|
June
19, 2007
2007 HALIBUT LANDING REPORT NO. 4
Quota Share Commercial Fisheries Update
The 2007 quota share halibut fisheries opened on March 10. 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 June 18, 2007.
|
Area
|
Catch
Limit
(000’s
pounds)
|
Catch
(000’s
pounds)
|
Number
of
Landings
|
|
2C
3A
3B
4A
4B
4C4D/4E
|
8,510
26,200
9,220
2,890
1,440
4,132
|
|
4,538
12,648
3,118
592
349
245
|
|
1,078
1,215
235
47
20
463
|
|
|
Alaska
total
|
52,360
|
|
21,490
|
|
3,058
|
|
|
2B
|
10,089
|
|
5,181
|
|
518
|
|
|
Grand
Total
|
62,449
|
|
26,671
|
|
3,576
|
|
The Alaskan
catch represents 41% of the 2007 catch limit. For comparison,
24.6 million pounds, or 44% of the 2006 catch limit, were landed
in the Alaskan fishery between March 5 and June 19, 2006.
The British
Columbian catch represents 51% of the 2007 catch limit.
For comparison, 5.7 million pounds, or 49% of the 2006
catch limit, were landed from Area 2B between March 5 and June
19, 2006.
Area 2A Commercial Tribal
Fisheries
In 2007, the Pacific Fishery Management Council
allocated 461,000 pounds of halibut to the Treaty Indian tribes
of Area 2A-1 for commercial use. It is estimated that 369,158 pounds have been
landed by the Treaty tribes through June 18.
Annette Islands 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 Islands Reserve. The second 48-hour
opening of the 2007 season occurred between May 11 and May 13
and resulted in the landing of 3,574 pounds of halibut. A
third opening, which occurred between May 25 and May 27,
yielded a catch of 6,711 pounds. After three openings, a grand
total of 12,254 pounds of halibut have been landed in 2007.
The Metlakatla Indian Community and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs will announce future halibut openings.
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Bruce M. Leaman
Executive Director
Phone: (206) 634-1838
Fax: (206)
632-2983
Web: www.iphc.washington.edu |
