NPFMC to Tackle 'C-shares'
At its next meeting in October the North Pacific Fishery Management Council will pore over a Regulatory Impact Review for a proposed amendment to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) king and tanner crab fisheries. The amendment would modify the eligibility requirements for transfers of "C-shares," or crew quota, and increase the cap on how much an individual could hold.
The Council could come to only one conclusion after reviewing the 17-year program review for "Crab Rationalization" (CR), the catch share management system that governs...
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