Pacific Halibut Catch Limits
| Table 1A. |
Catch limits of Pacific halibut by IPHC regulatory area (in thousands of pounds, net weight), 1980 - 1985. Regulatory area definitions as defined in the year and the definitions changed during this time series (see IPHC Technical Report No. 27). |
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Catch Limits |
| Regulatory Area |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
| Area 2 (US waters) |
3,200 |
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|
|
|
| 2A1 |
|
200 |
200 |
200 |
300 |
500 |
| Area 2 (Canadian waters) |
6,100 |
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|
|
|
|
| 2B |
|
5,400 |
5,400 |
5,400 |
9,000 |
10,000 |
| 2C |
|
3,400 |
3,400 |
3,400 |
5,700 |
9,000 |
| Area 3 |
10,000 |
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|
|
|
|
| 3A |
|
13,0002 |
14,000 |
14,000 |
18,000 |
23,000 |
| 3B |
|
2,0002 |
3,000 |
5,000 |
7,000 |
9,000 |
| Area 4 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,500 |
|
|
|
| 4A |
|
|
|
1,200 |
1,200 |
1,700 |
| 4B |
|
|
|
800 |
1,000 |
1,300 |
| 4CD |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
| 4CDE |
|
|
|
|
850 |
1,250 |
| Total |
20,300 |
25,000 |
27,500 |
30,600 |
43,050 |
55,750 |
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1Area 2A catch limit is commercial only.
2 The Area 3 catch limit of 13.0 million pounds (11.0 = 3A; 2.0 = 3B) was raised mid-season to 15.0 million pounds to allow an August fishery in Area 3B.
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| Table 1B. |
Catch limits of Pacific halibut by IPHC regulatory area (in thousands of pounds, net weight), 1986 - 1992. Regulatory area definitions as defined in the year and the definitions changed during this time series (see IPHC Technical Report No. 27). |
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Catch Limits |
| Regulatory Area |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
| 2A1 |
550 |
550 |
750 |
650 |
520 |
450 |
650 |
| 2B |
11,200 |
11,500 |
12,500 |
10,000 |
7,800 |
7,400 |
8,000 |
| 2C |
11,200 |
11,500 |
11,500 |
9,500 |
8,000 |
7,400 |
10,000 |
| 3A |
28,100 |
31,000 |
36,000 |
31,000 |
31,000 |
26,600 |
26,600 |
| 3B |
10,300 |
9,500 |
8,000 |
8,500 |
7,200 |
8,800 |
8,800 |
| 4A |
2,000 |
1,750 |
1,900 |
1,800 |
1,500 |
1,700 |
2,300 |
| 4B |
1,700 |
1,750 |
2,000 |
1,900 |
1,500 |
1,700 |
2,300 |
| 4CDE |
1,350 |
1,275 |
1,500 |
1,300 |
1,100 |
1,300 |
1,730 |
| Total |
66,400 |
68,825 |
74,150 |
64,650 |
58,620 |
55,350 |
60,380 |
| 1 Area 2A includes commercial and treaty Indian catch limits in 1986 and 1987. Area 2A includes commercial, sport, and Treaty Tribe catch limits from 1988 to 1999. |
| Table 1C. |
Catch limits of Pacific halibut by IPHC regulatory area (in thousands of pounds, net weight), 1993 - 1999.
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Catch Limits |
| Regulatory Area |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| 2A1 |
600 |
550 |
520 |
520 |
700 |
820 |
760 |
| 2B |
10,500 |
10,000 |
9,520 |
9,520 |
12,500 |
13,000 |
12,100 |
| 2C |
10,000 |
11,000 |
9,000 |
9,000 |
10,000 |
10,500 |
10,490 |
| 3A |
20,700 |
26,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
25,000 |
26,000 |
24,670 |
| 3B |
6,500 |
4,000 |
3,700 |
3,700 |
9,000 |
11,000 |
13,370 |
| 4A |
2,020 |
1,800 |
1,950 |
1,950 |
2,940 |
3,500 |
4,240 |
| 4B |
2,300 |
2,100 |
2,310 |
2,310 |
3,480 |
3,500 |
3,980 |
| 4CDE |
1,720 |
1,500 |
1,660 |
1,660 |
2,580 |
3,500 |
4,450 |
| Total |
54,340 |
56,950 |
48,660 |
48,660 |
66,200 |
71,820 |
74,060 |
1Area 2A from 1993-1999 includes commercial, sport, and Treaty Tribe catch limits.
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| Notes: |
Areas 3A and 3B closed when the combined Area 3AB catch limit was taken (1985 to 1994).
Areas 4A and 4B closed when the combined Area 4AB catch limit was taken (1986 to 1994).
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| Table 1D. |
Catch limits of Pacific halibut by IPHC regulatory area (in thousands of pounds, net weight), 2000-2006.
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Catch Limits
|
| Regulatory Area |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| 2A1 |
830 |
1,140 |
1,310 |
1,310 |
1,480 |
1,330 |
1,380 |
| 2B2 |
10,600 |
10,510 |
11,750 |
11,750 |
13,800 |
13,250 |
13,220 |
| 2C |
8,400 |
8,780 |
8,500 |
8,500 |
10,500 |
10,930 |
10,630 |
| 3A |
18,310 |
21,890 |
22,630 |
22,630 |
25,060 |
25,470 |
25,200 |
| 3B |
15,030 |
16,530 |
17,130 |
17,130 |
15,600 |
13,150 |
10,860 |
| 4A |
4,970 |
4,970 |
4,970 |
4,970 |
3,470 |
3,440 |
3,350 |
| 4B |
4,910 |
4,910 |
4,180 |
4,180 |
2,810 |
2,260 |
1,670 |
| 4CDE |
4,450 |
4,450 |
4,450 |
4,450 |
3,785 |
3,989 |
3,550 |
| Total |
67,500 |
73,180 |
74,920 |
74,920 |
76,505 |
73,820 |
69,860 |
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1Area 2A, from 2000 to present, includes commercial, sport, and Treaty Tribe catch limits.
2Area 2B from 2004 to present includes commercial and sport allocations.
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| Table 1E. |
Catch limits of Pacific halibut by IPHC regulatory area (in thousands of pounds, net weight), 2007-2012.
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Catch Limits
|
| Regulatory Area |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| 2A1 |
1,340 |
1,220 |
950 |
810 |
910 |
989 |
| 2B2 |
11,470 |
9,000 |
7,630 |
7,500 |
7,650 |
7,038 |
| 2C |
8,510 |
6,210 |
5,020 |
4,400 |
2,330 |
2,624 |
| 3A |
26,200 |
24,220 |
21,700 |
19,990 |
14,360 |
11,918 |
| 3B |
9,220 |
10,900 |
10,900 |
9,900 |
7,510 |
5,070 |
| 4A |
2,890 |
3,100 |
2,550 |
2,330 |
2,410 |
1,567 |
| 4B |
1,440 |
1,860 |
1,870 |
2,160 |
2,180 |
1,869 |
| 4CDE |
4,100 |
3,890 |
3,460 |
3,580 |
3,720 |
2,465 |
| Total |
65,170 |
60,400 |
54,080 |
50,670 |
41,070 |
33,540 |
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1Area 2A, from 2000 to present, includes commercial, sport, and Treaty Tribe catch limits.
2Area 2B from 2004 to present includes commercial and sport allocations.
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| Table 1F. |
Catch limits of Pacific halibut by IPHC regulatory area (in thousands of pounds, net weight), 2013.
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Catch Limits
|
| Regulatory Area |
2013 |
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|
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| 2A1 |
990 |
|
|
|
|
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| 2B2 |
7,038 |
|
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|
|
| 2C |
2,970 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 3A |
11,030 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 3B |
4,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 4A |
1,330 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 4B |
1,450 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 4CDE |
1,930 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
31,028 |
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1Area 2A, from 2000 to present, includes commercial, sport, and Treaty Tribe catch limits.
2Area 2B from 2004 to present includes commercial and sport allocations.
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