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Commercial

Purse Seine Fishery for Pacific Sardine

Landing Summary

2012 Pacific Sardine Harvest
Specifications and Management Measures
2012 Harvest Guideline 109,409 mt
EFP Set Asside (Research) 3,000 mt
Tribal Set Aside 9,000 mt
Adjusted Harvest Guideline 97,40 mt9
Seasonal Allocation Periods Total
JAN 1 - JUN 30 JUL 1 - SEP 14 SEP 15 - DEC 31  
Total Seasonal Allocation (mt) 34,093 38,964 24,352 97,409
Incidental Set Aside (mt) 1,000 1,000 1,000 3,000
Adjusted Directed Harvest Allocation (mt) 33,093 37,964 23,352 94,409

2012 Washington Sardine Catch
by Quota Period
January 1, 2012 - June 30, 2012 2,988 mt
July 1, 2012 - September 14, 2012

22,050 mt (July 1-August 22)

September 15, 2012 - December 31, 2012 9,527.6 mt (September 15 - October 12)

 

Annual Sardine Catch
Landed into Washington State
in the Directed Sardine Fishery
(metric tons)
Year Landings
2000 4,841.9
2001 11,121.2
2002 15,820.1
2003 11,919.7
2004 8,907.5
2005 6,714.2
2006 4,362.3
2007 4,662.6
2008 6,432.1
2009 8,026.0
2010 12,389.3
2011 8,008.5