Clients on guided charter trips in Southeast and Southcentral AK must now buy a $20 stamp for each day of halibut fishing.
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Tradex: Farmed Atlantic Halibut: Premium Alternative as Wild Pacific Halibut Supply to Reach Record Lows
As wild halibut supply shrinks, farmed Atlantic halibut from Norway is emerging as a premium alternative for buyers seeking consistent availability, reliable sizing, and long-term stability.
Tradex: Get Ready for Fresh Halibut: 2026 Season Opens with Tight Supply and Strong Pricing
Halibut supply will be very constrained all year, driven by reduced quotas, tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and ongoing disruptions across global seafood markets.
Expana analysis: Pacific Halibut Prices Hit Record Highs While Atlantic Maintains Seasonal Flow
Over the past three years, declining landings paired with lower quotas has made sourcing raw material for the frozen Pacific halibut market increasingly challenging.
SeafoodNews.com: IPHC Lowers Pacific Halibut Quota in Canada, Maintains Low Levels in US for 2026
The total 2026 Pacific halibut coast wide catch limit is the lowest in over 100 years.
Proposal for bag limit of one halibut for AK anglers driven by burgeoning private businesses
A proposal aims to rein in “DIY” unguided, private halibut fishing that allows anglers to fish anywhere, anytime and with no size limits.
2026 Pacific halibut catches likely to be near last year’s limits
Atlantic Halibut catches are now almost equal to the entire Pacific coast harvest. Pacific catch limits will be announced later this month.
Pacific halibut catches for 2025 declined in all regions; fewer and smaller fish
Halibut catches in parts of the Bering Sea dropped by 78% and 57% as coast wide fishermen face the lowest spawning biomass in over 40 years.
Pacific halibut meetings begin this week; continue into January 2026
The total 2025 coast wide halibut catch for all users dropped by nearly 16%; down by over 18% for commercial fishermen. The spawning biomass was the lowest in 40 years.
Pacific halibut fewer and smaller as nursery grounds take a pounding in the Bering Sea
Small halibut taken as bycatch by Seattle bottom trawlers in the Bering Sea cut into catches all the way down the coast to California.