2021 Pacific Halibut Fishery Limits (FCEY) Report

Year-to-Date Directed Commercial Pacific Halibut Landings (AK, BC, WA, OR, CA) visualization

Mortality reported against fishery limits (FCEY) outlined in the IPHC Fishery Regulations (2021). Fishery limits (FCEY) result from the IPHC-adopted distributed mortality (TCEY) limits and the existing Contracting Party catch sharing arrangements.

*Last updated: 15 December 2021
IPHC Regulatory AreaFishery limit
(net weight)
Mortality to date
(net weight)
Pct (%)
attained
Tonnes (t)Pounds (lb)Tonnes (t)Pounds (lb)
Area 2A (California, Oregon, and Washington)6851,510,0005731,262,84883.6
Non-treaty directed commercial (south of Pt. Chehalis)116256,122110242,99794.9
Non-treaty incidental catch in salmon troll fishery2145,198818,56241.1
Non-treaty incidental catch in sablefish fishery (north of Pt. Chehalis)3270,0003169,08198.7
Treaty Indian commercial225496,300224494,13999.6
Treaty Indian ceremonial and subsistence (year-round)1532,2001532,200100.0
Recreational – Washington127279,414114250,28689.6
Recreational – Oregon132291,50659129,80544.5
Recreational – California1839,2601225,77865.7
Area 2B (British Columbia) (combined commercial and recreational)2,7906,150,0002,6295,795,86494.2
Commercial fishery²2,3725,230,0002,2985,066,55796.9
Recreational fishery404890,000331729,30781.9
Area 2C (southeastern Alaska) (combined commercial and guided recreational)2,0004,410,0002,0894,604,580104.4
Commercial fishery¹’²’³1,6333,600,0001,5653,450,58095.8
Guided recreational fishery¹367810,0005231,154,000142.5
Area 3A (central Gulf of Alaska) (combined commercial and guided recreational)5,05311,140,0005,22511,518,885103.4
Commercial fishery¹’²4,1699,190,0004,1129,064,88598.6
Guided recreational fishery¹8851,950,0001,1132,454,000125.8
Area 3B (western Gulf of Alaska)1,1612,560,0001,0932,410,29994.2
Area 4A (eastern Aleutians)7531,660,0006491,430,59586.2
Area 4B (central and western Aleutians)5581,230,000342754,89061.4
Areas 4CDE and Closed Area7571,670,0006271,381,34682.7
Area 4C (Pribilof Islands)335738,00098216,41329.3
Area 4D (northwestern Bering Sea)335738,0005111,127,169152.7
Area 4E (Bering Sea flats)88194,0001737,76419.5
Total13,75730,330,00013,22629,159,30796.1
Totals exclude sectors for which data are confidential or unavailable.
1Includes estimates of discard mortality
2Includes reported GAF or XRQ data
3Includes Metlakatla fishery
* = Data not yet available or confidential, in accordance with IPHC Data Confidentiality Policy and Data Sharing Procedures
Quota share commercial fisheries

The 2021 quota share Pacific halibut fisheries opened on NA. The following commercial landings, by weight and number of landings, have been reported from the Alaskan Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) and Community Development Quota (CDQ) fisheries and from the British Columbia Individual Vessel Quota (IVQ) fishery to date.

IPHC Regulatory AreaFishery LimitLandings to DatePct (%)
landed
Number of
landings
Tonnes (t)Pounds (lb)Tonnes (t)Pounds (lb)
2C1,6013,530,0001,4913,288,18993.11,256
3A4,0608,950,0003,9368,677,88597.00
3B1,1612,560,0001,0932,410,29994.2256
4A7531,660,0006491,430,59586.2175
4B5581,230,000342754,89061.444
4CDE7571,670,0006271,381,34682.7206
Alaska total8,89019,600,0008,13917,943,20491.51,937
2B (Canada) total2,3725,230,0002,2985,066,55796.9622
Grand total11,26324,830,00010,43723,009,76192.72,559
Totals do not include discard mortality and exclude areas with confidential data.
* = Data not yet available or confidential, in accordance with IPHC Data Confidentiality Policy and Data Sharing Procedures
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