PacFIN 26FEB93 14:14 Pacific Council Groundfish Best Estimate Report Best Current Estimates* of 1993 Cumulative Catches in Metric Tons 1993 1992 TOTALS Wash Ore Calif Total OY/HG THRU FEB THRU DEC ---- ---- ----- ----- ----- -------- -------- Widow Rockfish 274 598 96 968 7000 1644 5983 Van&Col Sebastes 391 781 _ 1172 11200 2016 10587 V&C Yellowtail 255 352 _ 608 4400 1254 5227 Van & Col POP 44 74 _ 118 1550 126 999 VAN UNSP. RCKFSH _ 1 _ 1 2 408 COL UNSP. RCKFSH _ 17 _ 17 17 771 Trawl Sable 57 248 176 481 3640 660 5426 Nontrawl Sable 4 1 1 5 3360 98 3843 Sablefish 61 249 177 486 7000 758 9269 Dover sole 203 829 779 1811 17900 2247 16009 Thornyheads _ 405 479 883 7000 1590 8606 E&M&C Bocaccio _ _ 39 39 1540 183 1478 Pacific Whiting _ _ _ 0 142000 0 56127 *Estimates Thru 20FEB 20FEB 20FEB HARD DATA THRU DEC92 JAN93 DEC92 *Nontrawl sablefish catch displayed on this report includes catches for both commercial and Tribal fisheries. The nontrawl sablefish Harvest guideline is 3060 metric tons and the Tribal sablefish Harvest guide- line is 300 metric tons. *Unspecified rockfish catches for the Vancouver and Columbia areas are not included in the catches for the various Vancouver and Columbia rockfish species on this report. Unspecified rockfish catches for these areas are apportioned when projections are made. Reported Catches* (metric tons) for the month of FEBRUARY 1993 Wash Ore Calif Total Widow Rockfish 89.0 169.1 15.7 273.7 Van&Col Sebastes 180.7 266.9 _ 447.6 V&C Yellowtail 107.3 106.5 _ 213.7 Vancouver POP 16.4 12.3 _ 28.6 Columbia POP 2.1 16.6 _ 18.7 Trawl Sable 20.8 86.4 68.1 175.3 Nontrawl Sable 1.7 0.3 0.5 2.5 Dover sole 86.5 278.5 251.7 616.6 Thornyheads 27.3 168.6 186.9 382.8 E&M&C Bocaccio _ _ 13.3 13.3 Pacific Whiting _ _ _ 0.0 *Reported Thru 20FEB 20FEB 20FEB