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IPHC Media Release 2022-007 Notification of IPHC Fishery-Independent Setline Survey (FISS) 2022 Contract Awards

5 May 2022

SEATTLE – The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) is chartering longline vessels to conduct its Fishery-Independent Setline Survey (FISS) in 2022. 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 Attu (61) and 4CDE North this year (40), we are still actively seeking bids for the following charter areas. For more information, please visit the Vessel Recruiting page. 

IPHC Regulatory Area IPHC Charter Region Number of Stations

3A

Gore Point

35

3A

Portlock

40

3B

Semidi

27

2022 IPHC FISS Contract Awards

IPHC Regulatory Area IPHC Charter Region Vessel Lump Sum (USD) Share of Pacific halibut Share of non-viable bycatch

2A

Oregon

Pacific Surveyor

$88,745

10%

50%

2A

Washington

Pacific Surveyor

$76,655

10%

50%

2B

Vancouver

Bold Pursuit

$56,000

10%

$2,000 1

2B

Goose Island

Bold Pursuit

$53,000

10%

$2,000 1

2B

St James

Pender Isle

$54,000

10%

0%

2B

Charlotte

Bold Pursuit

$101,000

10%

$3,000 1

2C

Ketchikan

Vanisle

$64,900

10%

50%

2C

Ommaney

Vanisle

$84,900

10%

50%

2C

Sitka

Vanisle

$74,900

10%

50%

3A

Fairweather

Pender Isle

$45,500

10%

50%

3A

Yakutat

Pender Isle

$93,000

10%

50%

3A

Prince William Sound

St Nicholas

$62,000

10%

50%

3A

Gore Point

--

--

10%

50%

3A

Seward

St. Nicholas

$57,500

10%

50%

3A

Portlock

--

--

10%

50%

3A

Albatross

Devotion

$61,250

10%

50%

3A

Shelikof

Norcoaster

$110,000

10%

50%

3B

Trinity

Devotion

$48,6000

10%

50%

3B

Semidi

--

--

10%

50%

3B

Chignik

Norcoaster

$105,000

10%

50%

3B

Shumagin

Norcoaster

$65,000

10%

50%

3B

Sanak

Star Wars II

$135,000

10%

50%

4A

Unalaska

Star Wars II

$200,000

10%

50%

4B

Adak

Kema Sue

$114,750

10%

50%

4B

Attu (24 stations)

Kema Sue

$61,200

10%

50%

4B

Attu (61 stations)

--

--

--

--

4CDE

4CDE South

Kema Sue

$139,200

10%

50%

4CDE

4CDE Central

Kema Sue

$92,800

10%

50%

4CDE

4CDE North

--

--

--

--

Note: 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
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