Guided Sport Halibut Management
Charter Vessel Halibut Fishery Management
Landing a halibut. Photo: John Hyde, ADF&G
Federal Regulations
- Pacific Halibut Fishery Regulations (see 50 CFR 300.60 through 300.66)
- Annual Management Measures: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
- Halibut Charter Guideline Harvest Levels: 5/28/08 - correction, 5/6/08 - correction, 2008, 2007 , 2006 , 2005 , 2004
- Changes to Pacific Halibut Regulations NEW!
- 73 FR 78276, December 22, 2008. Proposed rule to limit the harvest of Pacific halibut by guided sport charter vessel anglers in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Area 2C of Southeast Alaska to one halibut per day. Comment period through January 21, 2009.
- News Release, December 22, 2008
- 73 FR 52795, September 11, 2008. Final rule to withdraw regulations that placed limits on charter vessel anglers, including a one-halibut daily bag limit in International Pacific Halibut Commission Area 2C.
- 73 FR 30504, May 28, 2008. Final rule implementing regulations to limit the harvest of Pacific halibut by guided sport charter vessel anglers in IPHC Area 2c of Southeast Alaska to the guideline harvest level (GHL) of 931,000 lb (422.3 mt). Effective June 1, 2008.
- Preliminary Injunction, June 20, 2008
- Amended Order, June 13, 2008
- Temporary Restraining Order, June 11, 2008
- 72 FR 30714, June 4, 2007 . NMFS issues a final rule to restrict the harvest of halibut by persons fishing on a guided sport charter vessel in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Area 2C.
- 73 FR 78276, December 22, 2008. Proposed rule to limit the harvest of Pacific halibut by guided sport charter vessel anglers in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Area 2C of Southeast Alaska to one halibut per day. Comment period through January 21, 2009.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) Halibut Charter Information
- Halibut Charter Issues, Actions and Meetings
- NPFMC Motion on Area 2C/3A Catch Sharing Plan, October 2008
- Halibut Charter IFQ Motion, December 2005
Analyses
- Secretarial Review Draft RIR/IRFA/EA for a Regulatory Amendment to Implement Guideline Harvest Level Measures in the Halibut Charter Fisheries in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Area 2C, November 3, 2008. NEW!
- Secretarial Review Draft EA/RIR/IRFA for a Regulatory Amendment to Implement Guideline Harvest Level Measures in the Halibut Charter Fisheries in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Area 2C, November 2007
- Final EA/RIR/FRFA for the Regulatory Amendment to Modify the Halibut Bag Limit In the Halibut Charter Fisheries in IPHC Regulatory Area 2C, April 2007
- Draft EA/RIR/IRFA for the Regulatory Amendment to Modify the Halibut Bag Limit In the Halibut Charter Fisheries In IPHC Regulatory Area 2C, March 2007