United States Pacific Coast Groundfish Limited Entry Trawl Individual Fishing Quota Program

Management
Country: 
United States of America
Program Start Date: 
2011
Management Authority: 
United States Secretary of Commerce
Management Oversight: 
National Marine Fisheries Service - Northwest Regional Office, Pacific Fishery Management Council
Region: 
Americas
Large Marine Ecosystem: 
California Current
Species Information
Common name Fish type Genus Species
Arrowtooth flounder Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Atheresthes stomias
Aurora rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes aurora
Bank rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes rufus
Blackgill rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes melanostomus
Bocaccio Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes paucispinis
Bronzespotted rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes gilli
Butter sole Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Isopsetta isolepis
Canary rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes pinniger
Chameleon rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes phillipsi
Chilipepper Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes goodei
Cowcod Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes levis
Curlfin sole Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Pleuronichthys decurrens
Darkblotched rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes crameri
Dover sole Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Microstomus pacificus
Dusky rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes ciliatus
Dwarf-red rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes rufinanus
English sole Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Parophrys vetulus
Flag rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes rubrivinctus
Flathead sole Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Hippoglossoides elassodon
Freckled rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes lentiginosus
Greenblotched rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes rosenblatti
Greenspotted rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes chlorostictus
Greenstriped rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes elongatus
Halfbanded rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes semicinctus
Halibut Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Hippoglossus stenolepis
Harlequin rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes variegatus
Honeycomb rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes umbrosus
Lingcod Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Ophiodon elongates
Longspine thornyhead rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastolobus altivelis
Mexican rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes macdonaldi
Pacific cod Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Gadus macrocephalus
Pacific Ocean perch Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes alutus
Pacific sanddab Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Citharichthys sordidus
Petrale sole Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Eopsetta jordani
Pink rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes eos
Pinkrose rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes simulator
Pygmy rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes wilsoni
Redbanded rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes babcocki
Redstripe rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes proriger
Rex sole Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Glyptocephalus zachirus
Rock sole Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Lepidopsetta bilineata
Rosethorn rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes helvomaculatus
Rosy rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes rosaceus
Rougheye rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes aleutianus
Sablefish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish, Deepwater & Arctic Anoplopoma fimbria
Sand sole Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Psettichthys melanostictus
Sharpchin rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes zacentrus
Shortraker rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes borealis
Shortspine thornyhead rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastolobus alascanus
Silvergray rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes brevispinis
Speckled rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes ovalis
Splitnose rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes diploproa
Squarespot rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes hopkinsi
Starry flounder Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Platichthys stellatus
Starry rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes constellatus
Stripetail rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes saxicola
Swordspine rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes ensifer
Tiger rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes nigrocinctus
Vermilion rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes miniatus
Whiting, Hake Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Merluccius productus
Widow rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes entomelas
Yelloweye rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes ruberrimus
Yellowmouth rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes reedi
Yellowtail rockfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Sebastes flavidus
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Quota-Based
Program Type: 
Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ)
Species: 
Multi-species
Number of species: 
64
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Individual
Secure: 
Yes
Exclusive: 
Yes
All Sources: 
Yes
Scaled: 
Yes
Accountable: 
Yes
Limited: 
Yes
Transferable: 
Yes
Monitoring Requirements: 
Dockside Monitoring, Fish Tickets, Hail in/Hail out, Logbooks, On-board Observers, VMS
Gear Type: 
Hook and Line, Pot or Trap, Trawl
Participation
Eligibility Requirements: 
Catch History
License Holder
Initial Allocation Method: 
Formula