As per the report ninety-seven percent of grouper-tilefish IFQ shares were distributed to qualifying shareholders on January 1, 2010. The additional 3 percent was set-aside to settle appeals. The full amount held in reserve was not used to complete the appeals process. The amount of shares received on August 3, 2010, from each share category is proportional to that shareholder’s qualifying catch history. A letter was sent on August 3, 2010, to each commercial reef fish permit holder who held a permit as of October 1, 2009, and qualified for initial shares and allocation.
The IFQ shares in grouper and tilefish has been increased for 2010 allocation and it was added to their shareholder account(s). Fishermen can check their additional grouper and tilefish shares and allocation log in to their IFQ account at ifq.sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/. The additional allocation will be from transferor IFQGT1 and shown at or toward the top of the table, with both a start and end date of August 3, 2010.
Reminders have been sent to all fishermen to submit Cost Recovery Fees, receipts of allocation and share transfers, and copies of any messages that go into your IFQ account. Remember that a share transfer is not complete when the transferor submits the share transfer. The transferee must log into their shareholder account, select the “Receive Transferred Shares” tab, and then accept the share transfer.
