NOAA Technical Memorandum
NMFS-AFSC-25
Economic status of the groundfish fisheries off Alaska, 1992
Abstract
The North Pacific groundfish fishery in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) has changed from primarily a foreign fishery up to 1984, to one where joint venture fisheries were dominant during 1986-88, and lastly, to one where the wholly domestic fisheries harvested 100% of the total catch. Foreign fishing ended in 1987. Joint venture fisheries, where the domestic fleet delivers their catch directly to foreign processors, peaked in 1987 at 1.39 million metric tons. Joint venture catch was curtailed dramatically in 1989 and was ended in 1990. The wholly domestic groundfish catch in 1992 totaled 2.04 million metric tons, a tenfold increase from 1986 and up 20% from 1991.
This report presents the groundfish catch and ex-vessel value by area, species, gear, residency, and mode of operation. The U.S. groundfish fleet in the North Pacific is also summarized by area, gear utilized, size, residency, and mode of operation. Lastly, the trends in North Pacific groundfish prices and exports, U.S. groundfish imports, prices of competing products, consumption, foreign exchange rates, and holdings are reviewed. With the exception of the exports, Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) is not included in this report because for management purposes halibut is not part of the groundfish complex.
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