Annual Statistics 1997
Table 32.  Total catch of principal groundfish, herring, shrimp, and crab species by country and area1, in tonnes (round weight), 1997. Table 32.  continued. Table 32.  continued.
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(Canada and the U.S.) CANADA2           UNITED STATES4       UNITED STATES4(continued)    
  TOTAL CATCH TOTAL            Charlotte                        Vancouver                       Unknown             TOTAL                      Bering Sea area                      Shumagin Chirikof Kodiak Yakutat Southeastern   Unknown Vancouver6 Columbia7 Oregon Eureka Monterey Conception Beyond-EEZ Unknown
      TOTAL Domestic JV3 TOTAL Domestic JV3    TOTAL Domestic JV3     High Seas Area 1 Area 25 Area 3 Area 5       off Alaska     Coast8   off WOC9 off WOC9
ALL SPECIES        2,446,072            181,168               44,542              44,542      -              133,916         90,939        42,977       2,711       2,711      - ALL SPECIES    2,264,903     ALL SPECIES             75,568        181,279         467           27,241       16,035          16,704            1,529       12,545
     SABLEFISH             29,728                3,971                 2,319                2,319      -                 1,651           1,651                 -             2             2      -      SABLEFISH        25,757            -             495           70            742        1,528           745       5,338      3,301               5,562      SABLEFISH                 4             1,392            2,883           47             1,782         1,560               262                43               3
     HALIBUT             39,333                7,493                 6,835                6,835      -                    658              658                 -              -              -      -      HALIBUT        31,840            -          1,165       1,369         2,074        2,463        3,679     10,010      4,848               5,984      HALIBUT                  -                146              103              -                    -                -                   -                   -                -
     FLATFISH TOTAL           260,063                7,253                 4,502                4,502      -                 2,685           2,685                 -            66            66      -      FLATFISH TOTAL       252,810            -       206,537       5,131            950        1,608        3,800     15,108        411                  815      FLATFISH TOTAL                  -             3,598            5,463  0              3,511         4,577            1,273  0               28
          Arrowtooth flounder             11,220                2,892                 1,391                1,391      -                 1,487           1,487                 -            14            14      -           Arrowtooth flounder          8,328            -             497          135              21             46           297       4,892          95                     1           Arrowtooth flounder                  -             1,672              591  0                  79               1                   -                   -               1
          Dover sole             14,363                1,985                 1,144                1,144      -                    838              838                 -             3             3      -           Dover sole        12,378            -                 -              -                -               -              4       2,115          73                    90           Dover sole                  -                981            3,139  0              2,117         2,744            1,099                   -              16
          English sole              2,366                   707                    633                   633      -                      68               68                 -             6             6      -           English sole          1,659            -  0               -                -               -              1           10            1                     4           English sole                  -                441              454  0                282           453                 12                   -               1
          Greenland turbot              5,833                       -                        -                       -      -                        -                  -                 -              -              -      -           Greenland turbot          5,833            -          2,505       2,942            373               6  0              7             -  0            Greenland turbot                  -  0                    -              -                    -                -                   -                   -                -
          Petrale sole              2,263                   317                    106                   106      -                    207              207                 -             4             4      -           Petrale sole          1,946            -                 -              -                -               -               -  0   0   0            Petrale sole                  -                300              654  0                505           435                 51  0                1
          Rex sole              4,237                   262                    230                   230      -                      21               21                 -            11            11      -           Rex sole          3,975            -             162  0                 -           621        1,591          653        123                    16           Rex sole                  -                  49              256              -               205           221                 78                   -  0 
          Rock sole             38,832                   991                    933                   933      -                      57               57                 -             2             2      -           Rock sole        37,841            -         31,943          287              90             44           887       4,511          37                      -           Rock sole                  -                  20                12              -                   1               9  0                    -  0 
          Starry flounder                 732                    27                     20                    20      -                        5                 5                 -             2             2      -           Starry flounder             705            -             100  0                 -  0            121          292  0                       -           Starry flounder                  -                104                45              -                 14             27                  2                   -  0 
          Yellowfin sole           150,243                      0                        -                       -      -                        -                  -                 -             0             0      -           Yellowfin sole       150,243            -       149,748          275                -           178            27           15             -                      -           Yellowfin sole                  -  0                    -              -                    -                -                   -                   -                -
          Other flatfish             29,966                    72                     44                    44      -                        3                 3                 -            26            26      -           Other flatfish        29,894            -         21,582       1,491            467           712           871       2,614          81                  704           Other flatfish                  -                  29              312  0                308           686                 29  0                8
     ROCKFISH TOTAL             74,821              20,163               13,970              13,970      -                 5,914           5,664            250          279          279      -      ROCKFISH TOTAL        54,658            -             648          229       11,895        2,105        2,524       8,987      1,774               1,171      ROCKFISH TOTAL                 4             3,083            9,183           20             3,770         6,334            1,440            1,486               5
          Pacific ocean perch             26,258                5,760                 5,284                5,284      -                    471              471                 -             5             5      -           Pacific ocean perch        20,498            -             529          190       10,857        1,695        1,569       4,083        858                  201           Pacific ocean perch                  -                160              336              -                 15               5                   -                   -                -
          Thornyhead              7,795                1,224                    242                   242      -                    977              977                 -             5             5      -           Thornyhead          6,571            -               17             1              25           136           121          400          64                  308           Thornyhead  0                 591            1,589             1             1,694         1,209               413  0                2
          Other rockfish             40,769              13,179                 8,444                8,444      -                 4,465           4,215            250          269          269      -           Other rockfish        27,590            -             102           38         1,013           273           834       4,504        852                  664           Other rockfish                 3             2,333            7,257           19             2,062         5,120            1,027            1,486               3
     ATKA MACKEREL             59,201                       -                        -                       -      -                        -                  -                 -              -              -      -      ATKA MACKEREL        59,201            -               82             1       58,841           276              1  0              -                      -      ATKA MACKEREL                  -  0                    -              -                    -                -                   -                   -                -
     PACIFIC COD           311,351                1,520                 1,406                1,406      -                    106              106                 -             8             8      -      PACIFIC COD       309,831            -       137,308     71,963       23,492       28,535      10,905     36,475          71                  366      PACIFIC COD                  -                670                46  0   0   0                    -                   -  0 
     LINGCOD              3,984                2,095                    995                   995      -                 1,098           1,098                 -             2             2      -      LINGCOD          1,889            -                 -              -                -               -              1           45        132                  143      LINGCOD  0                 301              631  0                264           341                 31                   -  0 
     POLLOCK        1,132,357                1,944                    538                   538      -                    726              564            162          680          680      -      POLLOCK    1,130,413            -       730,549   287,763       26,423       23,556      31,330     26,688      4,004                  100      POLLOCK                  -  0                    -              -                    -                -                   -                   -                -
     PACIFIC HAKE           323,459              93,041                    413                   413      -                92,533         49,968        42,565            95            95      -      PACIFIC HAKE       230,418            -                 -              -                -               -               -              -             -                      -      PACIFIC HAKE                  -           60,720        157,737              -           11,956                -                  1                   -               4
     OTHER GROUNDFISH             13,355                5,244                 1,368                1,368      -                 2,296           2,296                 -       1,579       1,579      -      OTHER GROUNDFISH          8,111            -          2,164       1,591            113             53           449       1,885          36                    12      OTHER GROUNDFISH  0                 647              253  0                187           566               144  0               11
                         
     GROUNDFISH TOTAL        2,245,578            142,723               32,347              32,347      -              107,666         64,689        42,977       2,711       2,711      -      GROUNDFISH TOTAL    2,102,855            -    1,078,948   368,117      122,457       60,124      53,434   104,536    14,577             14,153      GROUNDFISH TOTAL                 8           70,557        176,299           67           21,470       13,378            3,151            1,529              51
                     
     HERRING             89,827              31,759                 9,265                9,265      -                22,494         22,494                 -              -          HERRING        58,068            -         27,796              -        -              -               -           336       8,606             -             11,644      HERRING                 6                369                81              -                 33           186            8,979                   -              31
     SHRIMP10             23,971                2,838                    649                   649      -                 2,189           2,189                 -              -          SHRIMP10        21,132            -                 -              -        -              -               -               -           33            5               1,723      SHRIMP10                 1                593            2,164           69             4,999         1,887               758                   -         8,900
                     
  TOTAL OTHER THAN CRAB        2,359,375            177,321               42,261              42,261      -              132,349         89,372        42,977       2,711       2,711      -   TOTAL OTHER THAN CRAB    2,182,055            -    1,106,744   368,117        -    122,457       60,124      53,770   113,175    14,582             27,519   TOTAL OTHER THAN CRAB               15           71,519        178,544         136           26,502       15,451          12,888            1,529         8,982
                     
                     
                     
                     
     CRAB TOTAL             86,697                3,848                 2,281                2,281      -                 1,567           1,567                 -          CRAB TOTAL        82,849            -         41,573     19,514    220       2,584               -           199              -          81               2,851      CRAB TOTAL                 8             4,049            2,735         331               739           584            3,816  0          3,563
          King crab (unspecified)                   10                    10                       8                      8      -                        2                 2                 -                 King crab (unspecified)  0                            King crab (unspecified)    0                    -              -                    -                -  0                    -                -
          Red king crab              4,567                       -                        -                       -      -                        -                  -                 -                 Red king crab          4,567            -          4,353           74        -              -               -               -              -             -                  140           Red king crab                  -    
          Blue king crab              2,343                       -                        -                       -      -                        -                  -                 -               Blue king crab          2,343            -             208       2,134        -              -               -               -              -             -                     1           Blue king crab                  -    
          Brown king crab              2,657               Brown king crab          2,657            -             254          142    220       2,004               -               -              -             -                    30           Brown king crab                 6    
          Tanner crab (unspecified)                     6                      5                       5                      5      -                        -                  -                 -               Tanner crab (unspecified)                1            -                 -              -        -              -               -               -              -             -                      -           Tanner crab (unspecified)                  -  0                    -              -                    -                -                   -  0   0 
          Tanner crab (bairdi)                 887                       -                        -                       -      -                        -                  -                 -               Tanner crab (bairdi)             887            -                 -              -        -              -               -               -              -            8                  862           Tanner crab (bairdi)                  -  0                    -              -                    -                -                 17                   -                -
          Tanner crab (opilio)             54,224                       -                        -                       -      -                        -                  -                 -               Tanner crab (opilio)        54,224            -         36,480     17,164        -          580               -               -              -             -                      -           Tanner crab (opilio)                  -    
          Dungeness crab             21,119                3,828                 2,267                2,267      -                 1,561           1,561                 -               Dungeness crab        17,292            -               71              -        -              -               -           199              -          74               1,818           Dungeness crab                 2             4,049            2,735         331               734           511            3,237                   -         3,531
          Rock crab                 586               Rock crab             586                       Rock crab    0                    -              -                   5             72               508                   -               1
          Other crabs11                 298                      5                       2                      2      -                        4                 4                 -               Other crabs11             293            -             207              -        -              -               -               -              -             -                      -           Other crabs11                  -  0                    -              -  0                1                 54                   -              31
                                                                   
       
    note 1.  See Fig. 5 and 6.
    note 2.  Canadian figures are preliminary.
note 3.  JV = Joint-venture.
    note 4.  Landed catch excluding discarded fish at sea.
    note 5.  excludes High Seas area.
    note 6.  includes Puget Sound area.
note 7.  includes Columbia River area.
note 8.  Coastal area of Oregon State. 
note 9.  WOC = Washington-Oregon-California.
note 10.  Shrimp includes prawn.  Shrimp catch data of Kodiak include catch from Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet. 
note 11.  Other crabs include unspecified crabs.
Sources:  Pacific Biological Station, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada.
                Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Fisheries Information Network,
                California Department of Fish and Game, International Pacific Halibut Commission, NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 
                NMFS Alaska Regional Office, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Pacific Fisheries Information Network, 
                Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.