Programs

Regional Fisheries

Halibut: BBEDC has a CDQ halibut quota for its resident fishermen to harvest. Local fishermen use their small boats (18-32 foot) to harvest this quota. The 2002 season opened May 18 and closed August 20 with a catch of about 206,000 pounds (largest catch to date) of halibut worth an estimated value of $360,000. To participant in this fishery the permit holder must be a resident of one of the seventeen BBEDC communities and the owner of the vessel must also be a resident of one the BBEDC communities. Applications are available at BBEDC office or on the web. Download the 2007 BBEDC Area 4E Halibut CDQ Permit Application - Adobe PDF Document
Community and Business Development Funds: BBEDC has three sources of funding for its communities: 1.   Community Seed Fund: This program allocates $ 100,000 to each BBEDC community per CDP cycle (current cycle is 2003-2005) for infrastructure projects. Some projects that have been funded through this program are: Boat Storage facility, Fishermen's Laundry/Bath house, All Tide Dock, Airport Lights, Clinic Construction, Fisheries Resource Center, Boat Ramp, Feasibility Study for Dock and Processing Facility, Cold Storage Facility and Wind Generation for Processing. Requirement to receive funding under this program are: Must be Fisheries related, 25% in-kind match, community support and benefit the community. Download the COMMUNITY SEED FUND APPLICATION - Adobe PDF Document
2.   Infrastructure Matching Fund: The primary goal of this program is to promote the development of infrastructure in Bristol Bay through an annual budget of one million dollars. The intent of this program is for communities to use this funding to match its' dollars with other funding organizations. It is also the intent of this program to build infrastructure that does not compete with other communities. Requirements to receive funding under this program are: BBEDC community Must be Fisheries related, self-supporting & 50% community match. Download the INFRASTRUCTURE MATCHING FUND APPLICATION - Adobe PDF Document
3.   Business Development Fund : This program is currently being reviewed and will program information when available. Current events: BBEDC is currently doing pilot program with chilling of fish at point of harvest. In 2002 BBEDC supplied about 50 fishermen with slush bags. The slush bags hold a mixture of ice and water. A second brailer is put inside the slush bag that holds the fish and allows the chilled water to chill the fish. BBEDC is currently expanding it pilot program into the 2003 season in improving the delivery of the ice to fishermen, chilling medium and involve more fishermen. BBEDC Regional Fisheries Development committee is researching quality and handling standards that would beneficiary to Bristol Bay fishermen. Download the REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION - Adobe PDF Document