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CHANGES UNDER ALASKA'S SABLEFISH IFQ PROGRAM, 1995

CFEC Report Number 96-11N

September, 1996

Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission

8800 Glacier Highway, Suite 109

Juneau, Alaska 99801

(907) 789-6160

List of Preparers:
Ben Muse
Kurt Schelle
Elaine Dinneford
Kurt Iverson

Project Funding:

This project is partially funded by NOAA Grant NA67FN0128. Information about the grant can be obtained from:

Peter Jones
Federal Program Officer, Alaska Region
National Marine Fisheries Service
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Purpose of This Study
1.2 The Sablefish Fishery
1.3 Background on the Sablefish IFQ Program
1.4 Overview of This Report
2 THE PREDICTED AND THE ACTUAL INITIAL ALLOCATION OF QS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Predicted and Actual Distribution by Management Area and QS Size Category
2.3 Predicted and Actual Distribution by Management Area and Vessel Category
2.4 Predicted and Actual Distribution by Management Area and Area of Residence
2.5 Predicted and Actual Distribution by Area of Residence
2.6 Predicted and Actual Distribution by Census Area and Management Area
3 COMPARISON OF INITIAL ALLOCATION OF SABLEFISH QS WITH 1995 YEAR-END DISTRIBUTION
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Initial Allocation of QS
3.3 Year-end Distribution
3.4 Changes in Sablefish QS Holdings by Management Area and Vessel Class
3.5 Changes in the Distribution of Sablefish QS by Resident Categories
3.5.1 Changes in the Distribution of Sablefish QS by State
3.5.2 Changes in the Distribution of Sablefish QS by Census Area.
3.5.3 Changes by Management Area, Rural-Urban, Local- Nonlocal
3.6 Changes in Holdings by Block Status
3.7 Changes in Holdings by Size of Holding
3.8 Changes in QS Holdings During 1995 by type of Person
3.9 New Entrants During 1995
4 CDQ COMPENSATION SWAPS, TRANSFERS AND LEASES
4.1 Overview of the Chapter
4.2 CDQ Compensation QS Swaps Across Catcher Vessel Categories
4.2.1 Introduction
4.2.2 Summary of 1995 Swaps of CDQ Compensation QS
4.3 QS Transfers
4.3.1 QS Permanent Transfer and Lease Rates
4.3.2 Consolidation of QS Holdings Due to Transfers
4.3.3 Sweep-up Consolidations
4.3.4 Changes in the Holdings of QS by Resident Type Due to Transfers and Sweep-ups
4.4 QS/IFQ Lease Transactions
5 QS TRANSFER SUMMARY INFORMATION
5.1 The Application for Transfer
5.2 QS "Priced" Sale Transfers
5.3 Blocking and the Price of QS
5.4 QS Lease Prices
5.5 Sales, Gifts, Trades, and Other Transfers
5.6 Finance Source on Priced Sales Transfers
5.7 Relationship of Buyer and Seller on Sales and Gift Transfers
5.8 Intra-cohort and Cross-cohort Transfers
6 CONSOLIDATION OF PERMIT HOLDERS ON FISHING OPERATIONS
7 UNDERAGES AND OVERAGES
7.1 1990-1995 Harvest Data
7.2 Totally Unharvested QS Owned by Initial QS Recipients at Year-end 1995
8 CHANGES IN SABLEFISH LANDING PATTERNS
APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Sablefish Catch File, 1991-1995
Appendix 2. Designation of Rural-Urban and Local-Nonlocal Resident Types

LIST OF TABLES

1. INTRODUCTION

1.3-1 1995 QS and TACs by management area

2. THE PREDICTED AND THE ACTUAL INITIAL ALLOCATION OF QS

2.2-1 Comparison of distribution of QS by NMFS management area

2.3-1 Number of persons and QS by NMFS management area and vessel class

2.4-1 Number of persons and QS issued by NMFS area and Alaska census area: predicted v. actual

2.5-1 Number and percent of unique persons receiving QS, by Alaska area: predicted v. actual

2.6-1 Number of persons and QS issued by Alaska census area NMFS area: predicted vs. actual

3. COMPARISON OF INITIAL ALLOCATION OF SABLEFISH QS WITH 1995 YEAR-END DISTRIBUTION

3.4-1 Comparison of QS and QS holders at initial allocation and year-end 1995 by NMFS management area

3.4-2 Total sablefish QS in each area and vessel category combination, initial allocation compared to distribution at the end of 1995

3.4-3 Total sablefish QS holders in each area and vessel category combination, initial allocation and distribution at the end of 1995

3.5.1-1 Comparison of sablefish QS at initial allocation and at year-end 1995 by area and QS holder's state of residence

3.5.1-2 Comparison of sablefish QS holders at initial allocation and at year-end 1995, by area and state of QS holder residence

3.5.2-1A Comparison of sablefish QS at initial allocation and at the end of 1995, by area and census area within Alaska

3.5.2-1B Comparison of sablefish QS holders by initial allocation and end of 1995, by area and census area within Alaska

3.5.2-2A Comparison of sablefish QS at initial allocation and at the end 1995, by area and census area within Alaska

3.5.2-2B Comparison of sablefish QS holders at initial allocation and at end of 1995, by area and census area within Alaska

3.5.3-1 Initial and year-end 1995 sablefish quota share by management and resident type

3.5.3-2 Number of initial and year-end 1995 sablefish quota share persons by management area and resident type

3.6-1 Comparison of initial issuance, after-swap and year-end quota share by management area, block and swap status

3.6-2 Comparison of initial issuance, after-swap and 1995 year-end share by management area, block and swap status

3.6-3 Comparison of initial issuance, after-swap and year-end 1995 QS area, vessel category, block and swap status

3.6-4 Comparison of initial issuance, after-swap and year-end 1995 QS holders by area, vessel category, block and swap status

3.7-1 Change in the distribution of QS by area and the relative the QS holding

3.7-2 Change in the distribution of QS holders by area and the relative size of QS holding

3.8-1 Quota share by area and type of persons

3.8-2 QS holders by management area and type of holder

3.8-3 Quota share by management area, vessel class, and type of holder

3.8-4 Quota share holders by management area, vessel class, and type of holder

3.9-1 Year-end 1995: sablefish QS holdings of initial issuees and new entrants by area

3.9-2 Year-end 1995: initial sablefish QS recipients and new entrants by IFQ area

4. CDQ COMPENSATION SWAPS, TRANSFERS AND LEASES

4.2.2-1 Amount of QS swapped and amount of swappable QS transferred during 1995, by area and vessel category

4.2.2-2 Net changes in swappable QS and number of persons during 1995, by area

4.3.1-1 Amount of quota share transferred and leased, by area

4.3.1-2 Number of unique sellers and lessors, by area

4.3.1-3 Rate of transfer of QS by area and vessel category

4.3.1-4 Rate at which persons transfer QS by management area and vessel category

4.3.2-1 Consolidation of QS due to transfer, by area

4.3.2-2 Consolidation of QS due to transfer, by area and vessel category

4.3.3-1 Number of persons owning sweepable blocks, number of sweepable blocks, and total sweepable quota share units, initial issuees and current holders, by area

4.3.3-2 Number of sellers and buyers of sweep- up transactions and mean quota share of sweep-ups, by area, 1995

4.3.3-3 1995 year-end total QS, blocked QS, and sweepable blocked QS by IFQ area

4.3.3-4 Sweepable sablefish QS at the end of 1995

4.3.4-1 Changes in quota share by area and resident type due to transfer

4.3.4-2 Changes in quota share holders by area and resident type due to transfers

4.4-1 Leases of QS by area and vessel category

4.4-2 Leases of blocked QS by area and vessel category

4.4-3 Leases of QS to initial issuees and new entrants, by area and vessel category

5. QS TRANSFER SUMMARY INFORMATION

5.2-1 Average 1995 prices for sablefish QS and IFQ transfers

5.2-2 Quarterly prices for QS and IFQ transfers

5.2-3 Average 1995 prices for sablefish QS only transfers

5.3-1 Annual prices for QS and IFQs by area, vessel class and block status

5.3-2 Annual prices for QS-only transfers by area, vessel class, and block status

5.4-1 Average 1995 prices for QS leases

5.5-1 Sablefish transfer activity by area and nature of transfer, amount of quota share

5.5-2 Sablefish transfer activity by area and nature of transfer, number of transactions

5.6-1 Sablefish financing methods of priced sales by area and finance method, number and percent of priced QS sold

5.6-2 Sablefish financing methods of priced sales by area and finance method, number and percent of transactions

5.7-1 1995 sablefish transfer activity by area and relationship of transfer parties, amount and percent of quota share

5.7-2 1995 sablefish transfer activity by area and relationship of transfer parties, number and percent of transactions

5.8-1 1995 sablefish transfer activity by area and resident type, amount and percent of quota share

5.8-2 1995 sablefish transfer activity by area and resident type, number and percent of transactions

6. CONSOLIDATION OF PERMIT HOLDERS ON FISHING OPERATIONS

6-1 Summary of 1995 sablefish landings data

6-2 1995 landings by area and vessel class of quota share held

6-3 Summary of 1991-1995 sablefish landings data for operations other than catcher processors

7. UNDERAGES AND OVERAGES

7.1-1 Comparison of total allowable catches (TAC) and harvests by year, 1990-1995

7.1-2 Percent of IFQ landed by vessel class of the QS held

7.1-3 Percent of IFQ landed by vessel class of QS held

7.2-1 Fished and unfished quota share owned by initial issuees at year-end 1995, by area

7.2-2 Number of initial issuees associated with fished and unfished shares at year-end 1995, by area

8. CHANGES IN SABLEFISH LANDING PATTERNS

8.1-1 Harvest by location, 1991-1995

8.1-2 Alaska sablefish deliveries by census area, 1991-1995

LIST OF FIGURES

1.2-1 Map of sablefish IFQ regulatory areas.

5.1-1 QS Transfer Applicaion Form Questions.

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