Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics by Fishery

VariableActive VesselsExited Vessels
MeanSth. Dev.MeanStd. Dev.
Red King Crab Fishery (2000-2004)
Total lbs. (year)48,983.6728,760.4738,306.8722,310.92
Length115.8421.78112.4527.56
Horsepower1,033.13465.74983.20474.75
Age27.057.9631.6012.73
Crew5.970.835.870.76
Pots405.46139.00346.68128.75
Days6.380.996.400.99
% revenues0.390.160.370.23
% Alaska vessels0.42NA0.40NA
# of vessels107aNA166NA
Snow Crab Fishery (2001-2005)
Total lbs. (year)151,121.3076,620.81111,419.0060,912.73
Length118.1021.19114.3526.33
Horsepower1,020.57350.82944.12440.72
Age27.408.2232.5012.99
Crew5.880.895.780.87
Pots914.21566.82785.14507.07
Days13.576.0813.365.73
% revenues0.320.140.450.23
% Alaska vessels0.34NA0.46NA
# of vessels90aNA137NA
  • Second and third columns represent those vessels that were active both before and after the Bering Sea Crab Rationalization Program (BCRP) (Active Vessels); fourth and fifth columns represent those vessels that exited the fishery following the BCRP (Exited Vessels). NA, not applicable.

  • ↵a Activity is defined any vessel that was active following the BCRP; not all 107 (90) vessels participated in each of the years following rationalization within the red king crab (snow crab) fishery.