United States South Atlantic Wreckfish Individual Transferable Quota Program

Management
Country: 
United States of America
Program Start Date: 
1991
Management Authority: 
United States Secretary of Commerce
Management Oversight: 
National Marine Fisheries Service - Southeast Regional Office, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Region: 
Americas
Large Marine Ecosystem: 
Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf
Species Information
Common name Fish type Genus Species
Wreckfish Finfish - Reef Polyprion americanus
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Quota-Based
Program Type: 
Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ)
Species: 
Single-species
Number of species: 
1
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Individual
Tenure of Shares: 
Unknown
Secure: 
Yes
Exclusive: 
Yes
All Sources: 
Yes
Scaled: 
Yes
Accountable: 
Yes
Limited: 
Yes
Transferable: 
Yes
Monitoring Requirements: 
Fish Tickets
Gear Type: 
Unknown
Participation
Eligibility Requirements: 
Catch History
Initial Allocation Method: 
Formula