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- A catch limit of 0.989 million pounds for the West Coast was adopted by the International Pacific Halibut Commission at its annual meeting. This is a 9% increase from 2011 (0.910 million pounds). Read the IPHC news release
- The Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted these changes for 2012:
- Columbia River Subarea
- Allocate 80% of the subarea quota to the May-July period and 20% to the August-September period.
- Change the Oregon contribution to the subarea quota to equal the Washington contribution.
- Oregon Central Coast Subarea
- Change allocation of the subarea quota to 63% spring all-depth (was 67%) and 12% nearshore (was 8%). (There is no change to the summer all-depth allocation of 25%).
- Allow remaining quota from the spring fishery to be transferred to either the summer fishery quota or the nearshore fishery quota.
- South of Humbug Mt. Subarea
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Watch a Pacific halibut escape from a commercial pink shrimp trawler. (1.3 mb) Requires Windows Media Player
This video was taken in 2005 during ODFW research to reduce fishery bycatch of small flatfish and juvenile rockfish using a BRD (bycatch reduction device).
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The International Pacific Halibut Commission has a wealth of information on its website.
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