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August 17,
2006
2006 HALIBUT LANDING REPORT NO. 7
Quota
Share Commercial Fisheries Update
The
2006 quota share halibut fisheries opened on March 5, one week
later than the 2005 opening date.
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 August 15, 2006.
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Area
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Catch
Limit
(000’s
pounds)
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Catch
(000’s
pounds)
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Number
of
Landings
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2C
3A
3B
4A
4B
4C
4D
4E
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10,630
25,200
10,860
3,350
1,670
1,610
1,610
330
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7,624
18,628
7,499
1,840
1,133
392
1,058
317
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2,035
1,840
470
149
81
289
37
1,316
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Alaska
total
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55,260
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38,491
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6,217
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2B
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11,631
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7,524
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554
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Grand
Total
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66,891
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46,015
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6,771
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The
Alaskan catch represents 70% of the 2006 catch limit. For
comparison, 41.3 million pounds, or 70% of the 2005 catch limit,
had been landed in the Alaskan fishery from February 27 to
August 15, 2005. Comparing
catch with the number of days opened, 39.0 million pounds, or
66% of the catch limit, had been delivered after 163 days of the
2005 season.
The
British Columbian catch represents 65% of the 2006 catch limit.
The catch in Area 2B between February 27 and August 15, 2005 was
7.9 million pounds, or 68% of the 2005 catch limit. Comparing
catch with the number of days opened, 7.7 million pounds, or 66%
of the catch limit, had been delivered after 163 days of the
2005 season.
Area 2A
Incidental Commercial Halibut Fishery During the Salmon Troll
Season
The
total allowable incidental commercial catch of halibut allocated
to the Area 2A salmon troll fishery is 41,464 pounds. An
estimated 17,862 pounds of halibut were landed in Washington
State through August 1 while an additional 2,569 pounds of
halibut were landed in Oregon through August 15.
The incidental halibut catch fishery during the salmon
troll season remains open until further notice.
Incidental Commercial Halibut Catch in the Area 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 33,452 pounds have been
landed through August 4. This incidental halibut catch fishery
remains open until further notice. For further incidental
fishery retention information call the NMFS hotline
(1-800-662-9825).
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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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