IPHC Interim Halibut Meeting: The International Pacific Halibut Commission had their interim meeting on November 28 and 29 that gives the “state of the fishery” and the results of the summer survey. It also sets up the agenda for the …
Groundfish Wrap-up for 2017
Fish are always on my mind…but since we are only a few days away from Thanksgiving, so is turkey and family. Hopefully, we can all enjoy the holiday with the family and relatives without too much political dissention and arguing. …
2017 Groundfish Summer Report
TUNA, TUNA, TUNA…that’s the best news we’ve had this summer! For a brief period in early August, with a cut-off low calming down the water off Northern California, we were treated with a flurry of tuna action. It started in …
2017 Spring Groundfish Outlook
I always enjoyed the scene from “Fiddler on the Roof” where Tevye is having a discussion with himself up in the barn loft; “on the one hand”….but “on the other hand”…and so it would go, debating the pros and cons …
2017 Preseason Groundfish Report
The wind is howling outside, the waves are big, we’ve received over 40” of rain to date, the rivers are at monitor stage, (when are the herring going to run?); and our thoughts are tuning to what lies ahead for …
FUN WITH NUMBERS: OR HOW TO CREATE ELECTRONIC FISH
The previous article on the Groundfish preview was long enough and I didn’t want to clutter it up with too many facts and figures on Pacific halibut, so I’ll tease your scientific curiosity in a brief article on statistical sampling. …
FISHANOMICS – THE CORNUCOPIA EFFECT
Thanksgiving is the time of year when families gather around a turkey (or baked salmon) and reflect on the past year. It’s fitting that we in the fishing community do the same. Sitting on the Groundfish Advisory Panel (GAP) with …
SUMMER 2016 GROUNDFISH REVIEW
The PFMC has completed the groundfish biennial management process for 2017/18 and in the North we will finally see a few improved conditions, with some trade-offs. We will be allowed ten more fathoms of depth (20 to 30) and have …
Groundfish Report Spring 2016
SEASON AND BAG LIMITS May 1st opened up for halibut and closed again on May 16. That will repeat for June, July and August. If last year is a pattern it will close long before September, so don’t wait too …
Rockfish and Halibut Season Winter 2016
By Tom Marking GAP Sports Rep The North Coast will see a slight increase in Halibut this summer. At the IPHC meeting in Juneau last week, the Commission yielded to the pressure put on them by the advisory bodies and …
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