Research Document - 1999/121

Estimate of 1998 Recreational Halibut Catch in British Columbia Waters.

By J.R. King, and T.W Gjernes

Abstract

The 1998 recreational catch of Canadian landed Pacific halibut was estimated using information from creel surveys and logbook records. The 1998 catch estimate is 38,100 pieces. This estimate should be considered a minimum estimate since it does not include any correction or expansion for non-coverage in certain months by creel survey or non-submission of logbook records in some areas. However, large portions of the catch are estimated with reliable sources of information. An attempt was made to correct for the shortcomings in coverage by creel survey and logbook programs and an expanded estimate is 44,400 pieces. The International Pacific Halibut Commission is presently using information from a 1995 angler response survey program (The National Survey) to estimate the British Columbia 1998 recreational halibut catch. We suggest that the 1998 estimate presented here is the best estimate of Canadian landings of recreationally caught halibut.

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