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a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
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Dated: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific
Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel
Prices
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
NMFS publishes standard exvessel prices for groundfish and halibut
for the calculation of the observer fee
under the North Pacific Observer
Program (Observer Program). This
notice is intended to provide
information to vessel owners,
processors, registered buyers, and other
Observer Program participants about the
standard ex-vessel prices that will be
SUMMARY:
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used to calculate the observer fee for
landings of groundfish and halibut
made in 2020. NMFS will send invoices
to processors and registered buyers
subject to the fee by January 15, 2021.
Fees are due to NMFS on or before
February 15, 2021.
DATES: The standard prices are valid on
January 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about the observer fee
and standard ex-vessel prices, contact
Alicia M. Miller at (907) 586–7471. For
questions about the fee billing process,
contact Carl Greene at (907) 586–7003.
Additional information about the
Observer Program is available on NMFS
Alaska Region’s website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/
fisheries-observers/north-pacificobserver-program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
Regulations at 50 CFR part 679,
subpart E, governing the Observer
Program, require the deployment of
NMFS-certified observers (observers)
and electronic monitoring (EM) systems
to collect information necessary for the
conservation and management of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish
and halibut fisheries. Fishery managers
use information collected by observers
to monitor quotas, manage groundfish
and prohibited species catch, and
document and reduce fishery
interactions with protected resources.
Scientists use observer-collected
information for stock assessments and
marine ecosystem research.
The Observer Program includes two
observer coverage categories—the
partial coverage category and the full
coverage category. All groundfish and
halibut vessels and processors subject to
observer coverage are included in one of
these two categories. Defined at 50 CFR
679.51, the partial coverage category
includes vessels and processors that are
not required to have an observer or
electronic monitoring (EM) at all times
and the full coverage category includes
vessels and processors required to have
all of their fishing and processing
activity observed. Vessels and
processors in the full coverage category
arrange and pay for observer services
from a permitted observer provider.
Observer coverage and EM for the
partial coverage category is funded
through a system of fees based on the
ex-vessel value of groundfish and
halibut. Throughout this notice, the
term ‘‘processor’’ refers to shoreside
processors, stationary floating
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processors, and catcher/processors in
the partial coverage category.
Landings Subject to Observer Coverage
Fee
Pursuant to section 313 of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS is
authorized to assess a fee on all landings
accruing against a Federal total
allowable catch (TAC) for groundfish or
a commercial halibut quota made by
vessels that are subject to Federal
regulations and not included in the full
coverage category. A fee is only assessed
on landings of groundfish from vessels
designated on a Federal Fisheries Permit
or from vessels landing individual
fishing quota (IFQ) or community
development quota (CDQ) halibut or
IFQ sablefish. Within the subset of
vessels subject to the observer fee, only
landings accruing against an IFQ
allocation or a Federal TAC for
groundfish are included in the fee
assessment. A table with additional
information about which landings are
and are not subject to the observer fee
is at § 679.55(c) and is on page 2 of an
informational bulletin titled ‘‘Observer
Fee Collection’’ on the NMFS Alaska
Region website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/
document/observer-fee-collection-northpacific-groundfish-and-halibutfisheries-observer.
Fee Determination
A fee equal to 1.25 percent of the exvessel value is assessed on the landings
of groundfish and halibut subject to the
fee. Ex-vessel value is determined by
multiplying the standard price for
groundfish by the round weight
equivalent for each species, gear, and
port combination, and the standard
price for halibut by the headed and
gutted weight equivalent. Standard
prices are determined by aggregating
prices by species, gear, and area
grouping to arrive at an average price
per pound for each grouping. NMFS
reviews each vessel landing report and
determines whether the reported
landing is subject to the observer fee
and, if so, which groundfish species in
the landing are subject to the observer
fee. All IFQ or CDQ halibut in a landing
subject to the observer fee will be
included in the observer fee calculation.
For any landed groundfish or halibut
subject to the observer fee, NMFS will
apply the appropriate standard ex-vessel
prices for the species, gear type, and
port, and calculate the observer fee
associated with the landing.
Processors and registered buyers
access the landing-specific, observer fee
information through NMFS Web
Application (https://
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login) or eLandings (https://
elandings.alaska.gov/). Observer fee
information is either available
immediately or within 24 hours after a
landing report is submitted
electronically. A time lag occurs for
some landings because NMFS must
process each landing report through the
catch accounting system computer
programs to determine which
groundfish in a landing accrues against
a Federal TAC and are subject to the
observer fee.
Under the fee system, catcher vessel
owners split the fee with the registered
buyers or owners of shoreside or
stationary floating processors. While the
owners of catcher vessels and
processors in the partial coverage
category are each responsible for paying
their portion of the fee, the owners of
shoreside or stationary floating
processors and registered buyers are
responsible for collecting the fees from
catcher vessels, and remitting the full
fee to NMFS. Owners of catcher/
processors in the partial coverage
category are responsible for remitting
the full fee to NMFS.
NMFS sends invoices to processors
and registered buyers by January 15 of
each calendar year. The total fee amount
is determined by the sum of the fees
reported for each landing at that
processor or registered buyer in the
prior calendar year. Processors and
registered buyers must pay the fees to
NMFS using NMFS Web Application by
February 15 each year. Processors and
registered buyers have access to this
system through a User ID and password
issued by NMFS. Instructions for
electronic payment will be provided on
the NMFS Alaska Region website at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/
commercial-fishing/observer-feecollection-and-payment-north-pacificgroundfish-and-halibut and on the
observer fee invoice to be mailed to each
processor and registered buyer.
Standard Prices
This notice provides the standard exvessel prices for groundfish and halibut
species subject to the observer fee in
2020. Data sources for ex-vessel prices
are:
• For groundfish other than sablefish
IFQ and sablefish accruing against the
fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve, the
State of Alaska’s Commercial Fishery
Entry Commission’s (CFEC) gross
revenue data, which are based on the
Commercial Operator Annual Report
(COAR) and Alaska Department of Fish
and Game (ADF&G) fish tickets; and
• For halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ,
sablefish IFQ, and sablefish accruing
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against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ
reserve, the IFQ Buyer Report that is
submitted to NMFS annually by each
registered buyer that operates as a
shoreside processor and receives and
purchases IFQ landings of sablefish and
halibut or CDQ landings of halibut
under § 679.5(l)(7)(i).
The standard prices in this notice
were calculated using the following
procedures for protecting confidentiality
of data submitted to or collected by
NMFS. NMFS does not publish any
price information that would permit the
identification of an individual or
business. For NMFS to publish a
standard price for a particular speciesgear-port combination, the price data
used to calculate the standard price
must represent landings from at least
four different vessels to at least three
different processors in a port or port
group. Price data that is confidential
because fewer than four vessels or three
processors contributed data to a
particular species-gear-port combination
has been aggregated.
Groundfish Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
Table 1 shows the groundfish species
standard ex-vessel prices that will be
used to calculate the fee for 2020. These
prices are based on the CFEC gross
revenue data, which are based on
landings data from ADF&G fish tickets
and information from the COAR. The
COAR contains statewide buying and
production information, and is
considered the most complete routinely
collected information to determine the
ex-vessel value of groundfish harvested
from waters off Alaska.
The standard ex-vessel prices for
groundfish were calculated by adding
ex-vessel value from the CFEC gross
revenue files for 2016, 2017, and 2018
by species, port, and gear category, and
adding the volume (round weight
equivalent) from the CFEC gross
revenue files for 2016, 2017, and 2018
by species, port, and gear category, and
then dividing total ex-vessel value over
the three-year period in each category
by total volume over the 3-year period
in each category. This calculation
results in an average ex-vessel price per
pound by species, port, and gear
category for the 3-year period. Three
gear categories were used for the
standard ex-vessel prices: (1) Non-trawl
gear, including hook-and-line, pot, jig,
troll, and others (Non-Trawl); (2) nonpelagic trawl gear (NPT); and (3) pelagic
trawl gear (PTR).
CFEC ex-vessel value and volume
data are available in the fall of the year
following the year the fishing occurred.
Thus, it is not possible to base ex-vessel
fee liabilities on standard prices that are
less than two years old. For the 2020
groundfish standard ex-vessel prices,
the most recent ex-vessel value and
volume data available is from 2018.
If a particular groundfish species is
not listed in Table 1, the standard exvessel price for a species group, if it
exists in the management area, will be
used. If price data for a particular
species remained confidential once
aggregated to the ALL level, data is
aggregated by species group (Flathead
Sole; GOA Deep-water Flatfish; GOA
Shallow-water Flatfish; GOA Skate,
Other; and Other Rockfish). Standard
prices for the groundfish species groups
are shown in Table 2.
If a port-level price does not meet the
confidentiality requirements, the data
are aggregated by port group. Port-group
data for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) and
the Eastern GOA excluding Southeast
Alaska (EGOAxSE) also are presented
separately when price data are available.
Port-group data is then aggregated by
regulatory area in the GOA (Eastern
GOA, Central GOA, and Western GOA)
and by subarea in the BSAI (BS subarea
and AI subarea). If confidentiality
requirements are still not met by
aggregating prices across ports at these
levels, the prices are aggregated at the
level of BSAI or GOA, then statewide
(AK) and ports outside of Alaska
(OTAK), and finally all ports, including
those outside of Alaska (ALL).
Standard prices are presented
separately for non-pelagic trawl and
pelagic trawl when non-confidential
data is available. NMFS also calculated
prices for a ‘‘Pelagic Trawl/Non-pelagic
Trawl Combined’’ (PTR/NPT) category
that can be used when combining trawl
price data for landings of a species in a
particular port or port group will not
violate confidentiality requirements.
Creating this standard price category
allows NMFS to assess a fee on 2020
landings of some of the species with
pelagic trawl gear based on a combined
trawl gear price for the port or port
group.
If no standard ex-vessel price is listed
for a species or species group and gear
category combination in Table 1, Table
2, or Table 3, no fee will be assessed on
that landing. Volume and value data for
that species will be added to the
standard ex-vessel prices in future
years, if that data becomes available and
display of a standard ex-vessel price
meets confidentiality requirements.
TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2020 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE
[Based on volume and value from 2016, 2017, and 2018]
Species
(species code) 1 2
Port/area 3 4
Alaska Plaice Flounder (133) ...........
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
AK .....................................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOA ...............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Arrowtooth Flounder (121) ................
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Atka Mackerel (193) ..........................
Black Rockfish (142) .........................
Bocaccio Rockfish (137) ...................
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$0.10
0.10
0.10
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
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$0.10
0.10
0.10
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0.21
0.20
0.20
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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2020 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued
[Based on volume and value from 2016, 2017, and 2018]
Species
(species code) 1 2
Port/area 3 4
Butter Sole (126) ...............................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Craig .................................................
Ketchikan ..........................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
Cordova ............................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOA ...............................................
Homer ...............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Juneau ..............................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
Whittier .............................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
BSAI .................................................
AK .....................................................
Canary Rockfish (146) ......................
China Rockfish (149) ........................
Copper Rockfish (138) ......................
Darkblotched Rockfish (159) ............
Dover Sole (124) ...............................
Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................
English Sole (128) ............................
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Flathead Sole (122) ..........................
Northern Rockfish (136) ....................
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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2020 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued
[Based on volume and value from 2016, 2017, and 2018]
Species
(species code) 1 2
Port/area 3 4
Octopus (870) ...................................
Pacific Cod (110) ..............................
Pacific Ocean Perch (141) ................
Pollock (270) .....................................
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Quillback Rockfish (147) ...................
Redbanded Rockfish (153) ...............
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Non-trawl
ALL ...................................................
Homer ...............................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
Dutch Harbor ....................................
BS .....................................................
BSAI .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Juneau ..............................................
Ketchikan ..........................................
Petersburg ........................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
Cordova ............................................
Whittier .............................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
King Cove .........................................
WGOA ..............................................
GOA .................................................
Dutch Harbor ....................................
BS .....................................................
BSAI .................................................
Stationary Floating Processor ..........
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
BSAI .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
Dutch Harbor ....................................
BS .....................................................
BSAI .................................................
Stationary Floating Processor ..........
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Craig .................................................
Juneau ..............................................
Ketchikan ..........................................
Petersburg ........................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
Cordova ............................................
Whittier .............................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Juneau ..............................................
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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2020 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued
[Based on volume and value from 2016, 2017, and 2018]
Species
(species code) 1 2
Port/area 3 4
Redstripe Rockfish (158) ..................
Rex Sole (125) ..................................
Rock Sole (123) ................................
Rosethorn Rockfish (150) .................
Rougheye Rockfish (151) .................
Sablefish (blackcod) (710) ................
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Shortraker Rockfish (152) .................
Silvergray Rockfish (157) ..................
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Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOA ...............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOA ...............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Juneau ..............................................
Ketchikan ..........................................
Petersburg ........................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
Cordova ............................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Juneau ..............................................
Ketchikan ..........................................
Petersburg ........................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
BS .....................................................
BSAI .................................................
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Juneau ..............................................
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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2020 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued
[Based on volume and value from 2016, 2017, and 2018]
Species
(species code) 1 2
Port/area 3 4
Skate, Alaska (703) ..........................
Skate, Big (702) ................................
Skate, Longnose (701) .....................
Skate, Other (700) ............................
Starry Flounder (129) ........................
Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) ..
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Tiger Rockfish (148) .........................
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EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
EGOA ...............................................
Homer ...............................................
Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Petersburg ........................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Juneau ..............................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Juneau ..............................................
Ketchikan ..........................................
Petersburg ........................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
Cordova ............................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
WGOA ..............................................
GOA .................................................
Adak .................................................
AI ......................................................
BS .....................................................
AK .....................................................
Bellingham ........................................
OTAK ................................................
ALL ...................................................
Juneau ..............................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2020 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued
[Based on volume and value from 2016, 2017, and 2018]
Species
(species code) 1 2
Port/area 3 4
Vermilion Rockfish (184) ...................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Craig .................................................
Juneau ..............................................
Ketchikan ..........................................
Petersburg ........................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
Cordova ............................................
Whittier .............................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
WGOA ..............................................
GOA .................................................
BS .....................................................
BSAI .................................................
AK .....................................................
Bellingham ........................................
OTAK ................................................
ALL ...................................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOA ...............................................
Homer ...............................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
ALL ...................................................
Widow Rockfish (156) .......................
Yelloweye Rockfish (145) .................
Yellowtail Rockfish (155) ..................
Non-trawl
NPT
0.95
0.81
0.81
0.81
0.81
0.81
1.13
1.08
1.08
1.08
1.31
1.30
1.87
1.14
2.02
1.80
0.97
0.98
1.00
0.88
0.33
0.64
0.67
0.46
---0.18
0.18
1.52
1.16
1.16
1.52
0.67
0.64
0.64
0.69
0.28
0.46
0.53
0.53
0.51
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---0.25
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---0.25
---0.25
------0.25
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---- = No landings in last 3 years or the data is confidential.
1 If species is not listed, use price for the species group in Table 2 if it exists in the management area. If no price is available for the species or
species group in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, no fee will be assessed on that landing. That species will come into standard ex-vessel prices in
future years.
2 For species codes, see Table 2a to 50 CFR part 679.
3 Regulatory areas are defined at § 679.2. (AK = Alaska; ALL = all ports including those outside Alaska; BS = Bering Sea subarea; BSAI = Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOA = Eastern Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast
Alaska; GOA = Gulf of Alaska; SEAK = Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska).
4 If a price is listed for the species, port, and gear type combination, that price will be applied to the round weight equivalent for groundfish
landings. If no price is listed for the port and gear type combination, use port group and gear type, or see Table 2 or Table 3.
5 n/a = ex-vessel prices for sablefish landed with hook-and-line, pot, or jig gear are listed in Table 3 with the prices for IFQ and CDQ landings.
TABLE 2—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES GROUPS FOR 2020 OBSERVER
Coverage Fee [Based on volume and value from 2016, 2017, and 2018]
Species group 1
Port/area 2 3
Flathead Sole (FSOL) .......................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
AK .....................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
Kodiak ..............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
Juneau ..............................................
SEAK ................................................
EGOA ...............................................
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GOA Deep Water Flatfish (DFL4) 4 ..
GOA Shallow Water Flatfish (SFL1) 5
GOA Skate, Other (USKT) ...............
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0.15
0.15
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0.09
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0.17
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0.15
0.15
0.15
0.09
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TABLE 2—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES GROUPS FOR 2020 OBSERVER—Continued
Coverage Fee [Based on volume and value from 2016, 2017, and 2018]
Species group 1
Port/area 2 3
Other Rockfish (ROCK) 6 7 ................
Non-trawl
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
GOA .................................................
Juneau ..............................................
Ketchikan ..........................................
Petersburg ........................................
Sitka .................................................
SEAK ................................................
Cordova ............................................
Whittier .............................................
EGOAxSE ........................................
Homer ...............................................
Kodiak ..............................................
Seward .............................................
CGOA ...............................................
WGOA ..............................................
GOA .................................................
Adak .................................................
AI ......................................................
Dutch Harbor ....................................
BS .....................................................
AK .....................................................
NPT
0.42
0.41
0.38
0.51
0.36
0.35
0.54
0.47
0.74
0.75
0.75
0.81
0.34
0.54
0.58
0.61
---0.55
0.57
0.74
0.67
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---------------------------0.20
---0.20
---0.21
------------0.21
---- = No landings in last 3 years or the data is confidential.
1 If groundfish species is not listed in Table 1, use price for the species group if it exists in the management area. If no price is available for the
species or species group in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, no fee will be assessed on that landing. That species will come into standard ex-vessel
prices in future years.
2 Regulatory areas are defined at § 679.2. (AK = Alaska; BS = Bering Sea subarea; BSAI = Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands; CGOA = Central Gulf
of Alaska; EGOA = Eastern Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alaska; GOA = Gulf of Alaska; SEAK = Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska).
3 If a price is listed for the species, port, and gear type combination, that price will be applied to the round weight equivalent for groundfish
landings. If no price is listed for the port and gear type combination, use port group and gear type combination.
4 ‘‘Deep-water flatfish’’ in the GOA means Dover sole, Greenland turbot, Kamchatka flounder, and deepsea sole.
5 ‘‘Shallow-water flatfish’’ in the GOA means flatfish not including ‘‘deep-water flatfish,’’ flathead sole, rex sole, or arrowtooth flounder.
6 In the GOA:
‘‘Other rockfish’’ means Sebastes aurora (aurora), S. melanostomus (blackgill), S. paucispinis (bocaccio), S. goodei (chilipepper), S. crameri
(darkblotch), S. elongatus (greenstriped), S. variegatus (harlequin), S. wilsoni (pygmy), S. babcocki (redbanded), S. proriger (redstripe), S.
zacentrus (sharpchin), S. jordani (shortbelly), S. brevispinis (silvergray), S. diploproa (splitnose), S. saxicola (stripetail), S. miniatus (vermilion), S.
reedi (yellowmouth), S. entomelas (widow), and S. flavidus (yellowtail). In the Eastern GOA only, other rockfish also includes northern rockfish,
S. polyspinis.
‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas and in the West Yakutat District means other rockfish and demersal shelf rockfish. The ‘‘other rockfish’’ species group in the SEO District only includes other rockfish.
‘‘Demersal shelf rockfish’’ means Sebastes pinniger (canary), S. nebulosus (china), S. caurinus (copper), S. maliger (quillback), S.
helvomaculatus (rosethorn), S. nigrocinctus (tiger), and S. ruberrimus (yelloweye).
7 ‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the BSAI includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for dark rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, northern rockfish,
blackspotted/rougheye rockfish, and shortraker rockfish.
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Halibut and Sablefish IFQ and CDQ
Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
Table 3 shows the observer fee
standard ex-vessel prices for halibut and
sablefish. These standard prices are
calculated as a single annual average
price, by species and port or port group.
Volume and ex-vessel value data
collected on the 2019 IFQ Buyer Report
for landings made from October 1, 2018,
through September 30, 2019, were used
to calculate the standard ex-vessel
prices for the 2020 observer fee for
halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ, sablefish IFQ,
and sablefish landings that accrue
against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ
reserve.
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PRICES FOR HALIBUT IFQ, HALIBUT
CDQ, SABLEFISH IFQ, AND SABLEFISH ACCRUING AGAINST THE FIXED
GEAR SABLEFISH CDQ RESERVE
FOR THE 2020 OBSERVER FEE
[Based on 2019 IFQ Buyer Reports]
Species
Port/area 1
Halibut (200) .......
Craig ...................
Ketchikan ............
Petersburg ..........
Sitka ...................
SEAK ..................
Cordova ..............
EGOAxSE ..........
Homer .................
Kodiak ................
Seward ...............
CGOA .................
WGOA ................
BS .......................
BSAI ...................
AK .......................
ALL .....................
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5.60
5.54
5.47
5.62
5.72
5.66
5.80
5.07
5.61
5.48
4.64
4.30
4.32
5.31
5.31
TABLE 3—STANDARD EX-VESSEL
PRICES FOR HALIBUT IFQ, HALIBUT
CDQ, SABLEFISH IFQ, AND SABLEFISH ACCRUING AGAINST THE FIXED
GEAR SABLEFISH CDQ RESERVE
FOR THE 2020 OBSERVER FEE—
Continued
[Based on 2019 IFQ Buyer Reports]
Species
Port/area 1
Sablefish (710) ...
Craig ...................
Sitka ...................
SEAK ..................
Cordova ..............
EGOAxSE ..........
Homer .................
Kodiak ................
Seward ...............
CGOA .................
WGOA ................
BS .......................
BSAI ...................
AK .......................
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3.30
3.61
3.55
3.27
3.16
2.92
2.65
3.17
2.83
4.32
1.98
2.08
3.12
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TABLE 3—STANDARD EX-VESSEL
PRICES FOR HALIBUT IFQ, HALIBUT
CDQ, SABLEFISH IFQ, AND SABLEFISH ACCRUING AGAINST THE FIXED
GEAR SABLEFISH CDQ RESERVE
FOR THE 2020 OBSERVER FEE—
Continued
[Based on 2019 IFQ Buyer Reports]
Port/area 1
Species
Price 2
ALL .....................
3.12
1 Regulatory
areas are defined at § 679.2. (AK =
Alaska; ALL = all ports including those outside Alaska; AI = Aleutian Islands subarea; BS = Bering Sea
subarea; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE
= Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alaska;
SEAK = Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of
Alaska).
2 If a price is listed for the species and port combination, that price will be applied to the round weight
equivalent for sablefish landings and the headed and
gutted weight equivalent for halibut landings. If no
price is listed for the port, use port group.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 11, 2019.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–27064 Filed 12–13–19; 8:45 am]
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ACTION: Notice of scheduled SEDAR 59
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AGENCY:
The SEDAR 59 assessment of
the South Atlantic stock of Greater
Amberjack will consist of a series of
Data and Assessment webinars.
DATES: The SEDAR 59-Assessment
Webinar III has been scheduled for
January 22 2020, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
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available online at: https://
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5706560309522095885.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Howington, SEDAR
Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive,
Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
phone: (843) 571–4366; email:
Kathleen.Howington@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a threestep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report which
compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which
datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Assessment
Process is a stock assessment report
which describes the fisheries, evaluates
the status of the stock, estimates
biological benchmarks, projects future
population conditions, and recommends
research and monitoring needs. The
assessment is independently peer
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
product of the Review Workshop is a
Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center. Participants include:
Data collectors and database managers;
stock assessment scientists, biologists,
and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion at the
Assessment webinar III are as follows:
• Finalize discussion about model
structure and address the terms of
reference.
Although non-emergency issues not
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to address the emergency.
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This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 11, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68409-68418]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North
Pacific Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes standard ex-vessel prices for groundfish and
halibut for the calculation of the observer fee under the North Pacific
Observer Program (Observer Program). This notice is intended to provide
information to vessel owners, processors, registered buyers, and other
Observer Program participants about the standard ex-vessel prices that
will be
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used to calculate the observer fee for landings of groundfish and
halibut made in 2020. NMFS will send invoices to processors and
registered buyers subject to the fee by January 15, 2021. Fees are due
to NMFS on or before February 15, 2021.
DATES: The standard prices are valid on January 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about the
observer fee and standard ex-vessel prices, contact Alicia M. Miller at
(907) 586-7471. For questions about the fee billing process, contact
Carl Greene at (907) 586-7003. Additional information about the
Observer Program is available on NMFS Alaska Region's website at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/fisheries-observers/north-pacific-observer-program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Regulations at 50 CFR part 679, subpart E, governing the Observer
Program, require the deployment of NMFS-certified observers (observers)
and electronic monitoring (EM) systems to collect information necessary
for the conservation and management of the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish and halibut
fisheries. Fishery managers use information collected by observers to
monitor quotas, manage groundfish and prohibited species catch, and
document and reduce fishery interactions with protected resources.
Scientists use observer-collected information for stock assessments and
marine ecosystem research.
The Observer Program includes two observer coverage categories--the
partial coverage category and the full coverage category. All
groundfish and halibut vessels and processors subject to observer
coverage are included in one of these two categories. Defined at 50 CFR
679.51, the partial coverage category includes vessels and processors
that are not required to have an observer or electronic monitoring (EM)
at all times and the full coverage category includes vessels and
processors required to have all of their fishing and processing
activity observed. Vessels and processors in the full coverage category
arrange and pay for observer services from a permitted observer
provider. Observer coverage and EM for the partial coverage category is
funded through a system of fees based on the ex-vessel value of
groundfish and halibut. Throughout this notice, the term ``processor''
refers to shoreside processors, stationary floating processors, and
catcher/processors in the partial coverage category.
Landings Subject to Observer Coverage Fee
Pursuant to section 313 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS is
authorized to assess a fee on all landings accruing against a Federal
total allowable catch (TAC) for groundfish or a commercial halibut
quota made by vessels that are subject to Federal regulations and not
included in the full coverage category. A fee is only assessed on
landings of groundfish from vessels designated on a Federal Fisheries
Permit or from vessels landing individual fishing quota (IFQ) or
community development quota (CDQ) halibut or IFQ sablefish. Within the
subset of vessels subject to the observer fee, only landings accruing
against an IFQ allocation or a Federal TAC for groundfish are included
in the fee assessment. A table with additional information about which
landings are and are not subject to the observer fee is at Sec.
679.55(c) and is on page 2 of an informational bulletin titled
``Observer Fee Collection'' on the NMFS Alaska Region website at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/document/observer-fee-collection-north-pacific-groundfish-and-halibut-fisheries-observer.
Fee Determination
A fee equal to 1.25 percent of the ex-vessel value is assessed on
the landings of groundfish and halibut subject to the fee. Ex-vessel
value is determined by multiplying the standard price for groundfish by
the round weight equivalent for each species, gear, and port
combination, and the standard price for halibut by the headed and
gutted weight equivalent. Standard prices are determined by aggregating
prices by species, gear, and area grouping to arrive at an average
price per pound for each grouping. NMFS reviews each vessel landing
report and determines whether the reported landing is subject to the
observer fee and, if so, which groundfish species in the landing are
subject to the observer fee. All IFQ or CDQ halibut in a landing
subject to the observer fee will be included in the observer fee
calculation. For any landed groundfish or halibut subject to the
observer fee, NMFS will apply the appropriate standard ex-vessel prices
for the species, gear type, and port, and calculate the observer fee
associated with the landing.
Processors and registered buyers access the landing-specific,
observer fee information through NMFS Web Application (https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login) or eLandings (https://elandings.alaska.gov/). Observer fee information is either available
immediately or within 24 hours after a landing report is submitted
electronically. A time lag occurs for some landings because NMFS must
process each landing report through the catch accounting system
computer programs to determine which groundfish in a landing accrues
against a Federal TAC and are subject to the observer fee.
Under the fee system, catcher vessel owners split the fee with the
registered buyers or owners of shoreside or stationary floating
processors. While the owners of catcher vessels and processors in the
partial coverage category are each responsible for paying their portion
of the fee, the owners of shoreside or stationary floating processors
and registered buyers are responsible for collecting the fees from
catcher vessels, and remitting the full fee to NMFS. Owners of catcher/
processors in the partial coverage category are responsible for
remitting the full fee to NMFS.
NMFS sends invoices to processors and registered buyers by January
15 of each calendar year. The total fee amount is determined by the sum
of the fees reported for each landing at that processor or registered
buyer in the prior calendar year. Processors and registered buyers must
pay the fees to NMFS using NMFS Web Application by February 15 each
year. Processors and registered buyers have access to this system
through a User ID and password issued by NMFS. Instructions for
electronic payment will be provided on the NMFS Alaska Region website
at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/commercial-fishing/observer-fee-collection-and-payment-north-pacific-groundfish-and-halibut and on
the observer fee invoice to be mailed to each processor and registered
buyer.
Standard Prices
This notice provides the standard ex-vessel prices for groundfish
and halibut species subject to the observer fee in 2020. Data sources
for ex-vessel prices are:
For groundfish other than sablefish IFQ and sablefish
accruing against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve, the State of
Alaska's Commercial Fishery Entry Commission's (CFEC) gross revenue
data, which are based on the Commercial Operator Annual Report (COAR)
and Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) fish tickets; and
For halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ, sablefish IFQ, and sablefish
accruing
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against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve, the IFQ Buyer Report that
is submitted to NMFS annually by each registered buyer that operates as
a shoreside processor and receives and purchases IFQ landings of
sablefish and halibut or CDQ landings of halibut under Sec.
679.5(l)(7)(i).
The standard prices in this notice were calculated using the
following procedures for protecting confidentiality of data submitted
to or collected by NMFS. NMFS does not publish any price information
that would permit the identification of an individual or business. For
NMFS to publish a standard price for a particular species-gear-port
combination, the price data used to calculate the standard price must
represent landings from at least four different vessels to at least
three different processors in a port or port group. Price data that is
confidential because fewer than four vessels or three processors
contributed data to a particular species-gear-port combination has been
aggregated.
Groundfish Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
Table 1 shows the groundfish species standard ex-vessel prices that
will be used to calculate the fee for 2020. These prices are based on
the CFEC gross revenue data, which are based on landings data from
ADF&G fish tickets and information from the COAR. The COAR contains
statewide buying and production information, and is considered the most
complete routinely collected information to determine the ex-vessel
value of groundfish harvested from waters off Alaska.
The standard ex-vessel prices for groundfish were calculated by
adding ex-vessel value from the CFEC gross revenue files for 2016,
2017, and 2018 by species, port, and gear category, and adding the
volume (round weight equivalent) from the CFEC gross revenue files for
2016, 2017, and 2018 by species, port, and gear category, and then
dividing total ex-vessel value over the three-year period in each
category by total volume over the 3-year period in each category. This
calculation results in an average ex-vessel price per pound by species,
port, and gear category for the 3-year period. Three gear categories
were used for the standard ex-vessel prices: (1) Non-trawl gear,
including hook-and-line, pot, jig, troll, and others (Non-Trawl); (2)
non-pelagic trawl gear (NPT); and (3) pelagic trawl gear (PTR).
CFEC ex-vessel value and volume data are available in the fall of
the year following the year the fishing occurred. Thus, it is not
possible to base ex-vessel fee liabilities on standard prices that are
less than two years old. For the 2020 groundfish standard ex-vessel
prices, the most recent ex-vessel value and volume data available is
from 2018.
If a particular groundfish species is not listed in Table 1, the
standard ex-vessel price for a species group, if it exists in the
management area, will be used. If price data for a particular species
remained confidential once aggregated to the ALL level, data is
aggregated by species group (Flathead Sole; GOA Deep-water Flatfish;
GOA Shallow-water Flatfish; GOA Skate, Other; and Other Rockfish).
Standard prices for the groundfish species groups are shown in Table 2.
If a port-level price does not meet the confidentiality
requirements, the data are aggregated by port group. Port-group data
for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) and the Eastern GOA excluding Southeast
Alaska (EGOAxSE) also are presented separately when price data are
available. Port-group data is then aggregated by regulatory area in the
GOA (Eastern GOA, Central GOA, and Western GOA) and by subarea in the
BSAI (BS subarea and AI subarea). If confidentiality requirements are
still not met by aggregating prices across ports at these levels, the
prices are aggregated at the level of BSAI or GOA, then statewide (AK)
and ports outside of Alaska (OTAK), and finally all ports, including
those outside of Alaska (ALL).
Standard prices are presented separately for non-pelagic trawl and
pelagic trawl when non-confidential data is available. NMFS also
calculated prices for a ``Pelagic Trawl/Non-pelagic Trawl Combined''
(PTR/NPT) category that can be used when combining trawl price data for
landings of a species in a particular port or port group will not
violate confidentiality requirements. Creating this standard price
category allows NMFS to assess a fee on 2020 landings of some of the
species with pelagic trawl gear based on a combined trawl gear price
for the port or port group.
If no standard ex-vessel price is listed for a species or species
group and gear category combination in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, no
fee will be assessed on that landing. Volume and value data for that
species will be added to the standard ex-vessel prices in future years,
if that data becomes available and display of a standard ex-vessel
price meets confidentiality requirements.
Table 1--Standard Ex-Vessel Prices for Groundfish Species for 2020 Observer Coverage Fee
[Based on volume and value from 2016, 2017, and 2018]
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Species (species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT
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Alaska Plaice Flounder (133).. GOA............. ---- $0.10 ---- $0.10
AK.............. ---- 0.10 ---- 0.10
ALL............. ---- 0.10 ---- 0.10
Arrowtooth Flounder (121)..... Kodiak.......... ---- 0.09 $0.08 ----
CGOA............ ---- 0.09 0.08 ----
GOA............. ---- 0.09 0.08 ----
AK.............. $0.12 0.09 0.08 ----
ALL............. 0.12 0.09 0.08 ----
Atka Mackerel (193)........... Kodiak.......... ---- 0.20 ---- 0.21
CGOA............ ---- 0.20 ---- 0.21
GOA............. ---- 0.20 ---- 0.21
AK.............. ---- 0.20 ---- 0.20
ALL............. ---- 0.20 ---- 0.20
Black Rockfish (142).......... AK.............. 0.54 0.19 ---- 0.19
Bocaccio Rockfish (137)....... SEAK............ 0.53 ---- ---- ----
EGOA............ 0.53 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.74 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.56 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.56 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.55 ---- ---- ----
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Butter Sole (126)............. Kodiak.......... ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
CGOA............ ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
GOA............. ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
AK.............. ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
ALL............. ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
Canary Rockfish (146)......... Craig........... 0.45 ---- ---- ----
Ketchikan....... 0.49 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 0.56 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.52 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.36 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.66 ---- ---- ----
Seward.......... 0.48 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.50 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.51 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.51 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.51 ---- ---- ----
China Rockfish (149).......... Sitka........... 0.70 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.61 ---- ---- ----
Cordova......... 0.27 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.27 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.68 ---- ---- ----
Seward.......... 0.63 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.68 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.55 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.55 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.55 ---- ---- ----
Copper Rockfish (138)......... Sitka........... 0.76 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.66 ---- ---- ----
EGOA............ 0.56 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.62 ---- ---- ----
Seward.......... 0.42 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.49 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.55 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.55 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.55 ---- ---- ----
Darkblotched Rockfish (159)... GOA............. 0.50 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.50 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.50 ---- ---- ----
Dover Sole (124).............. Kodiak.......... ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09
CGOA............ ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09
GOA............. ---- 0.09 0.10 ----
AK.............. ---- 0.09 0.10 ----
ALL............. ---- 0.09 0.10 ----
Dusky Rockfish (172).......... Juneau.......... 0.54 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 0.55 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.55 ---- ---- ----
Whittier........ 0.41 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.30 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.59 ---- ---- ----
Kodiak.......... 0.41 0.17 0.17 ----
Seward.......... 0.60 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.43 0.17 0.17 ----
GOA............. 0.44 0.17 0.17 ----
AK.............. 0.44 0.17 0.17 ----
ALL............. 0.44 0.17 0.17 ----
English Sole (128)............ Kodiak.......... ---- 0.13 ---- 0.13
CGOA............ ---- 0.13 ---- 0.13
GOA............. ---- 0.13 ---- 0.13
AK.............. ---- 0.13 ---- 0.13
ALL............. ---- 0.13 ---- 0.13
Flathead Sole (122)........... Kodiak.......... ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
CGOA............ ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
GOA............. ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
AK.............. ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
ALL............. ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
Northern Rockfish (136)....... Kodiak.......... 0.21 0.16 0.16 ----
CGOA............ 0.22 0.16 0.16 ----
GOA............. 0.23 0.16 0.16 ----
BSAI............ 0.68 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.62 0.16 0.16 ----
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ALL............. 0.62 0.16 0.16 ----
Octopus (870)................. Homer........... 0.76 ---- ---- ----
Kodiak.......... 0.49 0.60 ---- 0.60
CGOA............ 0.51 0.60 ---- 0.60
GOA............. 0.51 0.59 ---- 0.59
Dutch Harbor.... 0.30 ---- ---- ----
BS.............. 0.54 ---- ---- ----
BSAI............ 0.50 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.50 0.59 ---- 0.59
ALL............. 0.50 0.59 ---- 0.59
Pacific Cod (110)............. Juneau.......... 0.62 ---- ---- ----
Ketchikan....... 0.36 ---- ---- ----
Petersburg...... 0.19 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 0.34 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.59 ---- ---- ----
Cordova......... 0.41 ---- ---- ----
Whittier........ 0.40 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.40 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.40 ---- ---- ----
Kodiak.......... 0.37 0.34 0.30 ----
Seward.......... 0.40 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.37 0.34 0.30 ----
King Cove....... 0.30 ---- ---- ----
WGOA............ 0.29 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. ---- 0.31 0.25 ----
Dutch Harbor.... 0.33 0.31 ---- 0.31
BS.............. 0.33 0.31 ---- 0.31
BSAI............ 0.34 0.31 0.11 ----
Stationary 0.33 0.31 ---- 0.31
Floating
Processor.
AK.............. 0.34 0.31 0.25 ----
ALL............. 0.34 0.31 0.25 ----
Pacific Ocean Perch (141)..... Kodiak.......... ---- 0.19 0.19 ----
Seward.......... 0.34 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.34 0.19 0.19 ----
GOA............. 0.77 0.19 0.19 ----
BSAI............ ---- ---- 0.05 0.05
AK.............. 0.54 0.19 0.19 ----
ALL............. 0.54 0.19 0.19 ----
Pollock (270)................. Kodiak.......... 0.06 0.10 0.10 ----
Seward.......... 0.03 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.06 0.10 0.10 ----
GOA............. 0.06 0.10 0.10 ----
Dutch Harbor.... ---- 0.14 ---- 0.14
BS.............. ---- 0.14 0.13 ----
BSAI............ ---- 0.14 0.13 ----
Stationary ---- 0.13 ---- 0.12
Floating
Processor.
AK.............. 0.06 0.10 0.10 ----
ALL............. 0.06 0.10 0.10 ----
Quillback Rockfish (147)...... Craig........... 0.65 ---- ---- ----
Juneau.......... 0.44 ---- ---- ----
Ketchikan....... 0.80 ---- ---- ----
Petersburg...... 0.25 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 0.82 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.65 ---- ---- ----
Cordova......... 0.26 ---- ---- ----
Whittier........ 0.39 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.34 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.49 ---- ---- ----
Seward.......... 0.41 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.42 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.48 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.48 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.48 ---- ---- ----
Redbanded Rockfish (153)...... Juneau.......... 0.34 ---- ---- ----
Ketchikan....... 0.33 ---- ---- ----
Petersburg...... 0.23 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 0.52 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.39 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.30 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.33 ---- ---- ----
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Kodiak.......... 0.26 ---- ---- ----
Seward.......... 0.34 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.31 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.37 0.23 ---- 0.23
AK.............. 0.37 0.23 ---- 0.23
ALL............. 0.38 0.23 ---- 0.23
Redstripe Rockfish (158)...... Sitka........... 0.56 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.62 ---- ---- ----
EGOA............ 0.53 ---- ---- ----
Seward.......... 0.72 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.54 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.53 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.53 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.53 ---- ---- ----
Rex Sole (125)................ Kodiak.......... ---- 0.36 0.36 ----
CGOA............ ---- 0.36 0.36 ----
GOA............. ---- 0.37 0.45 ----
AK.............. ---- 0.37 0.43 ----
ALL............. ---- 0.37 0.43 ----
Rock Sole (123)............... Kodiak.......... ---- 0.17 0.17 ----
CGOA............ ---- 0.17 0.17 ----
GOA............. ---- 0.17 0.17 ----
AK.............. ---- 0.17 0.17 ----
ALL............. ---- 0.17 0.17 ----
Rosethorn Rockfish (150)...... Sitka........... 0.44 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.40 ---- ---- ----
EGOA............ 0.40 ---- ---- ----
Seward.......... 0.43 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.49 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.43 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.43 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.43 ---- ---- ----
Rougheye Rockfish (151)....... Juneau.......... 0.33 ---- ---- ----
Ketchikan....... 0.32 ---- ---- ----
Petersburg...... 0.28 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 0.52 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.44 ---- ---- ----
Cordova......... 0.27 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.27 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.38 ---- ---- ----
Kodiak.......... 0.32 0.21 0.22 ----
Seward.......... 0.40 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.35 0.21 0.21 ----
GOA............. 0.38 0.23 0.21 ----
AK.............. 0.38 0.23 0.21 ----
ALL............. 0.38 0.23 0.21 ----
Sablefish (blackcod) (710).... Kodiak.......... \5\ n/a 2.98 2.82 ----
CGOA............ \5\ n/a 2.98 2.82 ----
GOA............. \5\ n/a 2.86 2.56 ----
AK.............. \5\ n/a 2.86 2.41 ----
ALL............. \5\ n/a 2.86 2.41 ----
Shortraker Rockfish (152)..... Juneau.......... 0.33 ---- ---- ----
Ketchikan....... 0.32 ---- ---- ----
Petersburg...... 0.30 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 0.50 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.41 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.51 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.36 ---- ---- ----
Kodiak.......... 0.35 0.23 0.27 ----
Seward.......... 0.38 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.38 0.23 0.25 ----
GOA............. 0.40 0.31 0.25 ----
BS.............. 0.32 ---- ---- ----
BSAI............ 0.32 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.40 0.31 0.25 ----
ALL............. 0.40 0.31 0.25 ----
Silvergray Rockfish (157)..... Juneau.......... 0.39 ---- ---- ----
Ketchikan....... 0.58 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 0.53 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.45 ---- ---- ----
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EGOAxSE......... 0.40 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.46 ---- ---- ----
Seward.......... 0.41 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.42 ---- ---- 0.13
GOA............. 0.44 ---- ---- 0.13
AK.............. 0.44 ---- ---- 0.13
ALL............. 0.44 ---- ---- 0.13
Skate, Alaska (703)........... CGOA............ 0.35 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.35 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.35 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.35 ---- ---- ----
Skate, Big (702).............. EGOA............ 0.39 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.39 ---- ---- ----
Kodiak.......... 0.45 0.46 0.45 ----
Seward.......... 0.39 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.44 0.46 0.45 ----
GOA............. 0.43 0.46 0.45 ----
AK.............. 0.43 0.46 0.45 ----
ALL............. 0.43 0.46 0.45 ----
Skate, Longnose (701)......... Petersburg...... 0.40 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.40 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.32 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.38 ---- ---- ----
Kodiak.......... 0.45 0.46 0.45 ----
Seward.......... 0.39 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.43 0.46 0.45 ----
GOA............. 0.41 0.46 0.45 ----
AK.............. 0.41 0.46 0.45 ----
ALL............. 0.41 0.46 0.45 ----
Skate, Other (700)............ Juneau.......... 0.03 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.35 ---- ---- ----
EGOA............ 0.35 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.38 ---- ---- 0.43
AK.............. 0.38 0.12 ---- 0.12
ALL............. 0.38 0.12 ---- 0.12
Starry Flounder (129)......... Kodiak.......... ---- 0.08 ---- 0.08
CGOA............ ---- 0.08 ---- 0.08
GOA............. ---- 0.08 ---- 0.08
AK.............. ---- 0.08 ---- 0.08
ALL............. ---- 0.08 ---- 0.08
Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) Juneau.......... 0.98 ---- ---- ----
(143).
Ketchikan....... 1.19 ---- ---- ----
Petersburg...... 0.97 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 0.99 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 1.00 ---- ---- ----
Cordova......... 0.54 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.70 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.73 ---- ---- ----
Kodiak.......... 0.51 0.68 ---- 0.69
Seward.......... 0.74 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.66 0.68 ---- 0.69
WGOA............ 0.79 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. ---- 0.69 ---- 0.70
Adak............ 0.55 ---- ---- ----
AI.............. 0.57 ---- ---- ----
BS.............. 0.70 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.78 0.69 ---- 0.70
Bellingham...... 0.89 ---- ---- ----
OTAK............ 0.89 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.78 0.69 ---- 0.70
Tiger Rockfish (148).......... Juneau.......... 0.43 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 0.52 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.50 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.38 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.43 ---- ---- ----
Seward.......... 0.40 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.41 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.44 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.44 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.44 ---- ---- ----
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Vermilion Rockfish (184)...... Sitka........... 0.95 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.81 ---- ---- ----
EGOA............ 0.81 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.81 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.81 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.81 ---- ---- ----
Widow Rockfish (156).......... CGOA............ 1.13 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 1.08 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 1.08 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 1.08 ---- ---- ----
Yelloweye Rockfish (145)...... Craig........... 1.31 ---- ---- ----
Juneau.......... 1.30 ---- ---- ----
Ketchikan....... 1.87 ---- ---- ----
Petersburg...... 1.14 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 2.02 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 1.80 ---- ---- ----
Cordova......... 0.97 ---- ---- ----
Whittier........ 0.98 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 1.00 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.88 ---- ---- ----
Kodiak.......... 0.33 0.25 ---- 0.25
Seward.......... 0.64 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.67 0.25 ---- 0.25
WGOA............ 0.46 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. ---- 0.25 ---- 0.25
BS.............. 0.18 ---- ---- ----
BSAI............ 0.18 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 1.52 0.25 ---- 0.25
Bellingham...... 1.16 ---- ---- ----
OTAK............ 1.16 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 1.52 0.25 ---- 0.25
Yellowtail Rockfish (155)..... Sitka........... 0.67 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.64 ---- ---- ----
EGOA............ 0.64 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.69 ---- ---- ----
Kodiak.......... 0.28 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.46 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.53 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. 0.53 ---- ---- ----
ALL............. 0.51 ---- ---- ----
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---- = No landings in last 3 years or the data is confidential.
\1\ If species is not listed, use price for the species group in Table 2 if it exists in the management area. If
no price is available for the species or species group in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, no fee will be
assessed on that landing. That species will come into standard ex-vessel prices in future years.
\2\ For species codes, see Table 2a to 50 CFR part 679.
\3\ Regulatory areas are defined at Sec. 679.2. (AK = Alaska; ALL = all ports including those outside Alaska;
BS = Bering Sea subarea; BSAI = Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOA = Eastern
Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alaska; GOA = Gulf of Alaska; SEAK =
Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska).
\4\ If a price is listed for the species, port, and gear type combination, that price will be applied to the
round weight equivalent for groundfish landings. If no price is listed for the port and gear type combination,
use port group and gear type, or see Table 2 or Table 3.
\5\ n/a = ex-vessel prices for sablefish landed with hook-and-line, pot, or jig gear are listed in Table 3 with
the prices for IFQ and CDQ landings.
Table 2--Standard Ex-Vessel Prices for Groundfish Species Groups for 2020 Observer
Coverage Fee [Based on volume and value from 2016, 2017, and 2018]
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Species group \1\ Port/area 2 3 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT
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Flathead Sole (FSOL).......... Kodiak.......... ---- $0.15 $0.15 ----
CGOA............ ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
GOA............. ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
AK.............. ---- 0.15 0.15 ----
GOA Deep Water Flatfish (DFL4) Kodiak.......... ---- 0.09 0.09
\4\.
CGOA............ ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09
GOA............. ---- 0.09 0.10 ----
GOA Shallow Water Flatfish Kodiak.......... ---- 0.17 0.16 ----
(SFL1) \5\.
CGOA............ ---- 0.17 0.16 ----
GOA............. ---- 0.17 0.16 ----
GOA Skate, Other (USKT)....... Juneau.......... 0.03 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.35 ---- ---- ----
EGOA............ 0.35 ---- ---- ----
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Seward.......... 0.42 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.41 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. 0.38 ---- ---- 0.43
Other Rockfish (ROCK) 6 7..... Juneau.......... 0.51 ---- ---- ----
Ketchikan....... 0.36 ---- ---- ----
Petersburg...... 0.35 ---- ---- ----
Sitka........... 0.54 ---- ---- ----
SEAK............ 0.47 ---- ---- ----
Cordova......... 0.74 ---- ---- ----
Whittier........ 0.75 ---- ---- ----
EGOAxSE......... 0.75 ---- ---- ----
Homer........... 0.81 ---- ---- ----
Kodiak.......... 0.34 0.20 ---- 0.20
Seward.......... 0.54 ---- ---- ----
CGOA............ 0.58 0.20 ---- 0.20
WGOA............ 0.61 ---- ---- ----
GOA............. ---- 0.21 ---- 0.21
Adak............ 0.55 ---- ---- ----
AI.............. 0.57 ---- ---- ----
Dutch Harbor.... 0.74 ---- ---- ----
BS.............. 0.67 ---- ---- ----
AK.............. ---- 0.21 ---- 0.21
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---- = No landings in last 3 years or the data is confidential.
\1\ If groundfish species is not listed in Table 1, use price for the species group if it exists in the
management area. If no price is available for the species or species group in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, no
fee will be assessed on that landing. That species will come into standard ex-vessel prices in future years.
\2\ Regulatory areas are defined at Sec. 679.2. (AK = Alaska; BS = Bering Sea subarea; BSAI = Bering Sea/
Aleutian Islands; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOA = Eastern Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of
Alaska except Southeast Alaska; GOA = Gulf of Alaska; SEAK = Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska).
\3\ If a price is listed for the species, port, and gear type combination, that price will be applied to the
round weight equivalent for groundfish landings. If no price is listed for the port and gear type combination,
use port group and gear type combination.
\4\ ``Deep-water flatfish'' in the GOA means Dover sole, Greenland turbot, Kamchatka flounder, and deepsea sole.
\5\ ``Shallow-water flatfish'' in the GOA means flatfish not including ``deep-water flatfish,'' flathead sole,
rex sole, or arrowtooth flounder.
\6\ In the GOA:
``Other rockfish'' means Sebastes aurora (aurora), S. melanostomus (blackgill), S. paucispinis (bocaccio), S.
goodei (chilipepper), S. crameri (darkblotch), S. elongatus (greenstriped), S. variegatus (harlequin), S.
wilsoni (pygmy), S. babcocki (redbanded), S. proriger (redstripe), S. zacentrus (sharpchin), S. jordani
(shortbelly), S. brevispinis (silvergray), S. diploproa (splitnose), S. saxicola (stripetail), S. miniatus
(vermilion), S. reedi (yellowmouth), S. entomelas (widow), and S. flavidus (yellowtail). In the Eastern GOA
only, other rockfish also includes northern rockfish, S. polyspinis.
``Other rockfish'' in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas and in the West Yakutat District means other
rockfish and demersal shelf rockfish. The ``other rockfish'' species group in the SEO District only includes
other rockfish.
``Demersal shelf rockfish'' means Sebastes pinniger (canary), S. nebulosus (china), S. caurinus (copper), S.
maliger (quillback), S. helvomaculatus (rosethorn), S. nigrocinctus (tiger), and S. ruberrimus (yelloweye).
\7\ ``Other rockfish'' in the BSAI includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for dark rockfish,
Pacific ocean perch, northern rockfish, blackspotted/rougheye rockfish, and shortraker rockfish.
Halibut and Sablefish IFQ and CDQ Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
Table 3 shows the observer fee standard ex-vessel prices for
halibut and sablefish. These standard prices are calculated as a single
annual average price, by species and port or port group. Volume and ex-
vessel value data collected on the 2019 IFQ Buyer Report for landings
made from October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019, were used to
calculate the standard ex-vessel prices for the 2020 observer fee for
halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ, sablefish IFQ, and sablefish landings that
accrue against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve.
Table 3--Standard Ex-Vessel Prices for Halibut IFQ, Halibut CDQ,
Sablefish IFQ, and Sablefish Accruing Against the Fixed Gear Sablefish
CDQ Reserve for the 2020 Observer Fee
[Based on 2019 IFQ Buyer Reports]
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Species Port/area \1\ Price \2\
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Halibut (200)...................... Craig................. $5.56
Ketchikan............. 5.60
Petersburg............ 5.54
Sitka................. 5.47
SEAK.................. 5.62
Cordova............... 5.72
EGOAxSE............... 5.66
Homer................. 5.80
Kodiak................ 5.07
Seward................ 5.61
CGOA.................. 5.48
WGOA.................. 4.64
BS.................... 4.30
BSAI.................. 4.32
AK.................... 5.31
ALL................... 5.31
Sablefish (710).................... Craig................. 3.30
Sitka................. 3.61
SEAK.................. 3.55
Cordova............... 3.27
EGOAxSE............... 3.16
Homer................. 2.92
Kodiak................ 2.65
Seward................ 3.17
CGOA.................. 2.83
WGOA.................. 4.32
BS.................... 1.98
BSAI.................. 2.08
AK.................... 3.12
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ALL................... 3.12
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\1\ Regulatory areas are defined at Sec. 679.2. (AK = Alaska; ALL =
all ports including those outside Alaska; AI = Aleutian Islands
subarea; BS = Bering Sea subarea; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska;
EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alaska; SEAK =
Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska).
\2\ If a price is listed for the species and port combination, that
price will be applied to the round weight equivalent for sablefish
landings and the headed and gutted weight equivalent for halibut
landings. If no price is listed for the port, use port group.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 11, 2019.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-27064 Filed 12-13-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
