Economic Status of the Groundfish Fisheries off Alaska, 1996

102 Pages·2000·2.76 MB·English

by  R. K. Kinoshita

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This report presents data which summarize various aspects of the economic
ecnamrofrep fo eht citsemod hsifdnuorg yrehsif ffo.aksalA Generally, data are presented for
1992 through 1996. Limited catch, ex-vessel value, and export value data are included from
the early or mid-1980s through 1996 to depict the rapid development of the domestic
hsi fydrneuhosrigf ni eht .s0891 htiW e hntoitpecx efo eh t,st rcoipfxitecuabPilah
is not included in this report because for management purposes
(Hippoglossus stenolepis)
halibut is not part of the groundfish complex.
Compared to the report that was prepared a year ago, there have been major changes in
the data that are presented. The changes include a new source of ex-vessel prices for 1992-96,
more extensive bycatch data, and more detailed data on the size and level of activity of the
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CONTENTS
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tsiL foelbaT s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiv
Introductio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overvie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
citsemoDrehsiF y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
tekraM s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Citations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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tsiL foserugiF
1. Groundfish catch in the commercial fisheries off Alaska by species, 1988-96.
2. Ex-vessel value of the domestic fish and shellfish catch off Alaska, 1988-96.
3. Pacific Northwest and Alaska exports of edible fishery products by major product
groups, 1988-96.
4. Ex-vessel value of the domestic groundfish catch off Alaska by species, 1988-96.
5. Number of vessels that landed more than 25 tons of groundfish in the domestic fishery
ffo aksalA yb raeg ,epyt69-2991
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1. Ex-vessel value of the catch in the commercial fisheries off Alaska by species group,
1982-96.
2. Value of Pacific Northwest and Alaska exports of edible fishery products or product
groups, 1982-96.
3. Groundfish catch in the commercial fisheries off Alaska by area and species, 1987-96.
4. Retained, discarded, and total groundfish catch off Alaska by area, gear, and species,
1992-96.
5. Discards and discard rate of the groundfish catch by area, gear, and processing mode,
1992-96.
6. fluG fo aksalA hsifdnuorg hctac yb ,seiceps ,raeg dna tegrat ,yrehsif.69-5991
7. Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish catch by species, gear, and target fishery,
1995-96.
8. fluG fo aksalA hsifdnuorg sdracsid yb ,seiceps ,raeg dna tegrat ,yrehsif.69-5991
9. Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish discards by species, gear, and target
,yrehsif .69-5991
.01 fluG fo aksalA hsifdnuorg dracsid etar yb ,seiceps ,raeg dna tegrat ,yrehsif.69-5991
.11 Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish discard rate by species, gear, and target
,yrehsif .69-5991
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12. dsheectiticabec ipynhsbior Peht fluG f oaksa l ,Ays be, irhcastee iepgdfgsndranautorg
,yrehsif .69-5991
13. Prohibited species bycatch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands by species, gear, and
groundfish target fishery, 1995-96.
.41 Prohibited species bycatch rates in the Gulf of Alaska by species, gear, and groundfish
tegrat ,yrehsif.69-5991
15. Prohibited species bycatch rates in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands by species,
gear, and groundfish target fishery, 1995-96.
16. Groundfish catch off Alaska by area, gear, and species, 1992-96.
17. Groundfish catch off Alaska by area, processor category, and species, 1992-96.
.81 Groundfish catch off Alaska by area, residency, and species, 1992-96.
.91 Ex-vessel value of the groundfish catch off Alaska by area, gear, and species, 1992-96.
20. lessev-xE eulav fo eht hsifdnuorg hctac ffo aksalA yb ,aera rossecorp ,yrogetacdna
species, 1992-96.
21. lessev-xE eulav fo eht hsifdnuorg hctac ffo aksalA yb ,aera ,ycnediser dna,seiceps
1992-96.
22. le ssseecvi-rxp Eni she sieirhfe tdhfnsf uioaofkrsgalA yb ,ae r,araeg d,nsaei-c2e9p9s1
96.
23. Number and total registered net tons of vessels that caught groundfish off Alaska by
area and gear, 1992-96.
24. Number of vessels that caught groundfish off Alaska by area, tonnage caught, and
gear, 1992-96.
25. hfsfiofdn utoh rgts gualsdahe nectsforsoteet vs ,indhgant eeagn,rmnaseerlmebmuN
aksalA yb ,aer aless ehvtgn e,lss arlechct a,cepyt dna ,ra.e6g9-2991
26. rebmuN fo slessev taht thguac hsifdnuorg ffo aksalA yb ,aera rossecorp,yrogetac
target, and gear, 1992-96.
27. rebm usfhNlos ei ts fta sfdhhaefngtkvouus oaa,,rc ltygyAec bgn,dreanadeatirsaer
gear, 1992-96.
28. rebmu N fsol e hstss aiethfvh tdgfn ufuaaookcrsgal Ay b,h t ,nraoee mhr,caetpayctdna
gear, 1992-96.