Tag: International Pacific Halibut Commission

International Halibut Commission recommends drastic cuts in quotas, with worse to come

Environment Fishery The International Pacific Halibut Commission is recommending drastic cuts in quotas along the west coast for the 2012  season and possibly even larger cuts for the 2013 season. For area 2B, the coast of British Columbia, the IPHC is recommending an overall quota of  6.633 million pounds, down from 7.650 million pounds in […]

Alaska media is reporting halibut quotas must be halved, stocks in bad shape

Environment Fishery A number of media outlets in Alaska are reporting that at today's meeting of the International Pacific Halibut Commission, scientists have said that the population can only sustain  harvest quotas at half the current level. The story comes mainly from the Kodiak Daily Mirror, with additional information from other media outlets.  There is […]