The commercial halibut catch will drop by just over 18 percent coast wide this year. The International Pacific Halibut Commission voted on the limits at the end of its annual meeting. Southeast is the only area in Alaska that will actually see a small increase, after several years of steep reductions. The commission also endorsed a proposal that will ease the halibut size restriction for the charter fleet in southeast. Matt Lichtenstein has more on Friday’s decisions:


Photo by: International Pacific Halibut Commission