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| September 16, 2008
2008 HALIBUT LANDING
REPORT NO. 10
Quota Share Commercial Fisheries Update
The 2008 quota share halibut fisheries opened on March 8. 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 September 15, 2008.
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Area
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Catch
Limit
(000’s
pounds)
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Catch
(000’s
pounds)
|
Number
of
Landings
|
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2C
3A
3B
4A
4B IFQ
4C
IFQ*
4D
IFQ*
4BCDE
CDQ
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6,210.0
24,220.0
10,900.0
3,100.0
1,488.0
884.5
1,238.3
2,139.2
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5,326.3
19,361.3
8,912.2
2,293.3
1,148.5
48.1
1,648.3
1,934.8
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1,827
2,032
642
222
79
15
56
2,261
|
|
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Alaska
total
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50,230.0
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40,672.8
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7,134
|
|
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2B
|
7,917.7
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6,003.4
|
|
812
|
|
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Grand
Total
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58,147.7
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46,676.2
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7,946
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*Area 4C IFQ and CDQ can be
fished in Area 4D
The catch off Alaska represents 81% of the 2008 catch limit.
For comparison, 42.4 million pounds, or 81% of the 2007 catch
limit, were landed in the Alaskan fishery between March 10 and
September 17, 2007.
The catch from British Columbian waters represents 76% of the
2008 catch limit. For comparison, 7.9 million pounds, or 73% of
the 2007 catch limit, were landed from Area 2B between March 10
and September 15, 2007.
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 is 70,000
pounds. It is estimated that 24,254 pounds have been landed
through August 27. This incidental halibut catch fishery remains
open until further notice. For further incidental fishery
retention information call the NMFS hotline (1-800-662-9825).
Annette Islands Reserve Fishery
Continues 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 eighth
48-hour opening of the 2008 season occurred between August 22 and
August 24 and resulted in the landing of 2,231 pounds of halibut.
After eight openings, a grand total of 34,626 pounds of halibut
have been landed in 2008. The Metlakatla Indian Community and the
Bureau of Indian Affairs will announce future halibut openings.
- END -
Bruce M. Leaman
Executive Director
Phone: (206) 634-1838
Fax: (206) 632-2983
Web: www.iphc.washington.edu |
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