United States Pacific Whiting Conservation Cooperative Program

Management
Country: 
United States of America
Program Start Date: 
1997
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
Whiting, Hake Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Merluccius productus
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Quota-Based
Program Type: 
Cooperative
Species: 
Single-species
Number of species: 
1
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Group
Tenure of Shares: 
Unknown
Secure: 
Yes
Transferable: 
Yes
Monitoring Requirements: 
On-board Observers
Gear Type: 
Trawl
Participation
Eligibility Requirements: 
Member of Community or Cooperative
Initial Allocation Method: 
Unknown