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 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
