Fishing periods, number of fishing days, catch limit, commercial, research and total catch (thousands of pounds, net weight) by regulatory area for the 2002 Pacific halibut commercial fishery.

Area

Fishing Period

No. of Days

Catch
Limit

Commercial
Catch

Research
Catch

Total

2A treaty Indian treaty Indian total

3/18 – 3/20
4/2
4/30

Restricted: 3/20-4/19

Restricted: 5/5 -5/9

2.0
1.0
1.5

 

 

 

 


467.5

81
106
203

69


13

472

  

 

 

 

 


472

2A Commercial

Incidental in Salmon fishery

Incidental in Sablefish fishery

Directed

 

 

Commercial total

 


May 1 – Aug 21

 

May 1- Oct 31


June 261
July 101
July 241











10-hrs
"
"

 


39.3



88.4

 

 

222.7

 

350.4

 


41



65


125
78
57
260

 

366

 

 

 








13

 

13

 


41



65

 

 

273

 

379

2A Total

    

817.9

838

13

851

2B

3/18 – 11/18

245

11,7502

11,9873

87

12,074

2C

3/18 – 11/18

245

8,5004

8,4555

147

8,602

3A

3/18 – 11/18

245

22,6304

22,614

517

23,131

3B

3/18 – 11/18

245

17,1304

17,003

310

17,313

4A

3/18 – 11/18

245

4,9704

5,002

89

5,091

4B

3/18 – 11/18

245

4,1804

4,030

50

4,080

4C

3/18 – 11/18

245

2,0304

1,210

  

1,210

4D

3/18 – 11/18

245

2,0304

1,6936

60

1,753

4E

3/18 – 11/18

245

390

5556

  

555

Alaska Total

    

61,860

60,562

1,173

61,735

Total

    

74,427.5

73,387

1,273

74,660

 

1 Fishing period limits by vessel class.
2 An additional 371,943 pounds available as carryover from 2001.
3 Includes the pounds that were landed by Native communal commercial licenses (F licenses).
4 Additional net carryover pounds (thousands) from the underage/overage program were: 2C = 303; 3A = 420; 3B = 309; 4A = 83; 4B = 137; 4C = 57; 4D = 28.
5 Includes 42,390 pounds taken by Metlakatla Indians during additional fishing within reservation waters.
6 Areas 4D CDQ could be fished in Area 4E by IFQ regulation.

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