North Pacific Council to Hear From Alaska Charter Operators on Halibut Catch Limits
This week the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC) will hear from eminent scientists about prioritized research in Alaska that is underfunded, ways to change data reporting that maintains “best science available” standards, how to best fund the all-important observer program in areas not yet 100% covered, how to balance bycatch with directed halibut fishing, and what will done about the sablefish overage from last year, among other agenda items.
The solidly-packed agenda is not unusual, but among those weighty issues, the one that has ...
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