by Samantha Weinstein | Dec 11, 2017 | Call To Action, Fish News
Those of you tracking national legislation may have heard that Rep. Don Young (R-AK) is pushing forward a rewrite of the bill to reauthorize the MSA. Many of the proposals for change are coming from the recreational sector, which has a stronger national political...
by Samantha Weinstein | Dec 11, 2017 | Fish News
No Action on Latent Capacity We spoke to many of you about the Council?s ideas for reducing the latent capacity of charter halibut permits (CHP). Having latent capacity roughly means that there are CHP holders who take fewer trips than available in the season...
by Samantha Weinstein | Jun 13, 2017 | Fish News
There?s no question that halibut caught by sportfishermen and the direct commercial?fleet are worth more than halibut tossed over the side of a trawl vessel.? What is in question is when this issue is relevant. ?For those of us who rely on a healthy halibut stock for...
by Samantha Weinstein | Jun 13, 2017 | Fish News
The Council is required to identify triggers for reviewing fishery allocations by 2019, and it?s gotten some charter operators excited that the Halibut Catch Sharing Plan might be reviewed and changed.? Relax. The issue here is that the Council needs to decide whether...
by Samantha Weinstein | May 21, 2017 | Call To Action, Fish News
SEAGO is proud to have signed on to two Southeast campaigns to protect our salmon habitat within the Tongass National Forest: T77 and maintaining Forest Service management of Tongass lands.? By supporting these efforts, SEAGO joins individuals, conservation groups,...
by Samantha Weinstein | Aug 31, 2016 | Fish News
Management decisions rely on accurate accounting of commercial fisheries? retained and discarded catch.? In Alaska?s fixed gear groundfish and halibut fisheries, this is done through the North Pacific Observer Program.? The Council has been working with the NMFS and...
