Alaska Bycatch Data Access
Bycatch Data
Links to NOAA Fisheries Alaska bycatch data by federal management area – reports updated through date shown in the upper left hand box.
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
- Salmon, Halibut, Herring, and Crab bycatch - all groundfish fisheries 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
- Chinook Salmon bycatch - pollock trawl fisheries – annual 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
- Chinook Salmon bycatch - pollock trawl fisheries – seasonal 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
- Chinook Salmon bycatch – all groundfish fisheries and pollock trawl fisheries 2011–present
- Chum Salmon bycatch - all groundfish fisheries and pollock trawl fisheries 2011–present
- Salmon, Halibut, Herring, and Crab bycatch — all groundfish fisheries 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
- Chinook salmon bycatch — pollock trawl fisheries — annual 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
- Chinook salmon bycatch — pollock trawl fisheries — seasonal 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
- Chinook salmon bycatch — all groundfish fisheries and pollock trawl fisheries 2011–present
- Chum salmon bycatch — all groundfish fisheries and pollock trawl fisheries 2011–present
- Chinook salmon genetics report — pollock trawl fisheries — annual 2023 2022–2021 2020
- Chum salmon genetics report — pollock trawl fisheries — annual 2023 2022 2021 2020
Gulf of Alaska (GOA)
- Salmon bycatch — trawl groundfish fisheries 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
- Chinook salmon bycatch — all groundfish fisheries 1991–present
- Halibut mortality — seasonal combined 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
- Halibut mortality — Rockfish Program 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
BSAI and GOA combined
Current year bycatch rates by gear, area, target, week, and processing sector
- Click Report link to download Excel file, click Explanation link for description of report data
Catch & Landings Reports
- All NOAA Fisheries Alaska Catch and Landings Reports — in most cases, clicking link opens the report.
Observer Coverage
2026 Annual Deployment Plan — summary of total trips, selection rates, and the number of trips expected to be monitored in each sampling stratum in 2026
| Component | Pool | Stratum | Selection Rate (%) | Number of Trips Expected to be Monitored | Monitoring Location & Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial Coverage | Observer Trip Selection | Fixed-gear BSAI | 29 | 74 | At-sea for discard & PSC estimation / biological sampling |
| Fixed-gear GOA | 10 | 183 | |||
| Trawl BSAI | 53 | 15 | |||
| Trawl GOA | 20 | 44 | Pollock trawl deliveries monitored dockside for salmon on selected trips | ||
| EM Fixed-gear Trip Selection | EM Fixed-gear BSAI | 39 | 41 | At-sea for discard & PSC estimation | |
| EM Fixed-gear GOA | 17 | 165 | |||
| EM Trawl GOA | EM Trawl GOA | 100 | 951 | At-sea EM compliance monitoring | |
| 100 | 951 | Dockside salmon & halibut PSC accounting | |||
| 33 | 317 | Dockside biological sampling | |||
| Full Coverage | Full Coverage | Full Coverage | 100 | 1,012 | At-sea for discard & PSC estimation / biological sampling |
| Pollock trawl deliveries monitored dockside for salmon | |||||
| EM Trawl BSAI | EM Trawl BSAI | 100 | 1,856 | At-sea EM compliance monitoring | |
| Dockside salmon & halibut PSC accounting / biological sampling |
Contact:
ADF&G Bycatch Review dfg.dcf.bycatchreview@alaska.gov
NOAA Fisheries Alaska Contact nmfs.akr.inseason@noaa.gov
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