The commercial size limit for the Pacific halibut fishery off Alaska and its relationship to observer-derived estimates of at-sea discard

Cahalan, J.; Gasper, J.

doi:10.25923/8xhp-7q20

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The commercial size limit for the Pacific halibut fishery off Alaska and its relationship to observer-derived estimates of at-sea discard

2022
By Cahalan, J. ; Gasper, J.
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-AFSC ; 432

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Alaska Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
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Halibut fisheries off Alaska operate under federal regulations requiring halibut intended for commercial sale be at least 32 inches (~ 81 cm) in total length. The minimum size limit complicates estimation of halibut discard due to the limited amount of disposition-specific data collected by observers available to calculate mean weights. Observers collect fish weights that are used to estimate the mean weight per fish from the unsorted (retained and discarded) catch. They also collect counts of retained fish to estimate the percent of the catch retained. The calculation of the mean weight per fish using observer data may overestimate the mean weight of discarded fish and underestimate the weight of retained fish. While estimates of retained catch are based on landings data and thus are not biased, the haul-specific estimates of at-sea discards of halibut in the halibut fishery are biased. This analysis assessed the impact of bias on the total discard estimates and proposes an adjustment to mitigate the bias.
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Estimates Evaluation Fishery Discards Halibut Fisheries
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NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-AFSC ; 432
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