Annual Statistics 1999
Table 33.  Total catch of principal groundfish, herring, shrimp, and crab species by country and area1, in tonnes (round weight), 1999. Table 33.  continued. Table 33.  continued.
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(Canada and the U.S.) CANADA2           UNITED STATES5       UNITED STATES5(continued)    
  TOTAL CATCH TOTAL            Charlotte                        Vancouver                       Unknown             TOTAL                      Bering Sea area                      Shumagin Chirikof Kodiak Yakutat Southeastern   Unknown Vancouver7 Columbia8 Oregon Eureka Monterey Conception Beyond-EEZ Unknown
      TOTAL Domestic JV3 TOTAL Domestic JV3 TOTAL Domestic JV3     High Seas Area 1 Area 26 Area 5       off Alaska     Coast9   off WOC10 off WOC10
ALL SPECIES        2,142,021            164,780     42,978     42,978    -      116,884     99,415   17,468       4,918       4,918    -   ALL SPECIES      1,977,241           483   1,027,417      302,161      94,253           61,796        58,461    105,965        9,507                 25,381 ALL SPECIES                483             117,396           135,339          868      11,466            8,428                8,067                    252            15,123
     SABLEFISH             26,459                4,647       2,872       2,872    -         1,773       1,772           1             2             2    -        SABLEFISH          21,812           194            697              56          739            1,419            626        4,683        2,010                   4,675      SABLEFISH                  55                1,374               2,852            43       1,228              971                  181                      11 0
     HALIBUT             35,175                7,083       6,209       6,209    -            873          872           0             1             1    -        HALIBUT          28,092              -              434         1,497       1,530            3,376          4,371        8,667        3,205                   4,480      HALIBUT                306                   103                 103              7            11                  2 0                      -   0
     FLATFISH TOTAL           137,677                9,257       5,847       5,847    -         3,316       3,314           2            95            95    -        FLATFISH TOTAL         128,420 0        88,867         7,767          892            1,784          2,576        6,589           727                       39      FLATFISH TOTAL                  -                  6,119               6,093              5       3,270            3,158                  523                      -                      9
          Arrowtooth flounder             10,783                3,556       2,151       2,151    -         1,385       1,384           1            21            21    -             Arrowtooth flounder            7,227 0              86                2              4                 22            362        1,405             57                         1           Arrowtooth flounder                  -                  4,177               1,045 0            64                  2                     -                        -   0
          Dover sole             13,745                2,869       1,445       1,445    -         1,421       1,421           0             3             3    -             Dover sole          10,876              -                21              -              -                   -                11        1,309           398 0           Dover sole                  -                  1,108               3,609              5       2,224            1,748                  443                      -                      1
          English sole              1,994                   853          710          710    -            131          131           0            12            12    -             English sole            1,141              -                -                -              -                   -   0              1 0                        -             English sole                  -                     400                 295 0          216              219                      9                      -   0
          Greenland turbot              5,253                   Greenland turbot            5,253              -           2,230         2,639          383                   1               -               -               -   0           Greenland turbot                  -                       -                      -               -              -                   -                       -                        -                     -  
          Petrale sole              1,906                   408          164          164    -            241          241           0             3             3    -             Petrale sole            1,498              -                -                -              -                   -                 -   0 0                        -             Petrale sole                  -                     290                 533 0          409              247                    18                      -                      1
          Rex sole              3,828                   345          287          287    -              51            51           0             7             7    -             Rex sole            3,483              -                39              -              -                 577          1,244          969             42                       22           Rex sole                  -                       28                 241 0          166              142                    12                      -   0
          Rock sole             18,717                1,094       1,009       1,009    -              72            72          -              13            13    -             Rock sole          17,623 0        15,252            543          153                 26              64        1,564              2 0           Rock sole                  -                         7                     4             -   0                  7                     -                        -   0
          Starry flounder                 278                    44            30            30    -              11            11          -               3             3    -             Starry flounder               234              -                  2              -              -   0 0            86 0                         4           Starry flounder                  -                       85                   21             -                9                26                      1                      -   0
          Yellowfin sole             56,941                   Yellowfin sole          56,941              -          56,192            587            70                 -                 -                1             91 0           Yellowfin sole                  -                       -                      -               -              -                   -                       -                        -                     -  
          Other flatfish             24,230                    87            51            51    -               3             2           1            32            32    -             Other flatfish          24,143 0        15,045         3,996          281            1,158            894        1,254           137                       12           Other flatfish                  -                       23                 343 0          182              768                    42                      -                      7
     ROCKFISH TOTAL             72,002              23,977     15,063     15,063    -         8,065       7,991         74          848          848    -        ROCKFISH TOTAL          48,025             22            436            125      12,313            2,789          3,575      11,958        1,658                      842      ROCKFISH TOTAL                  91                2,716               5,956              6       2,153            2,494                  590                    241                  60
          Pacific ocean perch             26,697                5,822       5,246       5,246    -            573          573           0             3             3    -             Pacific ocean perch          20,875 0            255              80      10,989            1,765          2,641        4,187           571 0           Pacific ocean perch 0                   157                 225             -                4                  1                     -                        -                     -  
          Thornyhead              5,286                1,749          215          215    -         1,524       1,524          -               9             9    -             Thornyhead            3,537               6              18 0            22               205            102          229           113                      195           Thornyhead                    1                   191                 753 0          835              641                  227 0 0
          Other rockfish             40,019              16,406       9,602       9,602    -         5,968       5,894         74          836          836    -             Other rockfish          23,613             15            163              45       1,302               819            833        7,542           974                      648           Other rockfish                  90                2,368               4,978              5       1,314            1,852                  363                    241                  60
     ATKA MACKEREL             51,464              ATKA MACKEREL          51,464              -           1,959            153      49,135               217 0             -               -                          -        ATKA MACKEREL                  -                       -                      -               -              -                   -                       -                        -                     -  
     PACIFIC COD           254,262                   835          748          748    -              80            80           0             7             7    -        PACIFIC COD         253,427           124      103,575        39,273      27,967           30,059        13,579      38,101             53                      372      PACIFIC COD                    4                   296                   24 0 0                 -                       -                        -   0
     LINGCOD              2,491                1,886       1,134       1,134    -            703          702           0            49            49    -        LINGCOD               605               6              -                -              -   0 0            20             14                      182      LINGCOD                  24                     48                 120              1          105                70                    15                      -   0
     POLLOCK        1,059,432                1,233       1,208       1,208    -               7             6           0            19            19    -        POLLOCK      1,058,199           138      760,960      204,953          531           22,116        33,712      34,003        1,780                         8      POLLOCK                  -   0 0             -              -                   -                       -                        -   0
     PACIFIC HAKE           315,124              91,739            34            34    -       88,492     71,291   17,201       3,214       3,214    -        PACIFIC HAKE         223,385              -                -                -              -                   -                 -               -               -                          -        PACIFIC HAKE                  -               102,616           119,283             -         1,429 0 0                      -                    56
     OTHER GROUNDFISH              9,687                4,695       1,396       1,396    -         2,628       2,443        185          670          670    -        OTHER GROUNDFISH            4,992 0            664            990          139                 36              22          130             25                         1      OTHER GROUNDFISH 0                   722                 685 0          899              480                  195 0                    5
                   
     GROUNDFISH TOTAL        1,963,772            145,352     34,510     34,510    -      105,936     88,472   17,464       4,906       4,906    -        GROUNDFISH TOTAL      1,818,420           483      957,592      254,814      93,245           61,796        58,461    104,151        9,472                 10,600      GROUNDFISH TOTAL                480             113,993           135,114            61       9,095            7,176                1,506                    252                130
                     
     HERRING             51,764              12,166       5,698       5,698    -         6,455       6,451           4            13            13    -        HERRING          39,598              -          24,480              -              -                   -                 -          1,576             -                   10,876      HERRING                  -                     349                     1             -              15                49                2,220                      -                    32
     SHRIMP             19,453                4,202       1,036       1,036    -         3,166       3,166          -               0             0    -        SHRIMP11          15,251              -                -                -              -                   -                 -              29              1                   1,139      SHRIMP11                    3                   655                   19          498       1,593              949                1,006                      -                9,359
                       
  TOTAL OTHER THAN CRAB        2,034,989            161,720     41,244     41,244    -      115,557     98,089   17,468       4,918       4,918    -     TOTAL OTHER THAN CRAB      1,873,269           483      982,072      254,814      93,245           61,796        58,461    105,756        9,473                 22,615   TOTAL OTHER THAN CRAB                483             114,997           135,134          559      10,703            8,174                4,732                    252              9,521
                     
                     
                     
                     
     CRAB TOTAL           107,033                3,061       1,734       1,734    -         1,326       1,326          -              -              -      -        CRAB TOTAL         103,972                   -          45,345        47,347       1,008                 -                 -            209             34                   2,766      CRAB TOTAL                  -                  2,398                 204          308          761              255                3,337                      -                5,601
          King crab (unspecified)4                     2                      2             2             2    -              -              -            -              -              -      -             King crab (unspecified)                 -                     -                -                -              -                   -                 -               -               -                          -             King crab (unspecified)                  -                       -                      -               -              -                   -    0                       -                     -  
          Red king crab              5,510               Red king crab            5,510                   -           5,379              -              -                   -                 -               -               -                        131           Red king crab                  -      
          Blue king crab                     4               Blue king crab                  4                   -                -                -              -                   -                 -               -               -                           4           Blue king crab                  -      
          Brown king crab                 402               Brown king crab               402                   -              235              -              -                   -                 -               -               -                        167           Brown king crab                  -      
          Tanner crab (unspecified)                     1                      1            -              -      -               1             1          -              -              -      -             Scarlet king crab                 -                     -                -                -              -                   -                 -               -               -                          -             Scarlet king crab                  -        
          Tanner crab (bairdi)                 976               Tanner crab (unspecified)                 -                     -                -                -              -                   -                 -               -               -                          -             Tanner crab (unspecified)                  -      
          Tanner crab (opilio)             88,090               Tanner crab (bairdi)               976                   -                -                -              -                   -                 -               -               -                        976           Tanner crab (bairdi)                  -                       -                      -               -              -                   -    0                       -                     -  
          Dungeness crab             11,644                3,056       1,732       1,732    -         1,324       1,324          -              -              -      -             Tanner crab (opilio)          88,090                   -          39,731        47,347       1,008                 -                 -               -                4                        -             Tanner crab (opilio)                  -      
          Rock crab                 360               Dungeness crab            8,588                   -                -                -              -                   -                 -            209             30                   1,488           Dungeness crab                  -                  2,398                 204          308          758              224                2,969                      -                5,601
          Other crabs                   43                      1            -              -      -               1             1          -              -              -      -             Rock crab               360                   -                -                -              -                   -                 -               -               -                          -             Rock crab                  -                       -                      -               -                3                30                  327                      -   0
                                  Other crabs12                 42                   -                -                -              -                   -                 -               -               -                          -             Other crabs12                  -                       -                      -               -              -                    1                    41                      -   0
                                         
note 1.  See Fig. 5 and 6.
note 2.  Canadian figures are preliminary.
note 3.  JV = Joint-venture.
note 4.  Data tabled in Canadian King crab (unspecified) is of golden king crab.
note 5.  Landed catch excluding discarded fish at sea.
note 6.  excludes High Seas area.
note 7.  includes Puget Sound area.
note 8.  includes Columbia River area.
note 9.  Coastal area of Oregon State. 
note 10.  WOC = Washington-Oregon-California.
note 11.  Shrimp includes prawn.  Shrimp catch data of Kodiak include catch from Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet. 
note 12.  Other crabs include unspecified crabs.
"NA" : Not available.
"-" : No catch.
"0" : More than zero but less than 0.5 tonnes.
Sources:  Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region, Regional Data Unit.
                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.