PCTC Initial Quota Share Issuance
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Region announces the initial issuance of Quota Share (QS) in the Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program (PCTC).
 Summary
NMFS has issued initial QS and applicable permits for the further implementation of the PCTC Program. Final applications for PCTC QS were due to NMFS by October 10, 2023, and that deadline has now passed.
For qualified applicants that agreed with their PCTC Program Official Record Summary, your updated or new permits are being mailed to your last known physical address and will soon be available in eFISH. We can also provide copies by email requests sent to RAM.Alaska@noaa.gov.
For any applicants that have disputed their initial PCTC Program Official Record Summary or requested additional consideration for QS, NMFS will be working through an administrative review and an established evidentiary process to make an initial administrative determination and decision in the next few weeks.
What’s Next?
NMFS will now begin accepting requests for the 90 day transfer window available to qualified PCTC participants. The initial allocation process has a one-time 90 day transfer window to allow transfers of QS between non-exempt American Fisheries Act (AFA) LLP licenses under certain conditions to honor private contracts and agreements associated with harvest of the AFA non-exempt BSAI Pacific cod sideboard limits. The deadline for the 90 day transfer window is Jan. 17, 2024.
Applications for Cooperative Quota are due November 1, 2023. All qualified PCTC QS issued or transferred prior to the November 1 deadline for cooperative applications will be available for the upcoming season, however, any unresolved QS claims or transfers received after November 1 will not be available to fish until the future 2025 season’s allocation. For the calendar year 2023, NMFS will allow each cooperative to submit the inter-cooperative agreement after the deadline for the annual cooperative application, however it must be submitted on or before December 31, 2023.
Where Can I Find More Information on the PCTC program?
Several helpful references, including the PCTC Small Entity Compliance Guide can be found here.
Reports on initial recipients of QS and the preliminary initial harvest pool can be found here.
For further information or additional assistance, please contact the RAM Division at 1-800-304-4846, Option #2 or RAM.Alaska@noaa.gov.
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