gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:10585 eng UTF8 dataset Database Alaska Regional Office (907)586-7202 709 W. 9th St, P.O. Box 21668 Juneau AK 99802-1668 USA https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Mon-Fri. resourceProvider Buck, Tracy 907-586-7889 907-586-7354 709 W. 9th St, P.O. Box 21668 Juneau AK 99802-1668 USA tracy.buck@noaa.gov pointOfContact Brown, Brian L brian.l.brown@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-11-12T21:36:12 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) American Fisheries Act (AFA) Permit Program American Fisheries Act (AFA) Permit Program publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 10585 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/10585 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheries/AFA-pollock WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Alaska Region web page description of the AFA Program and links to regulations and reports. download https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/permits-licenses?field_fishery_pm_value=American+Fisheries+Act WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Alaska Region web page links to csv reports of all AFA Permits download tableDigital Beginning January 1, 2000, all vessels and processors wishing to participate in the non-CDQ Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery are required to have valid American Fisheries Act (AFA) permits on board the vessel or at the processing plant. AFA permits are required even for vessels and processors specifically named in the AFA, and are required in addition to any other Federal or State permits. AFA permits also may limit the take of non-pollock groundfish, crab, and prohibited species as governed by AFA "sideboard" provisions. Manage and issue permits for vessels applying for fisheries American Fisheries Act (AFA) participation underDevelopment Buck, Tracy 907-586-7889 907-586-7354 709 W. 9th St, P.O. Box 21668 Juneau AK 99802-1668 USA tracy.buck@noaa.gov pointOfContact Brown, Brian L brian.l.brown@noaa.gov pointOfContact Buck, Tracy 907-586-7889 907-586-7354 709 W. 9th St, P.O. Box 21668 Juneau AK 99802-1668 USA tracy.buck@noaa.gov custodian Brown, Brian L brian.l.brown@noaa.gov custodian continual Permits (NMFS Information Category 5.5); American Fisheries Act; AFA; Bering Sea pollock theme Alaska; Bering Sea; North Pacific place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AKRO > Alaska Regional Office, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian AKRO Restricted Access Management (RAM) Program Metadata Portfolio project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Alaska Regional Office, [Date of Access]: American Fisheries Act (AFA) Permit Program [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/10585. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: Data are sensitive under the Privacy Act, FOIA and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (2007) and can only be shared with authorized persons or in summary format for public dissemination. restricted NMFS- Fisheries Information Management Committee (FIMC) Standard NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 10585 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/akro/dmp/pdf/10585.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans Bering Sea Date of Program implementation | Currentness: Program Implementation 2000-01-01 false eng false Data View View: V_AFA_PERMIT 2015-12-14 publication Alaska Regional Office (907)586-7202 709 W. 9th St, P.O. Box 21668 Juneau AK 99802-1668 USA https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Alaska Regional Office Website Website listed for Alaska Regional Office information 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Mon-Fri. distributor https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/permits-licenses?field_fishery_pm_value=American+Fisheries+Act WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/permits-licenses?field_fishery_pm_value=American+Fisheries+Act download dataset Information is collected from participants on paper applications or, if allowed, through on-line data submissions in NMFS/AKR eFISH on-line services. Harvest data necessary for real-time account management may also be submitted through eLandings. Information submitted on paper forms is entered/updated through NMFS/AKR Alaska Data Entry and Retrieval System (ALDERS) by permitting staff. Data entered into ALDERS is stored in appropriate database tables for use in generating permits, reports, views, etc.