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TABLE 3-1b.  Consolidation of Sablefish QS Holdings from Initial Allocation through Year-end 1996, By Management Area

                        Initial            1996    Net Change      Percent               Initial            1996    Net Change      Percent
                         Median        Year-end    in Median       Change                Average        Year-end      in Avg.       Change
   Area                 QS Held       Median QS     QS Units      Median QS              QS Held         Avg. QS     QS Units       Mean QS
  -----                --------      ----------    ----------    ----------             --------       ---------    -----------    --------

Southeast     |          35,047          45,790        10,743       30.7       |          93,521         108,272        14,751       15.8

W. Yakutat    |          30,600          37,662         7,062       23.1       |         118,137         135,276        17,139       14.5

C. Gulf       |          34,805          38,337         3,532       10.1       |         172,965         198,911        25,946       15.0

W. Gulf       |          39,702          40,173           471        1.2       |         156,794         169,637        12,843        8.2

Bering Sea    |          45,861          50,316         4,455        9.7       |         128,838         136,452         7,614        5.9

Aleutians     |          62,131          66,556         4,425        7.1       |         232,118         239,260         7,142        3.1