Charter Halibut Permit Online Renewal
Ever wonder why NOAA Fisheries offered only a paper option since requiring annual renewals for Charter Halibut Permits beginning in 2020? SEAGO did, and followed up numerous times with the agency encouraging the development of an electronic application. CHP online...
Halibut Regulations 2023
SEAGO executive director Forrest Braden spent this week in Victoria, BC at the International Halibut Commission (IPHC) annual meeting working with commissioners, managers, and stakeholders to protect Southeast guided halibut regulations from further encroachment....
RQE Halibut Stamp, Quota Purchase Now Near with Fee Authority
The massive Omnibus spending bill recently passed by Congress and slated for the President’s signature contains language authorizing the development of a halibut stamp for the Alaska charter sector. The stamp, which will collect fees from guided halibut anglers, is...
Halibut limits for 2023- What’s possible.
Council Adopts Halibut Limit Look Up Table; Final Limits in January You want to know what the halibut limits will be for your guests in 2023. We all do. Unfortunately, a firm answer is still a little over a month away when the International Pacific Halibut Commission...
The Board of Fisheries Needs to Hear What Your Business Needs
Comment HERE before January 2, 2019, to tell the Board of Fisheries (BOF) whether Proposal 176 works for your business.? Proposal 176 is the first step in adjusting the Southeast Alaska King Salmon Management Plan to comply with changes to the Pacific Salmon Treaty...
You Spoke, ADF&G Listened
Ever look at fishing regulations and think: ?What the heck does this mean?? It turns out you?re not alone if you find sport fishing regulations confusing and want an easier way to access them.? Even ADF&G staff turn to each other, instead of regulations, when...
December Update: Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization
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...
Latency is a No-Go, Rental Boat Registration Moves Forward
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...
Halibut Bycatch or Groundfish Management?
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...
Fisheries Allocation Review: Don’t Get Too Excited
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...