Review of Prince William Sound management area dungeness crab, shrimp, and miscellaneous shellfish fisheries

This report includes summaries of reported catch and effort information and management actions for Dungeness crab, shrimp, and miscellaneous shellfish fisheries managed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) in the Prince William Sound Management Area (Area E). Area E currently encompasses waters of Alaska from 144⁰00ʹ W. longitude, near Cape Suckling, to the longitude of Cape Fairfield at 148⁰50.25ʹ W. longitude. ADF&G is responsible for the management of commercial, subsistence, and personal use Dungeness crab Cancer magister, sidestripe shrimp Pandalopsis dispar, spot shrimp Pandalus platyceros, coonstripe shrimp Pandalus hypsinotus, weathervane scallops Patinopecten caurinus, razor clams Siliqua patula, and miscellaneous shellfish which includes squid, octopus Octopus dofleini, green urchin Stronglyocentrotus droebachiensis, and sea cucumber Parastichopus californicus fisheries.