Commercial fishing is a bedrock industry in Alaska, and has been for more than a century. Every year scores of fishermen net millions of migrating salmon, challenge the icy Bering Sea to trap king crabs, lay miles and miles of baited hooks for halibut, and scoop up enough pollock for a zillion fish sticks. And when fishermen aren't out fishing, they're usually talking about fishing. That's what this blog is all about. Cast your net here for commercial fishing news and notes. And if you've got a bone to pick, post a comment.
About me:
I've pounded the commercial fishing beat for the Anchorage Daily News since 1999. I hail originally from Tennessee. I've never fished commercially, but I've spent much time as a journalist aboard boats and inside fish-processing plants. Of course, I'm a big consumer of Alaska seafood. One of my favorites: canned sockeye.
Contact Wesley Loy at wloy@adn.com.
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Posted: November 25, 2008 - 11:00 pm
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The recommended halibut catch limits are out for next year, and many fishermen won’t be too happy.
The overall limit for all regulatory areas from the West Coast to the Bering Sea is 54 million pounds, down 10.6 percent from this year.
In Alaska, fishermen in Southeast (Area 2C) have the biggest worries. The recommended catch limit there is about 4.5 million pounds, down 28 percent. Southeast already suffered a 27 percent cut this year.
For Southcentral (Area 3A), the state’s richest halibut hole, the proposed catch limit is 22.5 million pounds, a cut of about 7 percent.
These recommended limits come from the scientific staff of the Seattle-based International Pacific Halibut Commission.
The commission, made up of three U.S. and three Canadian members, will settle on the final numbers at its Jan. 13-16 meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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