by Laine Welch | Oct 19, 2021 | Catch Shares, Fish Radio Programs, Halibut, Sablefish
Photo credit: Alaskan Quota and Permits, Petersburg Quota shares of Alaska halibut are in high demand but good luck finding any. Dock...
by Laine Welch | Dec 9, 2019 | Catch Shares, Crab, Fish Radio Programs, Halibut, Sablefish
Fewer Alaska fishermen are going after halibut and sablefish, based on the declining number of bills being sent out to those holding quota shares of the catch. Eighteen hundred invoices went out to fishermen this month, down 30 from last year, and down from nearly...
by Laine Welch | Mar 11, 2019 | Catch Shares, Fish Radio Programs, Halibut, Hook and Line, Sablefish
http://archive.alaskafishradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Local-Fish-Fund-gives-loans-for-IFQ-repay-based-on-fish-landings.mp3 Photo credit: FisheryNation A Local Fish Fund is open for business to help young Alaskan fishermen buy quota shares of halibut and...
by Laine Welch | Dec 19, 2018 | Catch Shares, Fish Radio Programs, Permits & IFQs
Alaska fishermen who hold catch shares of halibut, sablefish and Bering Sea crab and whitefish pay an annual fee to the federal government to cover management and enforcement costs for those fisheries. The fee, which is capped at 3 percent, is based on dock...
by Laine Welch | Apr 25, 2018 | Catch Shares, Crab, Fish Radio Programs, Permits & IFQs
It’s slow going for brokers who deal in quota shares for crab in the Bering Sea. Most holders are taking a wait and see approach on the crab stocks, hoping for an uptick before they sell. Few sellers make it tough to place a value on the shares. “Red...
by Laine Welch | Jan 16, 2018 | Catch Shares, Fish Radio Programs
Kodiak fishermen are happy with their career choice, but not so pleased with programs that carve up the catches. That pretty much sums up the findings in a multi-year study that aimed to gauge how Kodiak fishermen feel about privatizing the resource through things...
