NMFS Proposes Regulations to Limit Halibut Harvest by Guided Sport Charter Vessel Anglers in Southeast Alaska

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed regulations to reduce the harvest of Pacific halibut by guided sport charter vessel anglers in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Area 2C of Southeast Alaska to the guideline harvest level (GHL) under two different scenarios, with the goal of reducing the halibut harvest in the charter vessel sector.