Pacific Halibut Quotas Dip to 27,515,000 Pounds
The International Pacific Halibut Commission has recommended to the governments of Canada and the United States a 27.5 million pound halibut catch limit for 2014, down some 3.5 million pounds for 2013.
Initiative on Bristol Bay Area Mines May Go to Ballot Box
A citizen initiative that would require legislative approval for future large-scale metallic sulfide mines in the Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve has been certified, clearing the way for sponsors to gather a total of 30,169 signatures.
Biologists Lower 2014 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast
Alaska Department of Fish and Game research biologists have issued a revised preliminary forecast for the famed Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery after identifying a database error.
IPHC Asked to Take Proactive Approach to Reducing Bycatch
The Alaska Marine Conservation Council, prompted by a draft report from the halibut bycatch work group, is asking the International Pacific Halibut Commissioner to take a proactive approach to reducing halibut bycatch.