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PARTICIPATION IN THE ALASKA HALIBUT AND SABLEFISH FISHERIES, 1991 to 1994

CFEC Report Number 96-9RN
June, 1997

List of Preparers:

Kurt Schelle

Kurt Iverson

Elaine Dinneford

Nancy Free-Sloan

The State of Alaska's Department of Community and Regional Affairs provided funding for this study with Federal Job Training Partnership (JTPA) funds. The Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) performed the study under a reimbursable services agreement (RSA#2160053). The address of the funding agency is: Department of Community & Regional Affairs Division of Community & Regional Development Job Training Partnership Office 333 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 220 Anchorage, AK 99501-2341 (907) 269-4651

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.A Purpose of This Study
I.B Historical Background
I.C Organization of the Report

II.A Introduction
II.B Data Sources
II.B.1 NMFS-AK RAM Data
a. RAM Initial Allocation File
b. RAM Demographic File
c. Weekly Production Reports
II.B.2 CFEC Data
a. CFEC People File
b. CFEC Vessel License File
c. CFEC Catch and Gross Earnings File
d. CFEC Census File

II.C Methodology
II.C.1 Add Vessel Owner and Permit Holder Identifiers to the 1991 to 1994 Catch Records
II.C.2 Condense 1991 to 1994 Catch Records
II.C.3 Define "Fishing Operation" for Reporting Purposes
II.C.4 Match Entities on the RAM Initial Allocation File to Entities on CFEC's People File
II.C.5 Match the Vessel Owner on Catch Records to the Enhanced Initial Allocation File
II.C.6 Match Permit Holder on Catch Records to Enhanced Initial Allocation File
II.C.7 Define 1991 to 1994 Fishing Operations That Received an Initial Allocation and Fishing Operations That Did Not Receive an Initial Allocation
II.C.8 Assign 1991 to 1994 Matched Catch Records to Particular Initial Allocations on the Enhanced Initial Allocation File

II.D Summary and Caveats

III.A Overview of Fishing Operations That Received Initial Allocations and Fishing Operations That Did Not Receive Initial Allocations

III.A.1 Summary Data on Number of Operations, Harvest, and Percentage Harvest of 1991 to 1994 Halibut Fishing Operations That Received and Did Not Receive an Initial QS Allocation, by Management Area and Year
III.A.2 Number of Vessel Owners and Permit Holders Associated With 1991 to 1994 Halibut Fishing Operations That Did Not Receive an Initial Allocation
III.A.3 Leftout Halibut Vessel Owners in One Area Receiving QS in a Different Management Area
III.A.4 Leftout Halibut Permit Holders in One Area Who Received QS in a Different Management Area
III.A.5 Historical Turnover Rates of Halibut Permit Holders

III.B Overview of 1991-1994 Participation in the Halibut Fishery by Entities That Received an Initial Allocation
III.B.1 Summary Data on QS Recipients That Fished Over the 1991 to 1994 Time Period. The Number of Entities, Their Harvest, and Their Percent of Harvest, by Management Area and Year
III.B.2 Number of Years of Participation, 1991-1994
III.B.3 Relative Performance of Entities That Received an Initial Allocation of Halibut QS

III.C Overview of Owners of Vessels That Participated in 1991-1994 Halibut Fishing Operations and Did Not Receive an Initial Allocation of QS
III.C.1 Vessel Owners and Harvest Data of 1991 to 1994 Fishing Operations That Did Not Receive an Initial QS Allocation by Area and Year
III.C.2 Resident Type of Vessel Owners
III.C.3 Number of Years of Participation, 1991-1994

III.D Overview of Permit Holders of 1991-1994 Halibut Fishing Operations That Did Not Receive an Initial Allocation of QS
III.D.1 Permit Holders and Harvest Data of 1991 to 1994 Fishing Operations That Did Not Receive an Initial QS Allocation, By Area and Year
III.D.2 Resident Type of Permit Holders
III.D.3 Number of Years of Participation, 1991-1994
III.D.4 Estimated Gross Earnings of Leftout Permit Holders
III.D.5 Age Distribution of Leftout Permit Holders

IV.A Overview of Fishing Operations That Received Initial Allocations and Fishing Operations That Did Not Receive Initial Allocations
IV.A.1 Summary Data On Number of Operations, Harvest, and Percentage Harvest of 1991 To 1994 Sablefish Fishing Operations That Received and Did Not Receive An Initial QS Allocation, By Management Area and Year
IV.A.2 Number of Vessel Owners and Permit Holders Associated With 1991 to 1994 Sablefish Fishing Operations That Did Not Receive an Initial Allocation
IV.A.3 Leftout Sablefish Vessel Owners In One Area That Received QS in a Different Management Area
IV.A.4 Leftout Sablefish Permit Holders in One Area Who Received QS in a Different Management Area
IV.A.5 Historical Turnover Rates of Sablefish Permit Holders

IV.B Overview of 1991-1994 Participation in the Sablefish Fishery by Entities That Received an Initial QS Allocation
IV.B.1 Summary Data on Initial QS Recipients That Fished Over the 1991-1994 Time Period. The Number of Recipients, Their Harvest, and Their Percent of the Total Harvest by Area and Year
IV.B.2 Number of Years of Participation, 1991-1994
IV.B.3 Relative Performance of Entities That Received an Initial Allocation of Sablefish QS

IV.C Overview of Owners of Vessels That Participated in 1991-1994 Sablefish Fishing Operations and Did Not Receive an Initial Allocation of QS
IV.C.1 Vessl Owners and Harvest Data of 1991 to 1994 Fishing Operations That Did Not Receive an Initial Sablefish QS Allocation by Area and Year
IV.C.2 Resident Type of Leftout Sablefish Vessel Owners
IV.C.3 Number of Years of Participation, 1991-1994

IV.D Overview of Permit Holders on 1991-1994 Sablefish Fishing Operations That Did Not Receive an Initial Allocation of QS
IV.D.1 Permit Holders and Harvest Data of 1991 to 1994 Fishing Operations That Did Not Receive an Initial Sablefish QS Allocation by Area and Year
IV.D.2 Resident Type of Permit Holders
IV.D.3 Number of Years of Participation, 1991-1994
IV.D.4 Estimated Gross Earnings of Leftout Permit Holders
IV.D.5 Age Distribution of Leftout Permit Holders

APPENDIX I

APPENDIX II

APPENDIX III

LIST OF TABLES

TABLES FOR THE HALIBUT FISHERY

Table III.A-s1. 1991 - 1994 halibut harvests and the portions of the harvest that were taken by fishing operations that did or did not receive initial quota share allocations, by management area and year

Table III.A-s2a. Number of leftout permit holders, vessel owners, and unique permit holder / vessel owner combinations (operations), by management area

Table III.A-s2b. Fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of QS: number of operations, permit holders, and vessel owners, over all management areas

Table III.A-s3. 1991-1994 fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of QS for the area: Counts of leftout vessel owners, the number and percentage that received QS in other areas, and the number and percentage that received QS of any type

Table III.A-s4. 1991-1994 halibut fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of QS for the area: Counts of leftout permit holders, the number and percentage that received halibut QS in other areas, and the number and percentage that received QS of any type

Table III.A-s5. Historical turnover rates in the halibut fishery, by year and management area

Table III.B-1a. Entities that received QS allocations: Number with landings over the 1991 - 1994 time period, and their harvest by management area

Table III.B-1b. Entities that received initial allocations of QS: Number with landings over the 1991-1994 time period, and their harvest over all management areas

Table III.B-2a. Entities that received QS allocations: their number of years fished over the 1991 - 1994 time period and their year combinations, by management area

Table III.B-3a. Entities that received halibut QS in a management area, and their percent change from their catch in that area over the 1991 - 1994 time period. The table includes entities that received swappable CDQ QS in an area

Table III.B-3b. Entities that received halibut QS in a management area, and their percent change from their catch in that area over the 1991 - 1994 time period. The table excludes entities that received swappable CDQ QS in an area

Table III.C-v1a. Fishing operations that did not receive initial halibut QS allocations: Estimated number of vessel owners, and 1991-1994 halibut harvest by management area

Table III.C-v1b. Fishing operations that did not receive initial halibut QS allocations: Estimated number of vessel owners, and 1991-1994 halibut harvest over all management areas

Table III.C-v2a. Halibut fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of halibut QS. Estimated number of vessel owners and 1991-1994 halibut harvest by management area and resident type

Table III.C-v2b. Halibut fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of halibut QS. Estimated number of vessel owners and 1991-1994 halibut harvest over all management areas, by resident type

Table III.C-v3a. Vessel owners of halibut fishing operations that did not receive initial allocations of halibut QS. Number of years fished and year combinations, by management area

Table III.C-v3b. Vessel owners of halibut fishing operations that did not receive initial allocations of halibut QS. Number of years fished and year combinations, over all management areas

Table III.D-p1a. Halibut fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of halibut QS. Estimated number of permit holders and 1991- 1994 halibut harvest, by management area

Table III.D-p1b. Halibut fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of halibut QS. Estimated number of permit holders and 1991- 1994 halibut harvest, over all management areas

Table III.D-p2a. Halibut fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of halibut QS. Number of permit holders and harvest by management area and resident type

Table III.D-p2b. Halibut fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of halibut QS. Number of permit holders and harvest over all management areas, by resident type

Table III.D-p3a. Permit holders of halibut fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of halibut QS. Number of years fished and year combinations, by management area

Table III.D-p4. Gross earnings in all Alaska fisheries for leftout halibut permit holders

Table III.D-p5. Age distribution of permit holders of halibut operations that did not receive an initial allocation of halibut QS, by management area. Note that age information is missing for some permit holders

TABLES FOR THE SABLEFISH FISHERY

Table IVA-s1. 1991 - 1994 sablefish harvests and the portions of the harvest that were taken by fishing operations that did or did not receive initial quota share allocations, by management area and year

Table IVA-s2a. Number of leftout permit holders, vessel owners, and unique permit holder / vessel owner combinations (operations), by management area

Table IVA-s2b. Fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of QS: number of operations, permit holders, and vessel owners, over all management areas

Table IVA-s3. 1991-1994 fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of QS for the area: Counts of leftout vessel owners, the number and percentage that received QS in other areas, and the number and percentage with QS in any species/area combination

Table IVA-s4. 1991-1994 sablefish fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of QS for the area: Counts of leftout permit holders, the number and percentage that received sablefish QS in other areas, the number and percentage that received QS of any type

Table IVA-s5. Historical turnover rates in the sablefish fishery, by year and management area

Table IV.B-1a. Entities that received QS allocations: Number with landings over the 1991-1994 time period, and their harvest by management area

Table IV.B-1b. Entities that received initial allocations of QS: Number with landings over the 1991-1994 time period, and their harvest over all management areas

Table IV.B-2a. Entities that received QS allocations: their number of years fished over the 1991 - 1994 time period and their year combinations, by management area

Table IV.B-3a. Entities that received sablefish QS in a management area, and their percent change from their catch in that area over the 1991 - 1994 time period. The table includes entities that received swappable CDQ QS in an area

Table IV.B-3b. Entities that received sablefish QS in a management area, and their percent change from their catch in that area over the 1991 - 1994 time period. The table excludes entities that received swappable CDQ QS in an area

Table IV.C-v1a. Fishing operations that did not receive initial sablefish QS allocations: Estimated number of vessel owners, and 1991-1994 sablefish harvest by management area

Table IV.C-v1b. Fishing operations that did not receive initial sablefish QS allocations: Estimated number of vessel owners, and 1991-1994 sablefish harvest over all management areas

Table IV.C-v2a. Sablefish fishing operations that DID NOT receive an initial allocation of sablefish QS: Estimated number of vessel owners, and 1991-1994 sablefish harvest by management area and resident type.

Table IV.C-v2b. Sablefish fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of sablefish QS: Estimated number of vessel owners, and 1991- 1994 sablefish harvest over all management areas, by resident type

Table IV.C-v3a. Vessel owners of sablefish fishing operations that did not receive initial allocations of sablefish QS. Number of years fished and year combinations, by management area

Table IV.C-v3b. Vessel owners of sablefish fishing operations that did not receive initial allocations of sablefish QS. Number of years fished and year combinations, over all management areas

Table IV.D-p1a. Sablefish fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of sablefish QS. Estimated number of permit holders and 1991- 1994 sablefish harvest, by management area

Table IV.D-p1b. Sablefish fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of sablefish QS. Estimated number of permit holders and 1991- 1994 sablefish harvest, over all management areas

Table IV.D-p2a. Sablefish fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of sablefish QS. Number of permit holders and harvest by management area and resident type

Table IV.D-p2b. Sablefish fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of sablefish QS. Number of permit holders and harvest over all management areas, by resident type

Table IV.D-p3a. Permit holders of sablefish fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of sablefish QS. Number of years fished and year combinations, by management area

Table IV.D-p3b. Permit holders of sablefish fishing operations that did not receive an initial allocation of sablefish QS. Number of years fished and year combinations, over all management areas

Table IV.D-p4. Gross earnings in all Alaska fisheries for leftout sablefish permit holders

Table IV.D-p5. Age distribution of permit holders of sablefish operations that did not receive an initial allocation of sablefish QS, by management area

TABLES FOR APPENDIX 1

Table A-1.Summary of records where no match could be made between the RAM INITIAL data and the CFEC People File. Total QS and number of IFQ_IDs per species and area.

TABLES FOR APPENDIX 3

Table A-1a.All entities that received halibut QS allocations: their credited years of participation over the 1991-1994 time period and their year combinations, by management area.

Table A-1b.All entities that received sablefish QS allocations: their credited years of participation over the 1991-1994 time period and their year combinations, by management area.

Table A-2a-1. Halibut QS recipients who were not credited with 1991-1994 participation in an area where they received QS: the number of entities and their QS translated to 1995 IFQ pounds. This table excludes entities that received swappable CDQ QS in an area.

Table A-2a-2. Sablefish QS recipients who were not credited with 1991-1994 participation in an area where they received QS: the number of entities and their QS translated to 1995 IFQ pounds. This table excludes entities that received swappable CDQ QS in an area.

Table A-2B-1. Halibut QS recipients that did not fish during 1991-94 in the area where they received initial QS: Counts of those entities, and the number and percentage of those entities that fished in some other area for that species, and the number and percentage that fished for any QS species.

Table A-2B-2. Sablefish QS recipients that did not fish during 1991-94 in the area where they received initial QS: Counts of those entities, and the number and percentage of those entities that fished in some other area for that species, and the number and percentage that fished for any QS species.