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May 23, 2007
2007 HALIBUT LANDING REPORT NO. 2
Quota
Share Commercial Fisheries Update
The 2007 quota share halibut fisheries opened on March
10. 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 May 18, 2007.
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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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8,510
26,200
9,220
2,890
1,440
1,866.5
1866.5
367
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2,999
8,500
1,371
114
88
0
0
0
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676
754
94
14
6
0
0
0
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Alaska
total
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52,360
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13,072
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1,544
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2B
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10,089
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4,282
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365
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Grand
Total
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62,449
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17,354
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1,909
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The
Alaskan catch represents 25% of the 2007 catch limit. For
comparison, 15.2 million pounds, or 28% of the 2006 catch limit,
were landed in the Alaskan fishery between March 5 and May 18,
2006.
The
British Columbian catch represents 42% of the 2007 catch limit.
For comparison, 4.5 million pounds, or 39% of the 2006
catch limit, were landed from Area 2B between March 5 and May
17, 2006.
Annette Islands Reserve Fishery in Area 2C
The Metlakatla Indian community has been authorized by the
United States Government to conduct a commercial halibut fishery
within the Annette Islands Reserve. The first 48-hour opening of
the 2007 season occurred from April 27 to April 29 and resulted
in the landing of 1,969 pounds of halibut. The Metlakatla Indian
Community and the Bureau of Indian Affairs will announce future
halibut openings.
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Bruce M. Leaman
Executive Director
Phone: (206) 634-1838
Fax: (206)
632-2983
Web: www.iphc.washington.edu |
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