Fisheries Management
2007 Vessel Specific Bycatch Rates
Bycatch Rate Data:
Information on prohibited species bycatch by week-ending-date and vessel. Bycatch rates are published for halibut, herring, red king crab, other king crab, bairdi Tanner crab, and other Tanner crab. Also included is information on gear type, number of sampled observed hauls or gear sets, number of hauls basket sampled, and weight of basket samples. Note: Rates are based on preliminary data and are subject to change. Publication of these data was authorized by regulations published at 59 FR 18757, April 20, 1994 and effective May 20, 1994. This report includes the CDQ fisheries.
Fields and brief descriptions:
| Field Name | Type | Width | Dec | Description |
| WED | Character | 8 | Week-ending-date of catch | |
| PN | Character | 4 | Permit Number of vessel | |
| NAME | Character | 20 | Vessel name | |
| AREA | Character | 3 | FMP Area | |
| GEAR | Character | 3 | Type of gear | |
| TARGET | Character | 1 | Target fishery | |
| HAL_RATE | Numeric | 10 | 3 | kg halibut per mt of groundfish |
| HER_RATE | Numeric | 10 | 3 | kg herring per mt of groundfish |
| KING_RATE | Numeric | 10 | 3 | # red king crab per mt of groundfish |
| OKING_RATE | Numeric | 10 | 3 | # other king crab per mt of groundfish |
| BAIRD_RATE | Numeric | 10 | 3 | # bairdi tanner crab per mt of groundfish |
| OTANN_RATE | Numeric | 10 | 3 | # other tanner crab per mt of groundfish |
| OBSHAULS | Numeric | 3 | Number of sampled observed hauls | |
| BSAMPLES | Numeric | 3 | Number of hauls basket sampled | |
| BSAMPLEWT | Numeric | 8 | 3 | Total weight of basket samples, metric tons |
Groundfish Targets
| A Atka mackerel BSAI,GOA | O 'Other species' BSAI,GOA |
| B Pollock - bottom* BSAI,GOA | P Pollock - midwater* BSAI,GOA |
| C Pacific cod BSAI,GOA | R Rock Sole BSAI |
| D Deep water flatfish* GOA | S Sablefish BSAI,GOA |
| E Alaska plaice BSAI | T Greenland turbot BSAI |
| F Other flatfish* BSAI | W Arrowtooth flounder BSAI,GOA |
| H Shallow water flatfish* GOA | X Rex sole GOA |
| K Rockfish BSAI,GOA | Y Yellowfin sole BSAI |
| L Flathead sole BSAI,GOA |
- Pollock targets defined by catch composition, not reported gear type.
- Deep Water Flatfish includes Dover sole, Greenland turbot and deepsea sole.
- Shallow Water Flatfish includes flatfish not including Deep Water Flatfish, Flathead sole, Rex sole, or Arrowtooth Flounder.
- Other Flatfish includes all flatfish species except for Pacific Halibut (a prohibited species) and all other flatfish species that have a separate specified TAC amount.
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