Official IPHCÂ Meeting Results:Â http://www.iphc.washington.edu/halcom/newsrel/2009/nr20090120.htmÂ
The IPHC Commissioners announced their decision on catch limits for 2009 at the end of the annual meeting held in Vancouver on January 16, 2009.Â
The catch limits are up from staff recommendations for Area 2 A,B,C and down for 3A
|
AREA |
2008 CATCH LIMIT |
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS |
2009 ACTUAL CATCH LIMIT |
% CHANGE FROM 2008 |
| 2A |
1.22 |
0.86 |
.950 |
-22% |
| 2B |
9.0 |
6.96 |
7.63 |
-15.2% |
| 2C |
6.21 |
4.47 |
5.02 |
– 19.1% |
| 3A |
24.22 |
22.53 |
21.7 |
-10.4% |
| 3B |
10.9 |
11.67 |
10.9 |
= |
| 4A |
3.1 |
2.65 |
2.55 |
-17.7% |
| 4B |
1.86 |
1.94 |
1.87 |
+.53% |
| 4CDE |
3.89 |
2.93 |
3.46 |
-11% |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| TOTAL |
60.40 |
54.01 |
54.01 |
10.5% |
| Catch limits are in Million pounds | Â | |||
Remember that Areas 2A & 2B includes Sport, Tribal and commercial fisheries and that the Alaska catch limits quotas are for commercial only and does not include the catch target limits for sport (unguided & guided), and subsistence.
More information to come later to members by email in the next day or so.