ALASKA CHARTER ASSOCIATION
ALASKA CHARTER ASSOCIATION
ALASKA CHARTER ASSOCIATIONALASKA CHARTER ASSOCIATIONALASKA CHARTER ASSOCIATIONTo preserve and protect the rights and resources of Alaska's recreational angler.
ACA's Work is Crucial to the Viability of the Sport Fishing Sector in a Commercially-Driven Industry
- Your business success is linked to your client's continued fair and equitable access to fish.
- Regulators need to know charter operators need stable and predictable allocations and regulations in order to market their services.
- Regulators need to know the value of a recreational fishery not only in terms of economic importance, but the social and cultural benefits this brings to the sport fishing public.
CHP Annual Registration Required for 2020
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council took action last year on an issue that would create an annual renewal process for charter halibut permits (CHPs) in IPHC Regulatory Areas 2C and 3A. This application process would require CHP holders (including Community Quota Entities and U.S. Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation groups) to submit CHP number, CHP holder name, address, phone number and/or email address, as well as any updates to the CHP ownership structure.
The intent of this annual registration process is to provide more complete and useful information to evaluate whether changes to the CHP Program are necessary as a result of changes in ownership and participation of CHPs, to facilitate retirement of non-transferable permits when ownership changes, and improve the ability of enforcement agents to ensure valid permits are being used.
Note: Although NMFS is currently accepting applications, the new software applications that will allow RAM Division to process the annual CHP registrations and process the transfers of CHPs is still under development. Currently, any applications that RAM receives are being held in safekeeping until development and testing is completed. NMFS and the IT folks are very much aware of the February 1 opening of the sport fishery so that's our target for having everything in place. If anyone is in urgent need of obtaining their 2020 CHP (e.g. fishing winter chinook & halibut), I advise they contact RAM directly at 1-800-304-4846.
Click here for link to NMFS Website for form, listed under additional applications.
Client Membership Drive
It's time for our clients to be counted! With the formation of a Recreational Quota Entity just around the corner, we will need a means for guided anglers to get engaged in the regulatory process. Please encourage your clients to sign-up now and support our efforts to improve recreational fishing in Alaska.
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Halibut Regulatory Process
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