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November 21, 2000

2000 Halibut Landing Report No. 14

Quota Share Commercial Fisheries are Closed for 2000

It is estimated that the following catches and numbers of landings were made in the British Columbia IVQ and in the Alaskan IFQ/CDQ fisheries through November 20, 2000.

 

Area

Catch Limit
(000’s pounds)

Catch
(000’s pounds)

Number of
Landings

2C

3A

3B

4A

4B

4C

4D-IFQ

4DE-CDQ

8,400

18,310

15,030

4,970

4,910

2,030

1,421

999

8,197

18,038

14,941

4,851

4,580

1,746

1,378

926

3,478

3,196

1,065

468

383

824

58

1,662

Alaska total

56,070

54,657

11,134

2B

10,600

10,591

1,048

Grand Total

66,670

65,248

12,182

The quota share fisheries are closed for 2000. Additional halibut landings may occur so these are not the final estimates for the year.

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. Fifteen 48-hour fishing periods occurred between April 29 and October 13, with a total catch of 54,026 pounds. The Metlakatla Reserve Fishery closed on October 13 for 2000.

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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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