Opportunities Remain for West Coast Directed Halibut Fishery
After the first two halibut openers for the West Coast, a third fishing period will be necessary since the full Area 2A directed commercial allocation has not been harvested.
The total allocation for the non-tribal commercial directed fishery in Area 2A is 249,338 pounds, or 113 mt net weight.
The first three-day opener, June 25-27, yielded 93,152 pounds, or 42.3 mt, harvested. The second period, from July 9 to July 11, resulted in slightly less, 89,626 pounds, or 40.7 mt, landed, according to...
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