ILHG
Crew Member
“A federal fishery council vote Monday could set the stage for future cuts of up to 35% in the incidental halibut take of a largely Washington-based trawl fleet…
…In 2019, the bottom-trawl fleet’s incidental take, or bycatch, of halibut tallied nearly 3.1 million pounds as vessels used huge nets to scoop up 635.4 million pounds of yellowfin sole and other flatfish…
…In the Bering Sea region, the amount of halibut last year thrown overboard by the trawl fleet exceeded the amount caught by hook-and-line fishers.”
www.seattletimes.com
…In 2019, the bottom-trawl fleet’s incidental take, or bycatch, of halibut tallied nearly 3.1 million pounds as vessels used huge nets to scoop up 635.4 million pounds of yellowfin sole and other flatfish…
…In the Bering Sea region, the amount of halibut last year thrown overboard by the trawl fleet exceeded the amount caught by hook-and-line fishers.”
Fishery council approves new restrictions on Bering Sea trawl fleet’s incidental take of halibut
A federal fishery council voted Monday to cut, by as much as 35%, the incidental take of halibut by a largely Washington-based trawl fleet that targets yellowfin sole and other flatfish.
www.seattletimes.com
