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NPFMC ponders changes in the halibut catch sharing plan

February 21, 2022   National, North Pacific, Pacific

When the North Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted its halibut Catch Share Plan back 2014, charter operators were granted 125% of their historic catch at low levels of abundance, with that additional 25% coming out of quota for the commercial longline sector. Commercial longliners were assured that no further uncompensated reallocations would be considered, but now federal fisheries managers are doing just that. The Halibut Coalition is urging its membership of commercial harvesters to write to the governors of Alaska, Washington and Oregon expressing their views, as the representatives of those states on the NPFMC voted in favor of considering changes to halibut allocations. >click to read< 13:41

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Opinion: Halibut plan is best yet: Catch sharing manages uncertainty, conserves stock

September 15, 2013   North Pacific

Heath Hilyard, the executive director of the Southeast Alaska Guides Organization, is right (Aug. 9, News-Miner). The halibut catch sharing plan, or CSP, isn’t about conservation. It’s about managing the charter halibut resource responsibly so businesses can operate with more certainty. In fact, the plan was supported by the charter sector many times throughout the years for that precise reason. Why the hue and cry now? They want more fish. more@newsminer  12:02

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Comment by Monday 8/26 on Halibut Catch Sharing Plan

August 23, 2013   North Pacific

Information is here!  https://fisherynation.com/public-notices  21:12

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SitNews – Viewpoints: Letters / Opinions Misinformation about halibut catch sharing plan by Tom Gemmell

July 28, 2013   Letter to the Editor, North Pacific

There has been a lot of misinformation going around about the halibut catch sharing plan (CSP).  In an effort to correct this the Halibut Coalition  prepared a commentary on Mr Medred’s article in the Alaska Dispatch published on July 20 and other online publications. continued@sitnews

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Begich to NOAA: Extend Public Comment Period for Halibut Catch Sharing Plan

July 9, 2013   North Pacific

In a letter to Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Senator Mark Begich requested a 45-day extension continued@ senate.gov

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NPFMC Moves on Halibut, Observer, Freezer Longline Vessel Issues

October 10, 2012   North Pacific
Federal fisheries regulators meeting in early October in Anchorage approved new halibut catch sharing and vessel observer plans, and cleared the way for replacement or rebuilding freezer longline vessels to greater lengths. The halibut catch sharing plan, which increases the allocation for charter vessels at the expense of the setline fleet, establishes a clear allocation, with sector accountability for commercial and charter vessels in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska. Once the plan is implemented, both sectors will be tied to the same abundance index and both will be accountable for their own wastage. Read More http://fnonlinenews.blogspot.com/2012/10/npfmc-moves-on-halibut-observer-freezer.html
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