A Tough Break for Alaska Fishermen: Pacific Halibut Catches Likely to Drop Next Year
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Anchorage Daily News] by Laine Welch - December 4, 2017
It's going to be a tough year for many Alaska fishermen.
After announcements of a massive drop in cod stocks, the industry learned last week that Pacific halibut catches are likely to drop by 20 percent next year, and the declines could continue for several years.
That could bring the coastwide catch for 2018, meaning from Oregon to British Columbia to the Bering Sea, to about ...
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