International Pacific Halibut Commission Releases Status of the Stock from Annual Meeting
SEATTLE - The IPHC released a summary of its annual meeting with more details on status of the stock yesterday. The IPHC annual meeting ended January 29 with an agreement between Canada and the U.S. on catch limits, season dates, and regulatory changes.
IPHC scientists reported that “Current (beginning of 2021) female spawning biomass is estimated to be 192 million pounds, which corresponds to a 41% chance of being below the IPHC trigger reference point of SB30%, and less than a 1% chance of being below the IPHC limit...
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