NMFS Proposes Rule to Authorize Recreational Quota Entity Participation in Pacific Halibut IFQ Program

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a proposed rule that would allow a recreational quota entity (RQE) to participate in the Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program in the Gulf of Alaska, aiming to increase halibut availability for the charter halibut fishery.