U.S. and Canada Fail to Agree on Cuts to Annual Halibut Harvest, May Delay Opening
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Factor] by Laine Welch - January 29, 2018
Following an increase in catches last year for the first time in several decades, the International Pacific Halibut Commission on Friday set a "suggested" coastwide catch for 2018 at 28.03 million pounds, a 10.7 million pound reduction. Alaska's share could be 20.52 million pounds, a drop of 2.1 million pounds from 2017.
The numbers could decline further, as for the first time in memory since ...
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