PacFIN 16-APR-96 14:57      Pacific Council Groundfish Best Estimate Report

  Best Estimates* of 1996 Cumulative Shoreside Landed Catch (Metric Tons)

                                                     1996    1995 TOTALS
                        Wash    Ore  Calif  Total     HG  THRU APR THRU DEC
       Widow Rockfish    232    687    238   1157    6500     1493     6657
           Dover sole    376   1223   1461   3060   11050     3333    10510
      Pacific Whiting      _      _    156    156  212000     2881    74967
              Lingcod     44    132     38    214    2400      271     1465
       Longspine THDS     54    463    551   1068    6000     2128     5565
      Shortspine THDS     32    145    159    336    1500      657     1718

         V&C Sebastes    332   1037      _   1369   11200     1666     7066
       V&C Yellowtail    357    679      _   1036             1062     4498
    V&C Canary rckfsh     10    128      _    138     850      137      618
        Van & Col POP     47    106      _    153     750      213      803
      V&C UNSP RCKFSH     47     35      _     82               92      766

       Columbia Dover     95    567      _    662    2850      869     2752

      V&NC Yellowtail    320    398      _    718    3590      867     3338
      E&SC Yellowtail      _    288     10    298    2580      221     1204

     V&C&E&M TWL SABL     68    358    272    698    3803      868     3619
     V&C&E&M NTW SABL      6      4    142    152    3217       57     3110

       E&M&C Bocaccio      _      _    139    139    1700      289      786
      E&M&C SBTS+URCK      _     24   1341   1365   13200     2018     6568

      *Estimates Thru  06APR  06APR  30MAR

       HARD DATA THRU  12/95  3/96  12/95

  Hard data for this report was extracted from PacFIN database on 15-APR-96.

  HG = Harvest Guideline

  The HG for Lingcod and Bocaccio includes a significant recreational component.

  The nontrawl (NTW) sablefish catch displayed on this report includes catches
  for both the limited entry and open access fisheries. The nontrawl limited
  entry sablefish harvest guideline is 2754 metric tons and the open access
  sablefish harvest guideline is 463 metric tons. Starting in 1995 this non-
  trawl sablefish catch statistic no longer includes treaty Indian catch.

  V&C = Van&Col = U.S. Vancouver & Columbia INPFC areas combined
  V&C&E&M = U.S. Vancouver & Columbia & Eureka & Monterey INPFC areas combined
  V&NC = U.S. Vancouver & No. Columbia (No. of Cape Lookout) areas combined
  E&SC = Eureka & So. Columbia (So. of Cape Lookout) areas combined
  E&M&C = Eureka & Monterey & Conception INPFC areas combined

  SBTS+URCK = Sebastes Complex plus Unspecified Rockfish. Due to the large
              amount of rockfish catch classified as unspecified rockfish
              (primarily in the Monterey and Conception areas) SBTS+URCK is
              the best estimate of catch for Sebastes Complex for the E&M&C
              area.