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May 16, 2000
2000 Halibut Landing Report No. 2
Quota Share Commercial Fishery Update
It is estimated that the following catches
and numbers of landings were made in the British Columbia IVQ
and in the Alaskan IFQ fishery through May 15, 2000. No
Community Development Quota (CDQ) landings have been made in
Alaska.
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Area |
Catch Limit
(000’s pounds) |
Catch
(000’s pounds) |
Number of
Landings |
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2C
3A
3B
4A
4B
4C
4D
4E |
8,400
18,310
15,030
4,970
4,910
2,030
2,030
390 |
3,151
6,173
2,678
411
211
0
0
0 |
949
898
177
26
11
0
0
0 |
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Alaska total |
56,070 |
12,624 |
2,061 |
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2B |
10,600 |
3,457 |
247 |
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Grand Total |
66,670 |
16,081 |
2,308 |
The Alaskan catch represents 23% of the catch
limit. For comparison, from March 15 to May 13, 1999, 14.9
million pounds or 24% of the 1999 catch limit were landed in the
Alaskan IFQ fishery. From March 15 to May 13, 1999, 4.4 million
pounds or 32% of the catch limit were landed from Area 2B
(British Columbia) compared to 33% in 2000.
Annette Island 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 Island Reserve.
One 48-hour fishing period occurred between April 29 and May 12,
with no fishing activity during the opening due to severe
weather. The Metlakatla Indian Community and the Bureau of
Indian Affairs will announce future halibut openings.
Incidental Commercial Halibut Catch in the Area 2A Salmon
Troll Fishery
The total allowable incidental commercial
catch of halibut allocated to the salmon troll fishery is 24,464
pounds. As of May 14, it was estimated that 1,000 pounds of
halibut were landed in Oregon. Estimates of halibut landed in
Washington are unavailable.
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Bruce M. Leaman, Director
Phone: (206) 634-1838
Fax: (206) 632-2983
Web: www.iphc.washington.edu |
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