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December Update: Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization

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...

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...

Fisheries Allocation Review: Don’t Get Too Excited

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...

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...