Halibut Recreational Quota Entity: Business Insurance or Quota Grab? Rule Heading for Approval
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] by Peggy Parker - November 27, 2017
The final rule on whether Recreational Quota Entities (RQE) will be allowed for the Alaskan charter halibut sector is on its final step to regulation. Final comments on the proposed rule were submitted last week. Responses mirrored the contentious atmosphere that marked the discussion at the North Pacific Council for the past few years.
At the heart of the issue is the concept that the charter industry needed more quota than was allocated to them through the catch sharing plan approved by ...
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