Fisheries; the Alaska Department of Fish and Game; and the International Pacific Halibut Commission.
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Groundfish fisheries in the BSAI are managed by the Council and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The Council sets TAC levels for various target species fisheries that occur throughout the FEZ and state waters.
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Approximately 400 people live in these 6 villages. In 1998, APICDA received quota allocations of 16 percent of the quota for Bering Sea CDQ pollock, 10 percent of the CDQ quota for Aleutian Islands subarea CDQ sablefish, and various percentages of crab and other groundfish species
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Approximately 5,300 people live in these 14 villages. The quota allocations for 1998 include 20 percent of the Bering Sea CDQ pollock, 25 percent of the Aleutian Islands subarea CDQ sablefish, 23 percent of the
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, 30 percent of the halibut in the eastern Bering Sea region (Area 4E) , and various percentages of crab and other groundfish species (Tables 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5~.
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The quota allocations for 1998 include 4 percent of the Bering Sea CDQ pollock, and various percentages of crab and other groundfish species (Tables 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5~. The Pribilof Island Fishermen's Association, which included the villages of St.
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The quota allocations for 1998 include 25 percent of the Bering Sea CDQ pollock, 25 percent of the Aleutian Islands management subarea of CDQ sablefish, 24 percent of the halibut in the western Bering Sea region (Area 4D) , 70 percent of the halibut in the eastern Bering Sea region (Area 4E)
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Additional data on the investments provided by YDFDA are provided in Appendix F ALLOCATION OF QUOTA The amount of fish quota allocated to western Alaskan communities is 7.5 percent of the total allowable catch of Bering Sea multispecies fishery, 20 percent of the BSAI sablefish, and various percentages of the halibut in Bering Sea management Areas 4A though 4E.
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Governance This includes setting up a management organization with a decision-making structure and executive leadership, establishing financial oversight capability, establishing recognized ties to appropriate federal and state bureaucracies, and developing acceptable Community Development Programs. It also means setting up legal arrangements for contracts and ensuring the fiduciary responsibility of the CDQ group.
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The initial program was developed under the direction of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in the early 1990s with the primary aim to provide communities with the means to develop ongoing commercial fishing activities. These goals include expansion of employment opportunities in commercial fishing and processing and an increase in capital investment in fishing, processing, and infrastructure.
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Under community development information, topics to be covered include description of projects; allocation requested; project schedule; employment, vocational and educational programs; existing infrastructure; capital uses; short- and long-term benefits; and business information. In certain of these areas, highly detailed information is required.
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Expansion of the CDQ program to BSAI halibut and sablefish in 1995 resulted in awards for halibut to seven organizations. In the fall of 1995, the federally approved three-year extension of the pollock program led to another round of allocations.
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In fact, to a certain extent, these fleets have been regarded as the enemy over the last 20 years due to their bycatch of salmon and herring, species that are critical to the subsistence and commercial economies of the villagers. Familiarization with the industry was accomplished by pursuing contacts acquired largely at North Pacific Fishery Management Council meetings or through other segments of the fishing industry with western Alaskan operations.
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CDQ groups are required to develop procedures to report target species and bycatch-species harvest levels to the National Marine Fisheries Service and, in essence, to manage their own quota allocations. It is noteworthy that five of the six CDQ groups have located their main office outside the region they represent.
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Some ventures have been the outright purchase of vessels that are then leased to village residents for participation in local fisheries. Others have been joint venture arrangements with already existing commercial fishing vessels in which the CDQ group purchases a share of the vessel.
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Floating processing facilities have been a third category of equity investment pursued by one group. As the previous discussion demonstrates, equity investment strategies have
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One group was initially quite cautious and put off investment until the second funding cycle of the program. At present, they are one of the most active investors and have developed five equity investments in different fisheries.
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The most frequently undertaken project in the early years of a CDQ program is dock development or improvement. Dredging of harbors has been accomplished in two areas, two communities have received ice delivery systems, while another community has obtained a vessel storage facility.
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Training for higher level positions on factory trawlers has not yet materialized. One group has proposed development of an observer training program, which could be a good way for village residents to move into the management sector.
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