As Concern Grows Over Sustainability of Halibut Stocks, a Bycatch Compromise Remains Elusive
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Bristol Bay Times] by John Messick - March 30, 2015
A lot has changed in Alaska since commercial vessels began fishing for halibut off the coastline in 1888, but in almost 130 years, halibut has remained a staple of the state’s fishing economy and culture. Along with salmon and crab, no species of fish captures the Alaska imagination and fills Alaska pocketbooks more than halibut.
So it comes as little surprise that the Bering Sea fishery’s estimated 4.5 million pounds of halibut bycatch in 2014 has lot of people concerned. But figuring out how to lower that number without undermining profits in other ground fisheries is a ...
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