Halibut Bycatch or Groundfish Management?

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...

June 2016 NPFMC Meeting – GOA Trawl Fishery

Jun 14, 2016 | Fish News, Halibut Bycatch

The June 2016 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) meeting ended today after five days of discussion surrounding Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish trawl fisheries.? The GOA groundfish fishery does not have the quota system most Alaska fisheries are known...