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December
7, 2007
2007
Halibut Landing Report No. 12
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 during the 2007 season.
|
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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8,510.0
26,200.0
9,220.0
2,890.0
1,440.0
1866.5
1866.5
367.0
|
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8,304
25,957
9,217
2,775
1,376
544
2,708
581
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2,675
2,725
737
289
111
511
203
2,222
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|
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Alaska
total
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52,360.0
|
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51,462
|
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9,473
|
|
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2B
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10,089.0
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9,694
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1,160
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|
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Grand
Total
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62,449.0
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61,156
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10,633
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*Area
4C CDQ and IFQ can be fished in Area 4D; Area 4D CDQ can be
fished in Area 4E
The Alaskan catch represents 98% of the 2007 catch limit. For
comparison, 54.2 million pounds, or 98% of the 2006 catch limit,
were landed in the Alaskan fishery in 2006.
The British Columbian catch represents 96% of the 2007 catch
limit. For comparison, 11.95 million pounds, or 103% of the 2006
catch limit, were landed from Area 2B in 2006. The apparent
excess in 2B in 2006 was due to carryover poundage from the
previous year's fishery, which was not included in that year's
catch limit.
The quota share halibut fisheries closed on November 15,
2007.
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 was 40,227 pounds.
A total of 23,446 pounds of halibut were landed during 2007,
with 15,538 pounds landed in Washington and 7,908** pounds
landed in Oregon. The incidental halibut catch fishery during
the salmon troll season opened on May 1 and closed on November
15.
** downward re-estimation since last news release
Incidental Commercial Halibut Catch in the Area
2A Fixed Gear
Sablefish Fishery
The total allowable incidental commercial
catch of halibut allocated to the limited entry, fixed gear
sablefish fishery which operates in Area 2A north of Point
Chehalis, Washington was 70,000 pounds. It is estimated that
46,000 pounds were landed during 2007. This incidental halibut
catch fishery opened on May 1 and closed on October 31.
Annette Islands Reserve Fishery in Area 2C
The Metlakatla Indian Community was
authorized by the United States Government to conduct a
commercial halibut fishery within the Annette Islands Reserve.
Ten 48-hour openings occurred between April 27 and September 2,
2007 and yielded a total of 39,252 pounds of halibut. The
Metlakatla catch has varied over time, from a high of 126,000
pounds in 1996 to a low of 12,000 pounds in 1998.
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END -
Bruce
M. Leaman
Executive
Director
Phone:
(206) 634-1838
Fax:
(206) 632-2983
Web:
www.iphc.washington.edu
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