The Community Development Quota Program in Alaska (1999) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
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In its first year, the council allocated 7.5 percent of the total allowable catch of Bering Sea pollock to be harvested exclusively by coastal communities of the Bering Sea region (or by those fishing partners authorized by the communities in exchange for royalties) , and in subsequent years portions of other Bering Sea fisheries such as halibut, sablefish, crab, and assorted groundfish also were allocated to the communities.
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ad s So ~ ~ NW0 1 - E SO K6W c. see FIGURE 1.1 The Bering Sea occupies roughly 800,000 square kilometers, from the Aleutian Islands on the south, the Bering Strait on the north, Russia to the west, and the coast of western Alaska.
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manages the fisheries based on policy recommended by the council, including technical and enforcement activities. Congress charged the NPFMC and other regional fishery management councils to recommend policy for governing the harvest, with the intent of regulating harvesting to sustainable rates.
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The quota is not a total amount of fish but rather a share of the total annual amount allowed to be harvested 7.5 percent in the case of pollock at the time this study was undertaken.2 The 7.5 percent CDQ pollock allocation is drawn from the "total allowable catch" (TAC) established annually by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
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FIGURE 1.2 CDQ communities visited by committee and/or mentioned in the report.
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The state approves community development plans and periodically reconsiders the allocation of the CDQ share of each fishery among the six CDQ groups, based on past performance and future plans. THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA PROGRAM IN THE CONTEXT OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT The CDQ program is a management system that can be described as a limited access system.
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Specifically, the committee was asked to report on the performance and effectiveness of the community development quota programs that have been implemented under the authority of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. For those Alaskan fisheries with adequate CDQ experience, the committee was asked to evaluate the extent to which such programs have met their objectives, such as providing communities with the means to develop ongoing commercial fishing activities, creation of employment, attraction of capital, development of infrastructure, and general promotion of positive social and economic conditions.
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Invited speakers included individuals such as state and federal fishery managers, inshore and at-sea processors, fishermen's organizations, Native Alaskan organizations, CDQ groups, and experts on community management. Additional written material was considered throughout the committee's deliberations.
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Moreover, some actions designed to protect marine species, such as the International Whaling Commission mandated cessation of North Alaskan bowhead whaling, limit the access of Alaska Natives to traditional sources of subsistence and trade goods. The CDQ program can be seen as consistent with the general emphasis of American fisheries policy.
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The fisheries management councils consisting of industry and governmental representativesbecame the operational means for managing coastal fisheries. The creation of the EEZ represented a transfer of wealth in the form of the value of fish biomassaway from foreign fishing nations and to Americans who had previously fished, or who could claim some legitimate interest in harvesting activities in the newly established zone.
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