Alaska Salmon and U.S./B.C. Halibut Landing Totals Passed Half-Way Mark on August 1
With landings of 105.4 million salmon in Alaska and 12.8 million pounds of Pacific halibut coastwide, these iconic fisheries are halfway to their projected annual catch.
Now for the details and the caveats. The Pacific halibut fleet in British Columbia has caught nearly 65% of its quota of 5.23 million pounds, compared to Alaska's 48%, or 9.14 million pounds of 19.6 million pound 2021 limit.
“For comparison, by this date in 2020, 1,394 t (3.07 Mlbs), or 60.01% of the IPHC Regulatory Area 2B fishery ...
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