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 Table IV.B-3a. Entities that received sablefish QS in a management area, and their percent change from
                their catch in that area over the 1991 - 1994 time period.  The table includes entities
                that received swappable CDQ QS in an area.
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 FISHERY: Sablefish

                  Percent       Number of      Pct. of       Total Lbs.      Total QS       Average
    Area           Change        Persons       Persons        In Range       In Range        Pounds
  --------        --------       --------      --------       --------       --------       --------

  Southeast       100 % +           150          21.3        15,027,605      5,306,118       100,184
                  50% to 100%        38           5.4         4,626,076      3,663,220       121,738
                  > 0% to 49%        52           7.4         6,237,123      6,777,115       119,945
                  -50% to < 0%       86          12.2        10,978,035     20,314,352       127,652
                  -99% to -51%       97          13.8         2,277,903     13,632,951        23,484
                  -100%             281          39.9                 0     15,132,375             0


  West Yakutat    100 % +            82          18.3        14,884,060      5,069,408       181,513
                  50% to 100%        21           4.7         3,712,521      2,814,078       176,787
                  > 0% to 49%        17           3.8         2,692,674      2,929,722       158,393
                  -50% to < 0%       43           9.6         4,491,899      8,259,215       104,463
                  -99% to -51%       60          13.4         2,961,141     20,103,582        49,352
                  -100%             225          50.2                 0     13,137,584             0


  Central Gulf    100 % +           159          25.3        18,059,383      4,257,388       113,581
                  50% to 100%        25           4.0         4,977,620      4,196,382       199,105
                  > 0% to 49%        44           7.0        11,387,070     13,965,715       258,797
                  -50% to < 0%       54           8.6         9,785,642     19,916,422       181,216
                  -99% to -51%      123          19.6         8,523,402     47,565,244        69,296
                  -100%             223          35.5                 0     17,206,269             0


  Western Gulf    100 % +            36          16.1         3,972,607      2,238,186       110,350
                  50% to 100%         5           2.2           656,756      1,064,587       131,351
                  > 0% to 49%        13           5.8         1,427,763      3,786,092       109,828
                  -50% to < 0%       17           7.6         1,241,222      5,416,722        73,013
                  -99% to -51%       21           9.4         1,046,465     14,393,543        49,832
                  -100%             132          58.9                 0      8,294,649             0


  Aleutian Is.    100 % +            16          12.4         3,386,515      1,443,944       211,657
                  50% to 100%         6           4.7         3,247,958      3,790,438       541,326
                  > 0% to 49%         8           6.2         1,445,094      2,358,327       180,637
                  -50% to < 0%        9           7.0         1,160,090      3,180,240       128,899
                  -99% to -51%       22          17.1           658,704     13,715,970        29,941
                  -100%              68          52.7                 0      5,374,410             0


  Bering Sea      100 % +            23          16.3         1,568,288        944,653        68,186
                  50% to 100%         6           4.3           315,686        651,616        52,614
                  > 0% to 49%         8           5.7           617,033      1,805,255        77,129
                  -50% to < 0%        8           5.7           475,179      2,040,126        59,397
                  -99% to -51%       26          18.5           251,068      6,537,181         9,657
                  -100%              70          49.7                 0      5,619,971             0



 Notes:   This table excludes entities and QS from the NMFS Initial Allocation file if there was no
          match to the CFEC permit or vessel license files.  Without a match, it is not possible to
          determine whether the entity fished or did not fish during the 1991-1994 time period.