Halibut Bycatch Rates in Alaska

Halibut Bycatch Estimates

Information from NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region Catch Accounting System (CAS) on halibut prohibited species bycatch by gear, area, target, week, and processing sector. Bycatch estimates are published for halibut. The amount of groundfish catch (in metric tons), the bycatch of halibut (in numbers of fish), and the rate of halibut bycatch (in numbers of fish per metric ton of groundfish) are reported. Fisheries information on gear type, NMFS reporting area, target, week, and sector are also included. This report includes estimates for vessels with and without observers or electronic monitoring, and it includes the CDQ fishery. This report does not include Halibut or Sablefish hook-and-line targets. Groundfish catch is marked as confidential (‘C’) where fewer than three vessels are included. Note: Bycatch rates and estimates may change to reflect the updated information when new data enters or existing data are updated in CAS.

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More Information

• Catch, Landings, and Prohibited Species Catch Reports
• Management Reports
• Amendment 111 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI to Revise BSAI Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Limits
• BSAI Halibut Abundance-Based Management
• North Pacific Fishery Management Council Halibut Bycatch Information
• Federal Fisheries in Alaska