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2018 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessments

2018 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports for 2019 Fisheries.
Alaska

Alaska Sablefish Fisheries and Assessment

We use information collected during the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's annual longline survey on the continental slope of the eastern Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and the Gulf of Alaska to estimate the size of the sablefish population in Alaska.
Alaska
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Alaska Sablefish Tagging Program

NOAA Fisheries has been tagging and releasing sablefish in Alaska waters since 1972. In that time, approximately 360,000 tags have been released and over 34,000 have been recovered. Tagging effort in Alaska has been centered in three main areas: 1) adult sablefish in offshore waters of the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and the Aleutian Islands; 2) adult sablefish in the inside waters of Chatham and Clarence Straits; and 3) juvenile sablefish in southeast Alaska.
Alaska
Large fish swimming near the ocean floor

Sablefish Research in Alaska

Pound for pound, sablefish is one of the highest valued finfish in Alaska’s commercial fisheries.
Alaska
Person holding fish above water

Groundfish Catch Percentage And Value

Alaska groundfish make up a sizable portion or Alaska's yearly catch. Their significance can be seen in the yearly numbers.
Alaska

2017 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessments

2017 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports for 2018 Fisheries.
Alaska

Alaska Sablefish Longline Survey Reports

Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) are a commercially important fish species in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Found along the upper continental slope, in Alaska they are caught primarily by longlines. Catches in the Alaskan EEZ have averaged 15,000 mt in recent years with an annual value of about $100 million.
Alaska
Action shot of sablefish caught during a longline survey

2016 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessments

2016 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports for 2017 Fisheries.
Alaska

2015 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessments

2015 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports for 2016 Fisheries.
Alaska

2014 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessments

2014 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports for 2015 Fisheries.
Alaska