Non-Pelagic Trawl Gear.

TARGETED SPECIES

Alaska Plaice

Arrowtooth Flounder

Atka Mackerel

Bottom Pollock

Flathead Sole

Greenland Turbot

Kamchatka Flounder

Midwater Pollock

Other Flatfish

Pacific Cod

Rex Sole

Rock Sole

Rockfish

Sablefish

Shallow-Water Flatfish

Yellowfin Sole

ARROWTOOTH

FLOUNDER = $3.8M

In 2021, commercial landings of arrowtooth flounder totaled 36 million pounds, valued at $3.8 million.

80% RETENTION

Although arrowtooth flounder are a low-value fish, fishermen have been retaining many of the fish they catch, up to about 80 percent in Alaska.

BYCATCH IN 2022

375,531 Bairdi Tanner Crabs

453 Blue King Crabs

3,524 Gold King Crabs

188,989 Opilio Tanner Crabs

3,187 Chinook Salmon

6,475 Non-Chinook Salmon

2,219,836 kilograms of Halibut

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