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CHANGES UNDER ALASKA'S SABLEFISH IFQ PROGRAM, 1995 TO 1998


November, 1999

Final Report: Project Funding:
List of Preparers:

Elaine Dinneford
Kurt Iverson
Ben Muse
Kurt Schelle
Organization:

Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission
Abstract:

Table of Contents

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1 Introduction
(PDF file, 97K)
1.1 The Purpose of This Study
1.2 The Sablefish Fishery
1.3 Background on the Sablefish IFQ Program
2 Overview of This Report
(PDF file, 27K)
2.1 Topics in the Report
2.2 Overview of Chapters 3 through 16
3 Consolidation of QS Holdings
(PDF file, 51K)
3.1 Introduction
3.2 QS Consolidation by Vessel Category
3.3 QS Consolidation by Size of QS Holding
4 QS Transfers and QS Prices
(PDF file, 73K)
4.1 Transfer Rates by Area
4.2 Transfer Rates by Area and Vessel Category
4.3 QS Sales Prices
4.4 Estimated QS Prices
5 Sablefish QS Leases
(PDF file, 85K)
5.1 Sablefish QS and QS Holder Lease Rates by IFQ Area
5.2 Sablefish QS and QS Holder Transfer and Lease Rates by Area and Vessel Category, 1995-1998
5.3 Lessors, Lessees, Leases, and Lease Rates
5.4 QS Lease Prices
6 Types of Transfers, Financing of Transfers, Relationships Between Transferors and Transfer Recipients, and Use of Brokers
(PDF file, 71K)
6.1 Sales, Gifts, Trades, and Other Transfers
6.2 Finance Source on Priced Sales Transfers
6.3 Relationship of Buyer and Seller on Permanent Transfers
6.4 Use of Broker Services in Permanent QS Transfers
6.5 Use of Broker Services in Lease Transfers
7 Distribution of QS by Blocking Factor, CDQ Compensation QS, CDQ Compensation QS "Swaps"
(PDF file, 44K)
7.1 Introduction
7.2 QS Blocks, CDQ Compensation QS, and Swappable CDQ Compensation QS
8 "Sweep-ups" of Small QS Blocks
(PDF file, 21K)
8.1 Changes in Sweepable QS Blocks
8.2 Sweep-up Transactions
8.3 Sweepable QS Relative to Total QS
8.4 Summary
9 Changes in QS Holdings by Type of Person(PDF file, 54K)
10 Changes in the Distribution of Sablefish QS by State(PDF file, 17K)
11 Changes by Management Area, Rural-Urban, and Local-Nonlocal
(PDF file, 90K)
11.1 Initial and Year-end 1998 QS Allocations, by Resident Type
11.2 Net Result of QS Transfers, Migrations, and Revocations
11.3 Details of Sablefish QS Transfers: To and From Each Resident Category
11.4 Intra-cohort and Cross-cohort Transfers
12 Changes in the Distribution of Sablefish QS by Census Area(PDF file, 39K)
13 New Entrants in the Fishery(PDF file, 21K)
14 Changes in Harvest and Delivery Patterns(PDF file, 69K)
14.1 Deliveries by State, Census Area, Annual Quarter, and Residency
14.2 Harvests by QS Owners and Hired Skippers
15 Overharvest and Underharvest of IFQs and TACs
(PDF file, 45K)
15.1 TACs and Harvests: 1991 to 1998
15.2 Total Available IFQs and Actual Harvest by Vessel Category
15.3 Unchanged QS and Unharvested IFQ, 1995 to 1998
16 Consolidation of Permit Holders on Fishing Operations(PDF file, 27K)
Appendix I Local/Nonlocal and Rural/Urban Designations(PDF file, 14K)
Appendix II QS Transfer Application Forms
Appendix III Sablefish "Catcher Vessels Only" File(PDF file, 14K)

List of Tables

1 Introduction(PDF file, 97K)

Table 1-1 Quota Share Pools and IFQ TACs by Sablefish Management Area, 1995-1998

3 Consolidation of QS Holdings(PDF file, 51K)

Table 3-1a. Initial Issuance and Year-end 1998 QS and QS Holders by Management Area

Table 3-1b. Consolidation of Sablefish QS Holdings From Initial Issuance Through Year-end 1998, by Management Area

Table 3-2a. Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS by Management Area and Vessel Category

Table 3-2b. Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS Holders by Management Area and Vessel Category

Table 3-3a. Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS by Management Area and Size of QS Holding

Table 3-3b. Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS Holders by Management Area and Size of QS Holding

4 QS Transfers and QS Prices(PDF file, 73K)

Table 4-1. Sablefish QS Transfer Rates by Area and Year

Table 4-2. Sablefish QS Transfer Rates by Area, Vessel Class, and Year

Table 4-3. Annual Prices for Sablefish QS and IFQ Transfers by Area and Year

Table 4-4. Annual Prices for Sablefish QS and IFQ Transfers by Area, Vessel Class, and Year

Table 4-5. Annual Prices for Sablefish QS-Only Transfers by Area and Year

Table 4-6. Annual Prices for Sablefish QS-Only Transfers by Area, Vessel Class, and Year

Table 4-7. Estimated Prices Per Unit of Sablefish QS, Expressed in Dollars Per Pound of IFQ

5 Sablefish QS Leases(PDF file, 85K)

Table 5-1. Sablefish QS and QS Holder Lease Rates by Area, 1995-1998

Table 5-2a. Sablefish QS Transfer and Lease Rates, 1995-1998 by Area, Year, and Vessel Category

Table 5-2b. Transfer and Lease Rates of Sablefish QS Holders, 1995-1998 by Area, Year, and Vessel Category

Table 5-3. Leases of QS, by Area and Vessel Category, 1995-1998

Table 5-4. Priced and Unpriced Sablefish QS Leases by Area and Vessel Category, 1995-1998

Table 5-5. Average Prices For Sablefish "Priced" QS Leases by Area and Vessel Category, 1995-1998

6 Types of Transfers, Financing of Transfers, Relationships Between Transferors and Transfer Recipients, and Use of Brokers(PDF file, 71K)

Table 6-1a. Sablefish QS Transfer Activity by Area, Year, and Nature of the Transfer

Table 6-1b. Numbers of Sablefish QS Transfers by Area, Year, and Nature of the Transfer

Table 6-2a. QS Financed for Priced QS Sales, by Area, Year and Finance Method, 1995-1998

Table 6-2b. QS Transfer Transactions for Priced QS Sales, by Area, Year, and Finance Method, 1995-1998

Table 6-3a. QS Transferred by Area, Year, and Relationship of Transfer Parties, 1995-1998

Table 6-3b. QS Transfer Transactions by Area, Year, Relationship of Transfer Parties, 1995-1998

Table 6-4a. Use of Brokers In Sablefish QS Transfers, by Year

Table 6-4b. Use of Brokers In Sablefish QS Transfers, by Area and Year

Table 6-4c. Use of Brokers In Sablefish QS Transfers, by Vessel Category and Year

Table 6-5a. Use of Brokers in Sablefish QS Leases, by Year

Table 6-5b. Use of Brokers in Sablefish QS Leases, by Area and Year

7 Distribution of QS by Blocking Factor, CDQ Compensation QS, CDQ Compensation "Swaps"(PDF file, 44K)

Table 7-1a. Sablefish Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS by Area, Block, and CDQ Status

Table 7-1b. Sablefish QS Holders: Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS Holders by Area, Block, and CDQ Status

Table 7-2. Net Changes in Swappable QS and Number of Persons Holding Swappable QS, From Initial Issuance Through 1998, by Area

Table 7-3. Swappable Sablefish QS: Net Changes From Initial Allocation to Year-end 1998, by Area and Vessel Category

Table 7-4. Swappable Sablefish QS: Swaps From/To Vessel Categories, by Area

Table 7-5. Initial and Year-end 1998 Sablefish QS: Net QS Changes in Vessel Categories Due to Swaps, Revocations, Appeals, and Other Factors

8 "Sweep-ups" of Small QS Blocks(PDF file, 20K)

Table 8-1. Persons Holding Sweepable Sablefish QS Blocks, Number of Sweepable Blocks, and Total Sweepable QS Holdings at Initial Issue and Year-end 1998

Table 8-2. Number of Transferors and Recipients of Sweep-up Transactions, With Mean QS of Sweep-ups, by Area

Table 8-3. 1998 Year-end Total Sablefish QS, Blocked QS, and Sweepable Blocked QS by Area

9 Changes in QS Holdings by Type of Person(PDF file, 54K)

Table 9-1. Sablefish QS by Area and Type of Holder

Table 9-2. Sablefish QS Holders by Area and Type of Holder

Table 9-3. Sablefish QS by Type of Holder, Vessel Category, and Area

Table 9-4. Sablefish QS Holders by Type of Holder, Vessel Category, and Area

10 Changes in the Distribution of Sablefish QS by State(PDF file, 17K)

Table 10-1. Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS Holdings by Area and State

Table 10-2. Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS Holders by Area and State

11 Changes by Management Area, Rural-Urban, Local-Nonlocal(PDF file, 90K)

Table 11-1a. Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS Holdings by Management Area and Resident Type

Table 11-1b. Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS Holders by Area and Resident Type

Table 11-2. Net Result of Sablefish QS Transfers, Migrations, and Revocations From Initial Issuance Through Year-end 1998, by Management Area and Resident Type

Table 11-3a. Sablefish QS Transfers From Initial Issuance Through Year-end 1998: The Number of Transfers and the Amount of QS Transferred To and From Each Resident Type, by Management Area

Table 11-3b. Sablefish QS Transfers From Initial Issuance Through Year-end 1998: The Number of Transferors and Transfer Recipients, by Resident Type and Management Area

Table 11-4a. Intra-cohort and Cross-cohort Transfers of Sablefish QS From Initial Issuance Through Year-end 1998, by Management Area

Table 11-4b. Intra-cohort and Cross-cohort Transfers From Initial Issuance Through Year-end 1998, by Management Area

12 Changes in the Distribution of Sablefish QS by Census Area(PDF file, 39K)

Table 12-1a. Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS Holdings by Management Area and Census Area

Table 12-1b. Initial Allocation and Year-end 1998 QS Holders by Management Area and Census Area

13 New Entrants in the Fishery(PDF file, 21K)

Table 13-1a. Sablefish QS Holdings for Initial Issuees and New Entrants at Year-end

Table 13-1b. New Entrants to the IFQ Fisheries

Table 13-2. Leases of Sablefish QS to Initial Issuees and New Entrants to the Area

14 Changes in Harvest and Delivery Patterns(PDF file, 69K)

Table 14-1. Sablefish Deliveries (pounds) for Alaska, Catcher/Processors, and Other Places: 1991-1998

Table 14-2. Sablefish Deliveries (pounds) by Alaska Place of Delivery: 1991-1998

Table 14-3. Sablefish Harvest (pounds) by Area, Year, and Quarter: 1995-1998

Table 14-4. Sablefish Harvest (pounds), by Area, Year, and State of QS Owner: 1995-1998

Table 14-5. Sablefish Harvests by QS Owners and Hired Skippers, 1995-1998

Table 14-6. Sablefish Harvests by QS Owners and Hired Skippers, 1995 to 1998, by Vessel Category

15 Overharvest and Underharvest of IFQs and TACs(PDF file, 45K)

Table 15-1. Comparison of Sablefish TACs and Harvest by Management Area, 1991 to 1998

Table 15-2. Available IFQs and IFQs Harvested, by Area and Vessel Category

Table 15-3a. Fished and Unfished QS Owned by Initial Issuees Who Had Not Altered Their QS Holdings by Year-end 1995 to 1998

Table 15-3b. Number of Initial QS Recipients Who Had Not Altered Their QS Holdings by Year-end 1995 to 1998: Persons With and Without Harvests

16 Consolidation of Permit Holders on Fishing Operations(PDF file, 27K)

Table 16-1. Summary of 1991-1998 Sablefish Harvest and Participation for All Vessels Other Than Catcher Processors

Table 16-2. Summary of 1995-1998 Sablefish Harvest and Participation by Vessel Category


List of Figures

Figure 1. Map of Sablefish Management Areas (Chapter 1)

Figure 2. QS Transfer Application Form - 1995 (Appendix II)

Figure 3. QS Transfer Application Form - 1996 (Appendix II)

Figure 4. QS Transfer Application Form - 1997 (Appendix II)

Figure 5. QS Transfer Application Form - 1998 (Appendix II)