Table IV.C-v1a. Fishing operations that DID NOT receive initial sablefish QS
allocations: Estimated number of vessel owners, and 1991-1994
sablefish harvest by management area.
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FISHERY: Sablefish
Pct. of
Vessel Total Average Fishery
Area Year Owners Catch Catch Catch
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Southeast 1991 132 1,061,055 8,038 9.8
1992 172 1,939,319 11,275 18.2
1993 119 2,886,841 24,259 22.8
1994 187 3,128,398 16,729 22.3
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All Years 339 9,015,613 26,595 18.7
West Yakutat 1991 84 1,969,214 23,443 19.2
1992 126 2,993,927 23,761 30.1
1993 98 2,858,527 29,169 31.5
1994 131 4,331,363 33,064 37.2
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All Years 282 12,153,031 43,096 29.7
Central Gulf 1991 158 3,400,320 21,521 16.7
1992 277 5,060,824 18,270 27.9
1993 238 7,191,454 30,216 35.3
1994 308 5,376,726 17,457 36.2
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All Years 559 21,029,324 37,620 28.5
Western Gulf 1991 52 852,883 16,402 23.2
1992 54 1,164,837 21,571 21.9
1993 17 388,441 22,849 25.2
1994 15 381,716 25,448 63.8
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All Years 108 2,787,877 25,814 25.0
Aleutian Is. 1991 21 732,004 34,857 17.3
1992 18 1,264,621 70,257 40.2
1993 21 1,695,564 80,741 39.8
1994 28 1,121,071 40,038 36.5
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All Years 66 4,813,260 72,928 32.7
Bering Sea 1991 56 569,301 10,166 30.3
1992 57 620,060 10,878 49.6
1993 44 583,304 13,257 40.6
1994 34 181,923 5,351 29.5
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All Years 133 1,954,588 14,696 37.7