🐟Cost Recovery Fee Notice for Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Cost Recovery Fee Notice
Summary
NMFS publishes the standard ex-vessel prices and fee percentage for cost recovery under the Central Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Rockfish Program (Rockfish Program). This action is intended to provide participants in a rockfish cooperative with the standard prices and fee percentage for the 2024 fishing year, which was authorized from May 1 through November 15. The fee percentage is 3.00 percent. The fee payments were due from each rockfish cooperative on or before February 15, 2025.
Agencies
- Commerce Department
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The regulation specifies a 3% cost recovery fee on the ex-vessel value of rockfish for cooperatives, impacting financial planning and compliance for businesses involved in rockfish harvesting. Non-payment restricts quota transfer rights and future quota access, indicating significant financial stakes.