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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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.