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IPHC-2024-MR-002 Fishery-Independent Setline Survey – 2024

15 February 2024

SEATTLE – The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) will be implementing a Fishery-Independent Setline Survey (FISS) design in 2024 that will involve sampling across three (3) of the four (4) bioregions, and in five (5) of the eight (8) IPHC Regulatory Areas. In total, we intend on sampling 525 stations in 2024, with the first hooks expected to hit the water on 25 May 2024. Below are the charter area specifics for 2024:

 

IPHC Regulatory Area

IPHC Charter Region

No. of Stations to be fished

2B

St James

60

2B

Charlotte

89

2C

Ketchikan

43

2C

Ommaney

52

2C

Sitka

52

3A

Albatross

49

3A

Shelikof

64

3B

Trinity

56

4CDE

4CDE South

60

Total number of stations for the 2024 FISS

525

The IPHC Secretariat is in the process of finalising vessel assignments, staffing, and deployment plans, and will notify relevant parties in due course.


 We would like to thank all those who bid on the 2024 FISS tenders, and eagerly await the first data to start rolling in by late May.


 Wishing all of our FISS captains, crew, and staff a successful and safe 2024 FISS.

 

For further information please contact the IPHC Secretariat at secretariat@iphc.int or 206.634.1838.

IPHC Secretariat
International Pacific Halibut Commission
2320 W. Commodore Way, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98199-1287
206-634-1838 | www.iphc.int
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