Regulation & law · 14/12/2000Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

NMFS Extends Pacific Halibut Donation Program to Promote Sustainable Groundfish Fisheries

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to permanently extend the existing Pacific halibut donation program, which allows incidentally caught halibut to be donated to economically disadvantaged individuals, reducing the amount of discarded fish in groundfish fisheries off Alaska.