Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests extension of this currently approved information collection. This information collection is necessary for NMFS to manage the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program (CDQ Program). The purposes of the CDQ Program are to provide eligible western Alaska communities the opportunity to participate and invest in fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, to support economic development in western Alaska, to alleviate poverty and provide economic and social benefits for residents of western Alaska, and to achieve sustainable and diversified local economies in western Alaska. The four components of this information collection are used by NMFS to manage the small vessel CDQ fisheries, transfer quota among the CDQ groups, and authorize the use of alternative harvest regulations under certain circumstances. Minor administrative changes were made to the forms to increase clarity and to increase consistency with the region’s other forms. No other changes were made to this collection other than adjustments to reflect the most current data available.

The latest form for Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program expires 2026-11-30 and can be found here.

Application for Approval of Use of Non-CDQ Harvest Regulations

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