Federal Rule Freeze Could Stall Alaska's Halibut Season; Use of Pot Gear for Sablefish (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] January 25, 2017
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch -- A Trump regulation freeze could delay the halibut fishery and more. That’s up after this –
As halibut stakeholders meet this week in Victoria, B.C. to set catches and other rules for the upcoming fishery, word has dropped that the fishery could be delayed for two months due to actions by our new president.
On January 20th Donald Trump issued a memo to executive departments and agencies to freeze all new or pending regulations until his administration has time to look them over.
That includes the rules for the federally-managed Pacific halibut fishery. The memo delays the regulations for 60 days with potential for even longer notices and reviews. That would push the soonest fishery start date to March 27. The halibut fishery traditionally opens in early March...
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