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Links: Alaska legislature looks at state’s halibut crisis: Alaska Dispatch

Environment Fishery Link  In Alaska’s dispute over halibut allocation in that state, Alaska Dispatch is reporting State to look at proposed Alaska halibut charter regulations: With a deadline fast...

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Recreational halibut quota buy-in program had “limited success:” DFO report...

A report prepared by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for this week’s meeting of the International Pacific Halibut Commission in Anchorage says the controversial program where recreational...

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International Pacific Halibut Commission confirms 18 per cent cut in overall...

According to Alaska media reports, the International Pacific Halibut Commission, meeting in Anchorage, has confirmed an over all  cut in Pacific halibut harvest quota of 18 per cent, or 7.5 million...

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BC 2012 halibut quota drops 8 per cent, as Canada protests devastation caused...

The International Pacific Halibut Commission has recommended a Canadian harvest quota for the 2012 season of 7.038 million pounds of halibut, a decrease of eight per cent from the 2011 quota of 7.650...

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Recreational halibut quota increased to 15 per cent but season may end in August

 Updated The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has increased the recreational halibut quota to 15 per cent. A release issued this afternoon by Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield says, “the Minister has...

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Cut back on taking “forage fish” to save salmon and halibut, scientists...

A group of international scientists is recommending that fishing for what they call “forage fish,” including herring and anchovy, should be cut in half around the world to help save larger predator...

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BC calls for input on conservation plan for Ashdown Island, one of the...

Sea lions basking on Ashdown Island (BC Parks) BC Parks and the Gitga’at First Nation are calling for public input as they development a management plan for the K’nabiyaaxl/Ashdown Island Conservancy...

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Prepare now for drastic climate change, UBC study warns First Nations’...

Fewer salmon; many more sardines. That’s one of the predictions from a new study from the University of British Columbia, looking at the future of the fishery on the coast. The study concentrates on...

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