Saltwater Writes Then Retracts Letter to North Pacific Council on Halibut Bycatch
The letter was up less than 24 hours, but since it was posted less than a week before the North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting, it was read by dozens of stakeholders in the Bering Sea catcher/processor fleet as well as in the smaller-boat fleet that targets halibut in Alaska and the U.S. West Coast.
The letter was from Saltwater Inc., a leading provider of observers who collect data on all types of commercial vessels in federally managed fisheries in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California ...
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