HALIBUT

COMMERCIAL FISHING

SEASON: June - July

CVRF is allocated 4D/4E Halibut that is made available to CVRF Community Residents for commercial fishing. This provides commercial halibut fishing opportunities to those that want to participate in the fishery. The season will last from June - July for fishing.

QUALIFYING PROCESS
1. Obtain a CDQ (Community Development Quota) Halibut Card from CVRF.

a. Must be a resident of one of our 20 communities for 270 days or longer.

2. Obtain both a fishing license and a Vessel license from the State of Alaska.

a. If fishermen intend to keep their undersized catch, they must also obtain a Subsistence Card (SHARC-Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate) from NMFS Restricted Access Management.

3. Gear up for the season.

4. Go fishing and deliver to CVS!

DAILY FISHING PROCESS
1. Notify the Plant Manager or Office Clerk on when you would like to schedule halibut delivery to the plant.

a. You must give the Plant Manager/Office Clerk your Vessel ADF&G number, estimated time of offload, and estimated weight.

b. Plant Manager/Office Clerk will call National Marine Fisheries to schedule a Pending Landing; once that’s done, a confirmation will be given to the caller.

2. Deliver halibut to the halibut plant at scheduled time and place set with Plant Manager.

3. Receive fish ticket.

HALIBUT OPENERS
CVS requires a fisher meeting for each community to determine the fishing openers that will be held for each site. The Community Liaison will chair the meetings and the dates will be submitted to CVS to better prepare for the openers.

RECEIVING PAYMENT
(See Salmon Commercial Fishing - page 4)

• Direct Deposit

• PrePaid Debit Cards

• Checks from Anchorage Office

CONTACT
For more information, please contact your local Community Liaison, or the 711 H Street Anchorage office at 888-795-5151.

PROCESSING PLANTS

SEASON: June - July

Every summer CVS processes Halibut at various plants in our CVRF Region. Employees begin gearing up the plants for the season in early May. The halibut season begins soon after the breakup of ice from each of these communities, usually around the end of May.

CVS also has a tendering operation South of Nunivak Island (referred to as the South Nunivak Tender).

JOBS
For applications, please contact your local CVRF representative or contact the CVRF main office at 888-795-5151.

ORDERING HALIBUT
This year, CVS will be selling halibut locally at the exvessel cost of halibut paid to commercial fishers. The Community Liaisons will be taking pre-season orders from residents who are looking to purchase halibut.

CONTACT
For more information, please contact your local Community Liaison, or the 711 H Street Anchorage office at 888-795-5151.