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Alaska Halibut Fishermen Gear up for March 24 Season Opener

By NOAA Fisheries on Mar 19, 2018 Featured, NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center

From Southeast Alaska to the Bering Sea, Alaska halibut fishermen are gearing up to head out to sea as the 2018 halibut season opens at noon March 24. It’s an annual ritual for both commercial fishermen and charter operators seeking to make their living through the pursuit of the tasty flatfish. Out of concern for […]

IPHC Takes up Halibut Bycatch Anew

By Fishermen's News Online on Jan 14, 2015 Fishermen's News Online

Incidence of halibut bycatch in commercial fisheries with other directed catches comes before the International Pacific Halibut Commission Jan. 27, during the IPHC’s annual meeting, being held this year in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Halibut Bycatch Working Group is scheduled to report to the commission during a public session of the Jan. 26-30 meeting, with […]