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NMFS has determined that Western 

and Central North Pacific Ocean Striped 

Marlin continues to be subject to 

overfishing. This determination is based 

on the most recent international stock 

assessment, completed in 2023 and 

using data through 2020, which 

indicates that F exceeds the MFMT. 

NMFS continues to work with the 

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 

Commission to end overfishing. 

Dated: December 18, 2024. 

Kelly Denit, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30640 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE516] 

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: Notification of standard exvessel prices. 

SUMMARY: 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 

used to calculate the Observer Program 

fee associated with landings of 

groundfish and halibut made in 2025. 

NMFS will send invoices to processors 

and registered buyers subject to the fee 

by January 15, 2026. Fees are due to 

NMFS on or before February 15, 2026. 

DATES: The standard prices take effect 

on January 1, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions about the observer fee 

and standard ex-vessel prices, contact 

Amy Hadfield at (907) 586–7376. For 

questions about the fee billing process, 

contact Charmaine Weeks at (907) 586– 

7231. 

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 

and EM 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 

§ 679.51, the partial coverage category 

includes vessels and processors that are 

not required to have an observer or EM 

at all times when fishing, 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 Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

NMFS is authorized to assess a fee on 

all landings accruing against a Federal 

total allowable catch (TAC) for 

groundfish or commercial halibut quota 

landings 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 

subject to the observer fee is at 

§ 679.55(c) and on page 2 of an 

informational bulletin titled ‘‘Observer 

Fee Collection’’ that can be downloaded 

from the NMFS Alaska Region website 

at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

resource/document/observer-feecollection-north-pacific-groundfish-andhalibut-fisheries-observer. 

Fee Determination 

A fee equal to 1.65 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 can 

access the landing-specific, observer fee 

information through the NMFS Web 

Application (https://

alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/ 

login) or eLandings (https://

elandings.alaska.gov/). Landing-specific 

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 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 


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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 eFISH. Payments are due 

by February 15 of each year. Processors 

and registered buyers have access to this 

system through a User ID and password 

issued by NMFS. Instructions for 

electronic payment are 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 notification provides the 

standard ex-vessel prices for groundfish 

and halibut species subject to the 

observer fee in 2025. Data sources for 

ex-vessel prices include the following: 

• 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 

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 

notification 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 delivered to at 

least three different processors in a port 

or port group. NMFS has aggregated 

price data that are confidential because 

fewer than four vessels or three 

processors contributed data to a 

particular species-gear-port 

combination. 

Groundfish Standard Ex-Vessel Prices 

Table 1 shows the groundfish species 

standard ex-vessel prices that will be 

used to calculate the fee for 2025. 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 2021, 2022, and 2023 

by species, port, and gear category, and 

adding the volume (round weight 

equivalent) from the CFEC gross 

revenue files for 2021, 2022, and 2023 

by species, port, and gear category, and 

then dividing total ex-vessel value over 

the 3 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 2025 

groundfish standard ex-vessel prices, 

the most recent ex-vessel value and 

volume data available are from 2023. 

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 outside of Alaska 

(ALL) level, data are aggregated by 

species group (Flathead Sole; GOA 

Deep-water Flatfish; GOA Shallowwater 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 are 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 are 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 2025 

landings of some of the species with 

pelagic trawl gear based on a combined 

trawl gear price for the port or port 

group. If confidentiality requirements 

are still not met with the PTR/NPT 

category, fixed and trawl gear prices are 

combined for an all gear price. 

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 the data become available and 

display of a standard ex-vessel price 

meets confidentiality requirements. 

TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2025 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE

[Based on volume and value from 2021, 2022, and 2023] 

Species (species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

Arrowtooth Flounder (121) ................ ALL ................................................... $0.06 ---- ---- $0.06 

Black Rockfish (142) ......................... AK ..................................................... 0.86 ---- ---- ---- 


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[Based on volume and value from 2021, 2022, and 2023] 

Species (species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

Blackgill Rockfish (177) .................... GOA ................................................. 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Blackgill Rockfish (177) .................... AK ..................................................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Blackgill Rockfish (177) .................... ALL ................................................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Bocaccio Rockfish (137) ................... Sitka ................................................. 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

Bocaccio Rockfish (137) ................... SEAK ................................................ 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

Bocaccio Rockfish (137) ................... EGOA ............................................... 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Bocaccio Rockfish (137) ................... GOA ................................................. 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Bocaccio Rockfish (137) ................... AK ..................................................... 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Bocaccio Rockfish (137) ................... ALL ................................................... 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

Butter Sole (126) ............................... Kodiak .............................................. ---- $0.09 ---- $0.09 

Butter Sole (126) ............................... CGOA ............................................... ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

Butter Sole (126) ............................... GOA ................................................. ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

Butter Sole (126) ............................... AK ..................................................... ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

Butter Sole (126) ............................... ALL ................................................... ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

Canary Rockfish (146) ...................... Juneau .............................................. 0.32 ---- ---- ---- 

Canary Rockfish (146) ...................... Petersburg ........................................ 0.25 ---- ---- ---- 

Canary Rockfish (146) ...................... Sitka ................................................. 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

Canary Rockfish (146) ...................... SEAK ................................................ 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Canary Rockfish (146) ...................... EGOA ............................................... 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Canary Rockfish (146) ...................... Seward ............................................. 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Canary Rockfish (146) ...................... CGOA ............................................... 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Canary Rockfish (146) ...................... GOA ................................................. 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Canary Rockfish (146) ...................... AK ..................................................... 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Canary Rockfish (146) ...................... ALL ................................................... 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

China Rockfish (149) ........................ SEAK ................................................ 0.26 ---- ---- ---- 

China Rockfish (149) ........................ Cordova ............................................ 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

China Rockfish (149) ........................ EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

China Rockfish (149) ........................ Homer ............................................... 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

China Rockfish (149) ........................ Seward ............................................. 0.22 ---- ---- ---- 

China Rockfish (149) ........................ CGOA ............................................... 0.27 ---- ---- ---- 

China Rockfish (149) ........................ GOA ................................................. 0.30 ---- ---- ---- 

China Rockfish (149) ........................ AK ..................................................... 0.30 ---- ---- ---- 

China Rockfish (149) ........................ ALL ................................................... 0.30 ---- ---- ---- 

Copper Rockfish (138) ...................... Sitka ................................................. 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Copper Rockfish (138) ...................... SEAK ................................................ 0.30 ---- ---- ---- 

Copper Rockfish (138) ...................... Cordova ............................................ 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

Copper Rockfish (138) ...................... EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.42 ---- ---- ---- 

Copper Rockfish (138) ...................... Homer ............................................... 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

Copper Rockfish (138) ...................... Seward ............................................. 0.35 ---- ---- ---- 

Copper Rockfish (138) ...................... CGOA ............................................... 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

Copper Rockfish (138) ...................... GOA ................................................. 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Copper Rockfish (138) ...................... AK ..................................................... 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Copper Rockfish (138) ...................... ALL ................................................... 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ Juneau .............................................. 0.15 ---- ---- ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ Petersburg ........................................ 0.56 ---- ---- ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ Sitka ................................................. 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ SEAK ................................................ 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ Cordova ............................................ 0.46 ---- ---- ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ Homer ............................................... 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ Kodiak .............................................. 0.86 0.13 0.12 ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ Seward ............................................. 0.24 ---- ---- ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ CGOA ............................................... 0.63 0.13 0.12 ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ GOA ................................................. 0.60 0.13 0.12 ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ AK ..................................................... 0.59 0.13 0.12 ---- 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................ ALL ................................................... 0.59 0.13 0.12 ---- 

English Sole (128) ............................ Kodiak .............................................. ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

English Sole (128) ............................ CGOA ............................................... ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

English Sole (128) ............................ GOA ................................................. ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

English Sole (128) ............................ AK ..................................................... ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

English Sole (128) ............................ ALL ................................................... ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

Flathead Sole (122) .......................... Kodiak .............................................. ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

Flathead Sole (122) .......................... CGOA ............................................... ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

Flathead Sole (122) .......................... GOA ................................................. ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

Flathead Sole (122) .......................... AK ..................................................... ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

Flathead Sole (122) .......................... ALL ................................................... ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

Northern Rockfish (136) .................... Kodiak .............................................. ---- ---- ---- 0.13 

Northern Rockfish (136) .................... CGOA ............................................... ---- ---- ---- 0.13 

Northern Rockfish (136) .................... GOA ................................................. ---- ---- ---- 0.13 

Northern Rockfish (136) .................... AK ..................................................... ---- ---- ---- 0.13 

Northern Rockfish (136) .................... ALL ................................................... ---- ---- ---- 0.13 

Octopus (870) ................................... Kodiak .............................................. 0.46 ---- 0.48 0.50 


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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2025 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued 

[Based on volume and value from 2021, 2022, and 2023] 

Species (species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

Octopus (870) ................................... CGOA ............................................... 0.46 ---- 0.48 0.50 

Octopus (870) ................................... GOA ................................................. 0.67 0.50 0.48 ---- 

Octopus (870) ................................... BS ..................................................... 0.52 ---- ---- ---- 

Octopus (870) ................................... BSAI ................................................. 0.52 ---- ---- ---- 

Octopus (870) ................................... AK ..................................................... 0.61 0.50 0.48 ---- 

Octopus (870) ................................... ALL ................................................... 0.61 0.50 0.48 ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Craig ................................................. 0.44 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Juneau .............................................. 0.69 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Petersburg ........................................ 0.54 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Sitka ................................................. 0.69 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Wrangell ........................................... 0.35 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. SEAK ................................................ 0.66 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Cordova ............................................ 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Whittier ............................................. 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Homer ............................................... 0.35 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Kodiak .............................................. 0.44 0.38 0.35 ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Seward ............................................. 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. CGOA ............................................... 0.41 0.38 0.35 ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. King Cove ......................................... 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Sand Point ........................................ 0.42 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. WGOA .............................................. 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. GOA ................................................. ---- 0.39 0.36 ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Dutch Harbor .................................... 0.44 0.54 ---- 0.54 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. BS ..................................................... 0.46 0.52 ---- 0.52 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. BSAI ................................................. 0.46 0.51 ---- 0.51 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. Stationary Floating Processor .......... 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. AK ..................................................... 0.41 0.43 0.36 ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. OTAK ................................................ 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .............................. ALL ................................................... 0.41 0.43 0.36 ---- 

Pacific Ocean Perch (141) ................ Kodiak .............................................. ---- 0.14 0.14 ---- 

Pacific Ocean Perch (141) ................ CGOA ............................................... ---- 0.14 0.14 ---- 

Pacific Ocean Perch (141) ................ GOA ................................................. 0.17 0.14 0.13 ---- 

Pacific Ocean Perch (141) ................ AK ..................................................... 0.16 0.14 0.13 ---- 

Pacific Ocean Perch (141) ................ ALL ................................................... 0.16 0.14 0.13 ---- 

Pollock (270) ..................................... Homer ............................................... 0.48 ---- ---- ---- 

Pollock (270) ..................................... Kodiak .............................................. 0.11 0.10 0.14 ---- 

Pollock (270) ..................................... CGOA ............................................... 0.14 0.10 0.14 ---- 

Pollock (270) ..................................... GOA ................................................. 0.14 0.11 0.14 ---- 

Pollock (270) ..................................... Dutch Harbor .................................... ---- ---- 0.18 0.18 

Pollock (270) ..................................... BS ..................................................... ---- ---- 0.17 0.17 

Pollock (270) ..................................... BSAI ................................................. ---- ---- 0.17 0.17 

Pollock (270) ..................................... AK ..................................................... 0.14 0.11 0.14 ---- 

Pollock (270) ..................................... ALL ................................................... 0.14 0.11 0.14 ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... Craig ................................................. 0.42 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... Juneau .............................................. 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... Petersburg ........................................ 0.30 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... Sitka ................................................. 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... Wrangell ........................................... 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... SEAK ................................................ 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... Cordova ............................................ 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... Homer ............................................... 0.31 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... Kodiak .............................................. 0.28 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... Seward ............................................. 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... CGOA ............................................... 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... GOA ................................................. 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... AK ..................................................... 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ................... ALL ................................................... 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... Juneau .............................................. 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... Ketchikan .......................................... 0.20 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... Petersburg ........................................ 0.23 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... Sitka ................................................. 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... SEAK ................................................ 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.26 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... Homer ............................................... 0.18 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... Kodiak .............................................. 0.16 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... Seward ............................................. 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... CGOA ............................................... 0.24 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... GOA ................................................. 0.32 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... AK ..................................................... 0.32 ---- ---- ---- 


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[Based on volume and value from 2021, 2022, and 2023] 

Species (species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) ............... ALL ................................................... 0.32 ---- ---- ---- 

Redstripe Rockfish (158) .................. SEAK ................................................ 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Redstripe Rockfish (158) .................. EGOA ............................................... 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

Redstripe Rockfish (158) .................. Seward ............................................. 0.18 ---- ---- ---- 

Redstripe Rockfish (158) .................. CGOA ............................................... 0.18 ---- ---- ---- 

Redstripe Rockfish (158) .................. GOA ................................................. 0.23 ---- ---- ---- 

Redstripe Rockfish (158) .................. AK ..................................................... 0.23 ---- ---- ---- 

Redstripe Rockfish (158) .................. ALL ................................................... 0.23 ---- ---- ---- 

Rex Sole (125) .................................. Kodiak .............................................. ---- 0.16 ---- 0.16 

Rex Sole (125) .................................. CGOA ............................................... ---- 0.16 ---- 0.16 

Rex Sole (125) .................................. GOA ................................................. ---- 0.16 ---- 0.16 

Rex Sole (125) .................................. AK ..................................................... ---- 0.16 ---- 0.16 

Rex Sole (125) .................................. ALL ................................................... ---- 0.16 ---- 0.16 

Rock Sole (123) ................................ Kodiak .............................................. ---- 0.11 ---- 0.11 

Rock Sole (123) ................................ CGOA ............................................... ---- 0.11 ---- 0.11 

Rock Sole (123) ................................ GOA ................................................. ---- 0.11 ---- 0.11 

Rock Sole (123) ................................ AK ..................................................... ---- 0.11 ---- 0.11 

Rock Sole (123) ................................ ALL ................................................... ---- 0.11 ---- 0.11 

Rosethorn Rockfish (150) ................. Seward ............................................. 0.17 ---- ---- ---- 

Rosethorn Rockfish (150) ................. CGOA ............................................... 0.17 ---- ---- ---- 

Rosethorn Rockfish (150) ................. GOA ................................................. 0.33 ---- ---- ---- 

Rosethorn Rockfish (150) ................. AK ..................................................... 0.33 ---- ---- ---- 

Rosethorn Rockfish (150) ................. ALL ................................................... 0.33 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. Juneau .............................................. 0.28 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. Ketchikan .......................................... 0.24 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. Petersburg ........................................ 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. Sitka ................................................. 0.42 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. SEAK ................................................ 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. Cordova ............................................ 0.42 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.28 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. Homer ............................................... 0.30 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. Kodiak .............................................. 0.32 0.11 0.15 ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. Seward ............................................. 0.28 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. CGOA ............................................... 0.29 0.11 0.15 ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. GOA ................................................. 0.34 0.11 0.15 ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. BS ..................................................... 0.13 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. BSAI ................................................. 0.13 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. AK ..................................................... 0.34 0.11 0.15 ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ................. ALL ................................................... 0.34 0.11 0.15 ---- 

Sablefish (blackcod) (710) ................ Kodiak .............................................. n/a 5 1.32 1.52 ---- 

Sablefish (blackcod) (710) ................ CGOA ............................................... n/a 5 1.32 1.52 ---- 

Sablefish (blackcod) (710) ................ GOA ................................................. n/a 5 1.32 1.52 ---- 

Sablefish (blackcod) (710) ................ AK ..................................................... n/a 5 1.33 1.52 ---- 

Sablefish (blackcod) (710) ................ ALL ................................................... n/a 5 1.33 1.52 ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. Juneau .............................................. 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. Petersburg ........................................ 0.28 ---- ---- ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. Sitka ................................................. 0.42 ---- ---- ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. SEAK ................................................ 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. Cordova ............................................ 0.42 ---- ---- ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. Whittier ............................................. 0.17 ---- ---- ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.22 ---- ---- ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. Homer ............................................... 0.13 ---- ---- ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. Kodiak .............................................. 0.22 0.12 0.16 ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. Seward ............................................. 0.33 ---- ---- ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. CGOA ............................................... 0.30 0.12 0.16 ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. GOA ................................................. 0.35 0.12 0.16 ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. AK ..................................................... 0.35 0.12 0.16 ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. OTAK ................................................ 0.14 ---- ---- ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) ................. ALL ................................................... 0.35 0.12 0.16 ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. Juneau .............................................. 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. Sitka ................................................. 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. Wrangell ........................................... 0.52 ---- ---- ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. SEAK ................................................ 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. Cordova ............................................ 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.26 ---- ---- ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. Homer ............................................... 0.15 ---- ---- ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. Seward ............................................. 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. CGOA ............................................... 0.33 ---- ---- ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. GOA ................................................. 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. AK ..................................................... 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) .................. ALL ................................................... 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 


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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2025 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued 

[Based on volume and value from 2021, 2022, and 2023] 

Species (species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

Skate, Big (702) ................................ EGOA ............................................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Skate, Big (702) ................................ Kodiak .............................................. 0.45 0.40 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Big (702) ................................ Seward ............................................. 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Skate, Big (702) ................................ CGOA ............................................... 0.38 0.40 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Big (702) ................................ GOA ................................................. 0.38 0.40 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Big (702) ................................ AK ..................................................... 0.38 0.40 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Big (702) ................................ ALL ................................................... 0.38 0.40 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Longnose (701) ..................... EGOA ............................................... 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

Skate, Longnose (701) ..................... Homer ............................................... 0.13 ---- ---- ---- 

Skate, Longnose (701) ..................... Kodiak .............................................. 0.43 0.45 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Longnose (701) ..................... Seward ............................................. 0.33 ---- ---- ---- 

Skate, Longnose (701) ..................... CGOA ............................................... 0.36 0.45 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Longnose (701) ..................... GOA ................................................. 0.36 0.45 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Longnose (701) ..................... AK ..................................................... 0.36 0.45 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Longnose (701) ..................... ALL ................................................... 0.35 0.45 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Other (700) ............................ GOA ................................................. 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Skate, Other (700) ............................ AK ..................................................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Skate, Other (700) ............................ ALL ................................................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. Juneau .............................................. 0.93 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. Ketchikan .......................................... 0.72 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. Petersburg ........................................ 0.86 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. Sitka ................................................. 0.74 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. SEAK ................................................ 0.78 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. Cordova ............................................ 0.42 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. Whittier ............................................. 0.21 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.48 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. Homer ............................................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. Kodiak .............................................. 0.49 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. Seward ............................................. 0.78 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. CGOA ............................................... 0.71 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. GOA ................................................. 0.74 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. BS ..................................................... 0.31 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. BSAI ................................................. 0.31 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. AK ..................................................... 0.72 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. OTAK ................................................ 0.15 ---- ---- ---- 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) .. ALL ................................................... 0.72 ---- ---- ---- 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ......................... Juneau .............................................. 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ......................... Sitka ................................................. 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ......................... SEAK ................................................ 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ......................... Cordova ............................................ 0.44 ---- ---- ---- 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ......................... EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ......................... Homer ............................................... 0.17 ---- ---- ---- 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ......................... Seward ............................................. 0.27 ---- ---- ---- 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ......................... CGOA ............................................... 0.24 ---- ---- ---- 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ......................... GOA ................................................. 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ......................... AK ..................................................... 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ......................... ALL ................................................... 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Vermilion Rockfish (184) ................... SEAK ................................................ 0.51 ---- ---- ---- 

Vermilion Rockfish (184) ................... EGOA ............................................... 0.51 ---- ---- ---- 

Vermilion Rockfish (184) ................... GOA ................................................. 0.51 ---- ---- ---- 

Vermilion Rockfish (184) ................... AK ..................................................... 0.51 ---- ---- ---- 

Vermilion Rockfish (184) ................... ALL ................................................... 0.51 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. Craig ................................................. 1.20 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. Juneau .............................................. 0.94 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. Ketchikan .......................................... 0.58 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. Petersburg ........................................ 1.01 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. Sitka ................................................. 1.33 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. Wrangell ........................................... 0.89 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. SEAK ................................................ 1.13 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. Cordova ............................................ 0.68 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.48 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. Homer ............................................... 0.68 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. Kodiak .............................................. 0.38 ---- 0.21 0.27 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. Seward ............................................. 0.68 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. CGOA ............................................... 0.62 ---- 0.21 0.27 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. GOA ................................................. 0.92 ---- 0.21 0.27 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. BS ..................................................... 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. BSAI ................................................. 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. AK ..................................................... 0.91 ---- 0.21 0.27 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ................. ALL ................................................... 0.90 ---- 0.21 0.27 

Yellowtail Rockfish (155) .................. Sitka ................................................. 0.53 ---- ---- ---- 


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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2025 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued 

[Based on volume and value from 2021, 2022, and 2023] 

Species (species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

Yellowtail Rockfish (155) .................. SEAK ................................................ 0.48 ---- ---- ---- 

Yellowtail Rockfish (155) .................. EGOA ............................................... 0.48 ---- ---- ---- 

Yellowtail Rockfish (155) .................. Seward ............................................. 0.27 ---- ---- ---- 

Yellowtail Rockfish (155) .................. CGOA ............................................... 0.59 ---- ---- ---- 

Yellowtail Rockfish (155) .................. GOA ................................................. 0.54 ---- ---- ---- 

Yellowtail Rockfish (155) .................. AK ..................................................... 0.54 ---- ---- ---- 

Yellowtail Rockfish (155) .................. ALL ................................................... 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

---- = 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. 2For species codes, see table 2a to 50 CFR part 679. 

3 Regulatory areas are defined at § 679.2. (AI = Aleutian Islands subarea; 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 combination, 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 2025 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE

[based on volume and value from 2021, 2022, and 2023] 

Species group 1 Port/area 2 3 Non-trawl NPT PRT PTR/NPR 

BSAI Skate and GOA Skate, Other 

(USKT) 4.

GOA ................................................. $0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

BSAI Skate and GOA Skate, Other 

(USKT) 4.

AK ..................................................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Flathead Sole (FSOL) 5 ..................... Kodiak .............................................. ---- $0.06 ---- $0.06 

Flathead Sole (FSOL) 5 ..................... CGOA ............................................... ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

Flathead Sole (FSOL) 5 ..................... GOA ................................................. ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

Flathead Sole (FSOL) 5 ..................... AK ..................................................... ---- 0.06 ---- 0.06 

GOA Deep Water Flatfish 6 ............... AK ..................................................... 0.06 ---- ---- 0.06 

GOA Shallow Water Flatfish 7 (SFL1) Kodiak .............................................. ---- 0.10 ---- 0.10 

GOA Shallow Water Flatfish 7 (SFL1) CGOA ............................................... ---- 0.10 ---- 0.10 

GOA Shallow Water Flatfish 7 (SFL1) GOA ................................................. ---- 0.10 ---- 0.10 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ Craig ................................................. 0.31 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ Juneau .............................................. 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ Ketchikan .......................................... 0.30 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ Petersburg ........................................ 0.26 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ Sitka ................................................. 0.47 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ Wrangell ........................................... 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ SEAK ................................................ 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ Cordova ............................................ 0.62 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ EGOAxSE ........................................ 0.46 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ Homer ............................................... 0.64 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ Kodiak .............................................. 0.37 ---- $0.21 0.17 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ Seward ............................................. 0.54 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ CGOA ............................................... 0.54 ---- 0.21 0.17 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ GOA ................................................. 0.49 ---- 0.21 0.17 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ BS ..................................................... 0.35 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ BSAI ................................................. 0.35 ---- ---- ---- 

Other Rockfish 8 9 (ROCK) ................ AK ..................................................... ---- ---- 0.21 0.17 

---- = 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. (AI = Aleutian Islands subarea; AK = Alaska; BS = Bering Sea subarea; 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). 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 ‘‘BSAI Skate and GOA Stake, Other’’ means all skates with the exception of Raja binoculata (Big), R. rhina (Longnose), Bathyraja aleutica 

(Aleutian) and B. parmifera (Alaska). 5 ‘‘Flathead sole’’ includes Hippoglossoides elassodon (flathead sole) and H. robustus (Bering flounder). 6 ‘‘Deep-water flatfish’’ in the GOA means Dover sole, Greenland turbot, Kamchatka flounder, and deepsea sole. 

7 ‘‘Shallow-water flatfish’’ in the GOA means flatfish not including ‘‘deep-water flatfish’’, flathead sole, rex sole, or arrowtooth flounder. 

8 In the GOA: 

‘‘Other rockfish (slope 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). 


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‘‘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). 

‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas means ‘‘other rockfish (slope rockfish)’’ and demersal shelf rockfish. 

‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the West Yakutat District of the EGOA means ‘‘other rockfish (slope rockfish),’’ northern rockfish, S. polyspinous, and 

demersal shelf rockfish. 

‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the SEO District of the GOA (and SEAK for Table 2) means ‘‘other rockfish (slope rockfish) and northern rockfish, S. 

polyspinous. 9 ‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the BSAI includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for Pacific ocean perch, northern, shortraker, and 

rougheye 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 2024 IFQ Buyer Report 

for landings made from October 15, 

2023 through September 30, 2024 were 

used to calculate the standard ex-vessel 

prices for the 2025 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 2025 OBSERVER FEE

[based on 2024 IFQ Buyer Reports] 

Species Port/area 1 Price 2

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... Craig ........................................................................................... $5.63 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... SEAK .......................................................................................... 5.51 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... Cordova ...................................................................................... 5.46 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... EGOAxSE ................................................................................... 5.44 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... Homer ......................................................................................... 5.63 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... Kodiak ......................................................................................... 4.88 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... Seward ....................................................................................... 4.08 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... CGOA ......................................................................................... 4.97 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... GOA ............................................................................................ 5.19 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... BS ............................................................................................... 4.15 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... BSAI ........................................................................................... 4.15 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... AK ............................................................................................... 5.05 

Halibut (200) ............................................................................... ALL ............................................................................................. 5.05 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... Petersburg .................................................................................. 1.67 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... SEAK .......................................................................................... 1.58 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... Cordova ...................................................................................... 1.65 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... EGOAxSE ................................................................................... 1.48 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... Homer ......................................................................................... 1.54 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... Kodiak ......................................................................................... 1.11 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... Seward ....................................................................................... 1.07 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... CGOA ......................................................................................... 1.11 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... GOA ............................................................................................ 1.30 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... BS ............................................................................................... 1.22 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... BSAI ........................................................................................... 1.22 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... AK ............................................................................................... 1.28 

Sablefish (710) ........................................................................... ALL ............................................................................................. 1.28 

1 Regulatory areas are defined at § 679.2. (AK = Alaska; ALL = all ports including those outside Alaska; 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 19, 2024. 

Kelly Denit, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30712 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XE540 

Taking and Importing Marine 

Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Alabama Department of 

Conservation and Natural Resources 

Fisheries Independent Research 

Programs 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

Letter of Authorization; request for 

comments and information. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from the Alabama Department of 

Conservation and Natural Resources 

(ALDCNR) for authorization to take 

small numbers of marine mammals 

incidental to fisheries independent 

research programs in Mobile Bay and 

adjacent waters of Alabama over the 

course of five years from the date of 

issuance. Pursuant to regulations 

implementing the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is 

announcing receipt of the ALDCNR’s 


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