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December 17, 2002
2002 Halibut Landing Report No. 12
Quota Share Commercial Halibut Fishery Summary
The British Columbia IVQ fishery and the
Alaska IFQ and CDQ fisheries closed on November 18. The
following table contains estimates of the final catches and
numbers of landings for the 2002 season.
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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 |
8,500
22,630
17,130
4,970
4,180
2,030
2,030
390 |
8,426
22,557
17,120
4,952
4,045
1,193
1,759
550 |
2,758
2,545
966
379
292
735
57
1,515 |
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Alaska total |
61,860 |
60,602 |
9,247 |
|
2B |
11,750 |
11,987 |
1,025 |
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Grand Total |
73,610 |
72,589 |
10,272 |
The Alaskan catch represents 98% of the catch
limit. For comparison, from March 15 to
November 19, 2001, 58.5 million pounds, or 95% of the
2001 catch limit, were landed in the Alaskan IFQ/CDQ fisheries.
From March 15 to November 19, 2001, 10.0 million pounds, or
95% of the 2001 catch limit, were landed from Area 2B (British
Columbia) compared to 102% in 2002. Please note that these
percentages do not take into consideration overage/underage
plans that are in effect.
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 88,389 pounds. It is estimated that
56,186 pounds were landed in this fishery, which closed on
October 31.
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Bruce M. Leaman
Executive Director
Phone: (206) 634-1838
Fax: (206) 632-2983
Web: www.iphc.washington.edu |
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