The Oregon Seal Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

2009 Landing Estimates for the Oregon Pacific Halibut Sport Fishery

  • The tables below show how many pounds (lbs) of Pacific halibut were landed in the sport fishery by week and by place.
  • Quotas and landings are shown in net pounds (headed and gutted).


Columbia River Subarea (Leadbetter Pt. to Cape Falcon)
Spring: Summer:
Wk Dates
Oregon
Washington
Total
18 May 1-2
863 
1,344
2,207
19 May 7-9
591
950
1,541
20 May 14-16
559
2,528
3,087
21 May 21-23
0
1,456 1,456
22 May 28-29
995
1,980
2,975
 Total spring lbs
3,008
8,258
11,266 
Quota (spring season) lbs
11,014
Remaining lbs
-252
% Remaining
-2%
Wk Dates
Oregon
Washington
Total
32 Aug 7-9
138
1,027
1,165
33 Aug 14-16
0
211 211
34 Aug 21-23
38
0
38
35 Aug 28-30
0
0
0
36 Sept 4-6
58
0
58
37 Sept. 11-13
38 Sept. 18-20
39 Sept. 25-27
 
 
 
 Total summer lbs
234
1,237
1,471
Quota (summer season less spring overage) lbs
4,469
Remaining lbs
2,998
% Remaining
67%

Total Col. River subarea quota = 15,735 lbs
Total subarea landed = 12,737 lbs
Total subarea quota used = 81%



Central Coast Subarea (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.)
Spring (May-July) All-Depth Fishery by Port:
Wk Dates
Gar
PC
Dep
Npt
Flo
Winch
Charl
Band
POrf
Total
20 May 14-16 8,240   2,194 22,404   358 1,990 1,088 1,143 37,417
21 May 21-23 233     1,839           2,072
22 May 28-30 663 
 
540
7,451  
 
601
1,971
2,160
 
13,386
23 June 4-6 2,535   535 16,789   2,758 1,207 3,538   27,362
25 June 18-20 2,001
 
368
11,786
 
1,134
260
177
 
15,726
27 July 2-4 402 150 571 24,255 264 257 140 401   26,440
 Total lbs landed
122,402
Quota (spring season) lbs
124,261
Remaining lbs
1,859
% Remaining
1%
 
Summer (August-October) All-Depth Fishery by Port:
Wk Dates
Gar
PC
Dep
Npt
Flo
Winch
Charl
Band
POrf
Total
32 Aug 7-9 2,694 109 564 41,534 1,086 152 1,479 4,712   52,330
 Total lbs landed
52,330
Quota (summer season + spring rollover) lbs
43,279
Remaining lbs
-9,051
% Remaining
-21%

Total Central Coast subarea ALL-DEPTH quota = 165,681 lbs
Total subarea ALL-DEPTH landed = 174,733 lbs
All-depth quota used = 105%

40-Fathom Fishery by Port:
Wk Dates
Gar
PC
Dep
Npt
Charl
Band
Total
18 May 1-3
 
 
 
 
74
 
74
19 May 4-10
98
 
25
390
 
 
513
20 May 11-17  16
 
 
 
 
 
16
21 May 18-24
162
 
 
301
 
 
463
22 May 25-31
485
 
37
754
44
 
1,320
23 June1-7 328  
44
1,002
    1,373
24 June 8-14 972  
304
242
    1,518
25 June15-21 311 
   
 
 
92
   
404
26 June 22-28
284
27
 
35
 
 
346
27 June 29-July 5  
 
15
 
 
 
15
28 July 6-12
171
374
 
 
 
 
545
29 July 13-19
280
226
 
55
 
 
562
30 July 20-26
315
29
 
24
 
 
368
31 July 27-Aug. 2
230
66
92
92
29
85
594
32 Aug. 3-9  
117
 
 
 
 
117
33 Aug. 10-16
261
286
124
242
914
 Total lbs landed
9,141
Quota lbs
14,407
The first summer all-depth opening (Aug. 7-9) exceeded the remaining subarea quota, therefore the nearshore fishery was closed after Aug. 16
 

Total Central Coast subarea quota (all depth + nearshore) = 180,088 lbs
Total subarea quota used = 102%



South Coast Subarea (South of Humbug Mt.)
  Total lbs. taken:  48
 
(Some totals may not appear correct due to rounding.)