NMFS/AKR                   1996 GULF OF ALASKA FISHERIES 
05/14/97         HOOK & LINE HALIBUT BYCATCH MORTALITY (METRIC TONS) 
14:25:45                     Week Ending:  12/31/96
 
 
                 OTHER HOOK & LINE 
                     FISHERIES     
  WED             WEEKLY   TOTAL   
--------          ------   -----   
01/06/96             6        6          
01/13/96             6       12          
01/20/96             9       21          
01/27/96            11       32          
02/03/96            17       49          
02/10/96             9       58          
02/17/96            14       72          
02/24/96            13       85          
03/02/96            26      111          
03/09/96            24      135          
03/16/96            14      149          
03/23/96             3      152          
03/30/96             2      154          
04/06/96             0      154          
04/13/96             1      155          
04/20/96             0      155          
04/27/96             1      156          
05/04/96             1      157          
05/11/96             0      157          
05/18/96             1      158          
05/25/96             2      160          
06/01/96             1      160          
06/08/96             1      161          
06/15/96             0      161          
06/22/96             0      161          
06/29/96             0      161          
07/06/96             0      161          
07/13/96             0      162          
07/20/96             0      162          
07/27/96             0      162          
08/03/96             0      162          
08/10/96             0      162          
08/17/96             0      162          
08/24/96             0      163          
08/31/96             1      163          
09/07/96             1      164          
09/14/96             0      164          
09/21/96             1      165          
09/28/96             1      166          
10/05/96             4      170          
10/12/96             1      170          
10/19/96             0      170          
10/26/96             0      170          
11/02/96             0      171          
11/09/96             0      171          
11/16/96             1      171          
11/23/96             0      171          
11/30/96             0      171          
12/07/96             0      171          
12/14/96             0      172          
12/21/96             0      172          
12/28/96             0      172          

SEASONAL CAP:               290
% OF SEASONAL CAP:           59%

REMAINING:                  118


  1996 HOOK-AND-LINE GROUNDFISH FISHERIES HALIBUT MORTALITY CAPS

                            OTHER HOOK AND LINE      
          SEASON                 FISHERIES           
      ---------------      -----------------------   
      Jan 01 - May 17              250 MT            
      May 18 - Aug 31               15 MT            
      Sep 01 - Dec 31               25 MT            
                           -----------------------   
      Annual Total:                290 MT            


   Sablefish fishery is exempt from halibut bycatch restrictions.  
   Other hook and line fisheries are all H&L fisheries except      
   sablefish and demersal shelf rockfish in the Southeast District.

   Halibut mortality for the demersal shelf rockfish fishery,    
   Southeast District is not listed due to insufficient observer 
   coverage.