Dan Hull, Chairman
Chris Oliver, Executive Director
SUBJECT: title
Review of the Halibut/Sablefish IFQ Program Review
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STAFF CONTACT: Sarah Marrinan
ACTION REQUIRED: recommended action
Review 20-year IFQ Program review; take action as necessary
BACKGROUND:
In order to satisfy the requirements of the reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Council and NMFS must provide systematic reviews of all Limited Access Privilege Programs (LAPPs) that have been approved by the Secretary of Commerce, including those programs approved prior to the enactment of the reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act. The Council and NMFS have the flexibility to evaluate whatever information they deem necessary to evaluate the Program. Thus, this document aims to satisfy these Magnuson-Stevens Act requirements as the first comprehensive review of the halibut and sablefish IFQ Program.
The scope of this review was established through a number of guidance documents, as well as with input from the Council process at two meetings: comments from the Council and the AP in December 2015 and February 2016, comments from the IFQ Implementation Committee in December 2015, comments from the SSC in February 2016, and public comments throughout these meetings. It was determined that the review would focus on the 10 original objectives of the IFQ Program, as well as entry-level opportunities, as a way to address many of the elements and issues highlighted in the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the NOAA Catch Share Policy, other LAPP reviews, and comments received by the public.
The Council's 10 original objectives for the IFQ Program and the objective of providing entry
opportunities are broad and do not include specific, measurable targets. In addition, many of these
objectives overlap while others are inherently conflicting. As a result, this review was limited to making general statements about trends, and how this information may be consistent with programmatic objectives. The review relies on both quanti...
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