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June 19, 2006
2006 HALIBUT LANDING REPORT NO. 3
Quota Share Commercial Fisheries Update
The 2006 quota share halibut fisheries opened on March
5, one week later than the 2005 opening date.
It is estimated that
the following catches and numbers of landings were made in the
Alaskan IFQ and CDQ fisheries and in the British Columbian IVQ
fishery through June 19, 2006.
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Area
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Catch
Limit
(000’s
pounds)
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Catch
(000’s
pounds)
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Number
of
Landings
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2C
3A
3B
4A
4B
4C
4D
4E
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10,630
25,200
10,860
3,350
1,670
1,610
1,610
330
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5,472
13,843
4,172
571
295
9
143
72
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1,184
1,258
278
41
21
22
3
158
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Alaska
total
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55,260
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24,577
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2,965
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2B
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11,631
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5,732
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380
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Grand
Total
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66,891
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30,309
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3,345
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The
Alaskan catch represents 44% of the 2006 catch limit. For
comparison, from February 27 to June 19, 2005, 26.6 million
pounds, or 45% of the 2005 catch limit, were landed in the
Alaskan fishery. Comparing
the number of days opened, 24.1 million pounds, or 41% of the
catch limit, were delivered after 106 days of the 2005 season.
The
British Columbian catch represents 49% of the 2006 catch limit.
Between February 27 and June 19, 2005, 5.2 million pounds, or
45% of the 2005 catch limit, were landed from Area 2B. Comparing
the number of days opened, 4.8 million pounds, or 41% of the
catch limit, were delivered after 106 days of the 2005 season.
Area 2A
Incidental Commercial Halibut Fishery During the Salmon Troll
Season
The
total allowable incidental commercial catch of halibut allocated
to the Area 2A salmon troll fishery is 41,464 pounds. An
estimated 7,918 pounds of halibut were landed in Washington
State during the month of May.
There were no May halibut landings reported in Oregon.
The incidental halibut catch fishery during the salmon
troll season remains open until further notice.
Updated 2006 Area 4 clearance locations and contacts
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Clearance
Locations
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Dutch
Harbor
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Akutan
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St George
(updated)
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Prime
Alaska
Seafoods
Zoya Johnson
PO
Box
1112
Dutch Harbor
,
AK
99692
(907) 581-4110
cell: 359-7570
Fax: (907) 581-4546
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Trident Seafoods
David Abbasian
PO
Box
9
Akutan
,
AK
99553
(907) 698-2211
Fax: (907) 698-2236
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Harbor Master, City of
St. George
PO
Box
929
St. George
,
AK
99591
(907) 859-2263
Fax: (907) 859-2212
VHF Ch. 9, 12 or 16
Clearances during normal
business hours, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
After
5:00 pm
Alvin Merculief
(907) 859-2418
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Harbor Crown Seafoods
Shelly Kirkbride
PO
Box
920125
Dutch Harbor
,
AK
99692
(907) 581-4900
cell: 359-5113
Fax: (907) 581-4770
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Adak
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Adak
Fisheries
LLC
Ricky Solberg
PO
Box
1998
Adak
,
AK
99546
(907)
592-4193
Fax: (907) 592-4241 |
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Atka
(NazanBay)
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St.
Paul
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Unisea Inc.
Al Mendoza, Bill Ammons
PO
Box
920008
Dutch Harbor
,
AK
99692
Al
(907) 581-7317
cell: 359-7317
Stratos TAG phone: 0009
Bill
(907) 581-7322
cell: 359-7322
Stratos TAG phone: 5514
Fax: (907) 581-7228
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Atka Pride Seafoods
Vincent Golodoff
Dennis Golodoff
Jimmy Prokopeuff
Jason Dirks
PO
Box
47071
Atka
,
AK
99547
(907) 839-2221
Fax: (907) 839-2224
VHF Ch. 6
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Trident Seafoods
Jim Miller
PO
Box
909
St. Paul
,
AK
99660
(907) 546-2377
Fax: (907) 546-2585
VHF Ch. 73
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Westward Seafoods Inc.
Jennifer
Kelly/Sharyn Kelly
PO Box
920608
Dutch Harbor
,
AK
99692
(907) 581-8232
Fax: (907) 581-1293
Cell: (907) 359-4141
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