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Pacific Halibut Management

Sport Pacific Halibut

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What will the 2010 catch limit be? (updated Feb. 1)
The 2010 catch limit for Area 2A (Oregon, Washington, California) is 0.81 million pounds, a 15% decrease from 2009 (0.95 million pounds). Read the IPHC news release

What days will the all-depth halibut fishery be open on the central Oregon coast (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.)?
ODFW will discuss the 2010 Pacific halibut sport season in a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Holiday Inn Express, 135 SE 32nd St., Newport (South Beach). Public comments may also be submitted by phone, fax or email. Read the news release

New regulation adopted for 2010:
In the central coast subarea, the all-depth SUMMER (Aug-Oct) halibut fishery will be open 2 days, Friday and Saturday, each open week.

Read up before you reel up. Information for anglers, including inseason updates, is found on the Pacific halibut sport fishing page.

Interested in how much halibut has been landed in Oregon's sport fishery? Or how harvest estimates are made? Find out on the Pacific halibut estimates page.

The process for establishing Pacific halibut seasons is described and followed on the Pacific halibut management page.

Underwater Glimps

See a video clip of Pacific halibut escaping from a shrimp trawler from one of the ODFW Marine Resources Program research activities.

More Information

The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) has a wealth of information on its Web site.

Contact

Lynn Mattes
Pacific Halibut Project Leader (acting)
Email: Lynn.Mattes@state.or.us
Phone: (541) 867-0300 x237

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