 Red King Crab
Dear BSAI Crab Quota Share (QS) Holder:
The deadline for applying for your Annual Crab Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) is June 15, 2023. You can download an application for Annual Crab Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) for the 2023/2024 crab fishing year here: Annual Crab IFQ Permit Application.
Your completed application must be received by NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region, Restricted Access Management Division (NMFS/AKR/RAM) no later than June 15, 2023. Applications received after this deadline will be denied and IFQ will not be issued for the 2023/2024 crab fishing year. Applications may be submitted by facsimile, email (provided there is no Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on the application), regular mail or hand-delivered.
Please be advised that you are required to complete and submit the application by the June 15th deadline, even if you are joining a crab harvesting cooperative. If you are joining a cooperative, you must note that on your completed application. An incomplete application or discrepancies between your application and the application submitted by your cooperative may delay the issuance of annual IFQ, so please double-check to make sure you have filled out the application completely.
In addition to receiving your application by June 15th, we are required to verify that you have submitted any required Economic Data Reports (EDRs) and paid all NMFS fee liabilities. If you are subject to either requirement, but have not yet fulfilled it, you should do so as soon as possible to allow for issuance of your permits.
You can verify that NMFS/AKR/RAM has received your annual application through a report that is accessible on our website at the following link: http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/crab/crfaq.htm. Please be advised, this report is not an indication that the application is complete; only that it has been recorded as received.
BSAI Crab IFQ Permits for the 2023/2024 crab fishing year will be issued for each crab quota fishery after the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) is announced by the State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game. Federal Regulations do not allow transfers of crab QS from the June 15th application deadline until the applicable crab fishery has opened for the 2023/2024 crab fishing year.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CREW SHARE HOLDERS: Individuals holding Catcher Vessel Crew (CVC) or Catcher Processor Crew (CPC) QS must meet active participation requirements and provide RAM with a fish ticket or signed affidavit from the vessel owner demonstrating a qualifying crab landing. This affidavit provided must be signed by the vessel owner, and more specifically be someone other than the applicant.
Additionally, initial QS recipients may qualify by demonstrating 30 days of participation in a State of Alaska or Alaska Federal commercial fishery during the crab fishing year immediately preceding the crab fishing year for which you are applying.
These active participation requirements are also described in Block D of the application form. If an individual holding CVC and/or CPC QS does not provide the required proof of active participation, that individual may not be issued CVC/CPC IFQ for the 2023/2024 crab fishing year and may have QS revoked.
To ensure that RAM has the most current and correct active participation data on file for your current application, we kindly ask that you submit your participation evidence even if you submitted it in a previous year. This helps RAM to ensure we are reviewing the most recent and applicable information for your active participation.
Contact Us
For any questions about the annual crab application process, please contact the Alaska Regional Office’s, Restricted Access Management Division at (800) 304-4846 (option #2) or RAM.Alaska@noaa.gov.
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