Pacific Halibut Catch On Track at Nearly 8 Million Pounds To Date
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Peggy Parker - May 30, 2017
The 2017 Pacific halibut fisheries opened on March 11 with a combined commercial and sport catch limit of 31.4 million pounds. Three months into the 8-month season, commercial landings in Alaska have reached just over 19 million pounds, or 31 percent of the allowable catch.
For comparison, 6.2 million pounds, or 35% of the 2016 catch limit...
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