Estimates (thousands of pounds, net weight and metric tons, round weight) of the bycatch mortality of Pacific halibut
(Hippoglossus stenolepis) from all sources by IPHC regulatory area, since 1990. Estimates for 2015 are preliminary and subject
to change as new information becomes available.
Year
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Source:
Area
2A
408
408
444
444
444
614
614
614
1,082
987
822
837
635
256
286
535
575
386
426
514
345
102
128
65
95
95
Area
2B
1,679
1,992
1,745
1,661
1,219
1,522
299
215
213
193
230
177
244
244
251
346
294
320
143
213
181
232
189
225
245
337
Thousands of Pounds, net weight
Area
Area
Area
Area
2C
3A
3B
4
856
4,114
2,045
8,580
733
4,843
1,671
10,022
736
4,668
1,982
10,718
742
4,291
1,062
7,764
528
3,907
1,387
9,466
348
2,963
1,760
8,726
345
2,743
1,957
8,507
397
2,965
1,443
7,880
361
2,662
1,389
7,725
358
2,885
1,737
7,684
395
2,892
1,510
7,441
341
3,009
1,675
7,120
340
2,194
1,924
7,273
341
3,180
1,734
6,822
70
3,431
1,224
6,485
50
2,978
1,076
7,432
53
2,733
1,350
6,446
62
2,599
1,065
6,872
62
2,819
1,303
6,101
48
2,481
1,247
6,037
58
2,296
1,097
5,717
49
2,488
1,120
4,472
41
1,724
1,142
5,987
34
1,630
887
5,989
17
1,888
974
5,704
12
1,967
731
4,648
TOTAL
17,682
19,669
20,293
15,964
16,951
15,933
14,465
13,514
13,432
13,844
13,290
13,159
12,610
12,577
11,747
12,417
11,452
11,304
10,854
10,540
9,694
8,463
9,211
8,831
8,922
7,789
Area
2A
246
246
268
268
268
370
370
370
653
595
496
505
383
154
173
322
347
233
257
310
208
62
77
39
57
57
Area
2B
1,013
1,202
1,053
1,002
735
918
180
130
128
116
139
107
147
147
151
209
177
193
86
128
109
140
114
136
148
203
Metric Tons, round weight
Area
Area
Area
2C
3A
3B
516
2,481
1,233
442
2,921
1,008
444
2,816
1,195
448
2,588
641
318
2,357
837
210
1,787
1,062
208
1,655
1,180
239
1,788
870
218
1,606
838
216
1,740
1,048
238
1,744
911
206
1,815
1,010
205
1,323
1,161
206
1,918
1,046
42
2,069
738
30
1,796
649
32
1,649
814
37
1,567
642
37
1,700
786
29
1,496
752
35
1,385
662
30
1,501
675
25
1,040
689
21
983
535
10
1,139
587
7
1,186
441
Area
4
5,175
6,045
6,465
4,683
5,710
5,263
5,131
4,753
4,660
4,635
4,488
4,295
4,387
4,115
3,912
4,483
3,888
4,145
3,680
3,642
3,448
2,697
3,611
3,613
3,441
2,803
TOTAL
10,665
11,864
12,240
9,629
10,224
9,610
8,725
8,151
8,102
8,350
8,016
7,937
7,606
7,586
7,086
7,490
6,908
6,818
6,547
6,357
5,847
5,104
5,556
5,326
5,382
4,698
Williams, G.H. 2016. Incidental catch and mortality of Pacific halibut, 1962-2015. Int. Pac. Halibut Comm.,
Report of Assessment and Research Activities 2015:xxx.