13 April 2023
SEATTLE – The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) is chartering longline vessels to conduct its Fishery-Independent Setline Survey (FISS) in 2023. The primary purpose of the FISS is to collect standardised fishery-independent data for use in our Pacific halibut stock assessment. This information is used to study aspects of the Pacific halibut resource such as growth, distribution, biomass, age composition, sexual maturity, and relative abundance of other species.
Please note that while IPHC does not plan to complete the remaining stations in Unalaska (16) and Adak (16), we are still actively seeking bids for the Yakutat charter region (36). For more information, please visit the Vessel Recruiting page.
2023 IPHC FISS Contract Awards
| IPHC Regulatory Area | IPHC Charter Region | Vessel | Lump Sum (USD) | Share of Pacific halibut | Share of non-viable bycatch |
| 2A | Washington | Pacific Surveyor | $60,000 | 10% | 50% |
| 2B | Vancouver | Vanisle | $110,960 | 10% | 0% |
| 2B | Goose Island | Star Wars II | $115,000 | 10% | 0% |
| 2B | St James | Star Wars II | $110,000 | 10% | 0% |
| 2B | Charlotte | Pender Isle | $140,000 | 10% | $2,000 1 |
| 2C | Ketchikan | Vanisle | $87,260 | 10% | 50% |
| 2C | Ommaney | Bold Pursuit | $90,000 | 10% | 50% |
| 2C | Sitka | Star Wars II | $90,000 | 10% | 50% |
| 3A | Fairweather | Bold Pursuit | $95,000 | 10% | 50% |
| 3A | Yakutat | — | — | 10% | 50% |
| 3A | Prince William Sound | Dangerous Cape | $96,000 | 10% | 50% |
| 3A | Gore Point | Dangerous Cape | $85,680 | 10% | 50% |
| 3A | Albatross | Kema Sue | $88,200 | 10% | 50% |
| 3B | Trinity | Devotion | $112,200 | 10% | 50% |
| 3B | Semidi | Devotion | $119,250 | 10% | 50% |
| 3B | Chignik | Kema Sue | $108,480 | 10% | 50% |
| 3B | Shumagin | Kema Sue | $122,040 | 10% | 50% |
| 3B | Sanak | Kema Sue | $81,900 | 10% | 50% |
| 4A | Unalaska | — | — | — | — |
| 4B | Adak | — | — | — | — |
Note: 1 Bycatch processing lump sum payments
IPHC Secretariat
International Pacific Halibut Commission
2320 W. Commodore Way, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98199-1287
206-634-1838 | www.iphc.int
