The coast-wide commercial catch f or 2026 totals 19.32 million pounds, down from 19.7 million pounds in 2025. The Commission voted to hand over the controversial decision regarding a proposal for a ...
The International Pacific Halibut Commission will decide Thursday whether to cut private anglers’ halibut limits from two ...
Satisfying halibut filleting featuring a conversation with a fisherman on the Homer Spit in Alaska. #Halibut #Fishing #Alaska ...
The halibut fishery has been in a deep, prolonged downturn that has buffeted sport, commercial and subsistence fishers in ...
Fishing derbies are like the lottery in that you can’t win unless you enter. Lorna Illingworth, for example, caught a 158-pound halibut last weekend while fishing during the “Halibut Hullabaloo” out ...
Over the past decade, it's become more difficult for commercial halibut fishermen off Alaska's coasts to catch enough to meet their quotas, as the flat whitefish have become less abundant and smaller.
This story was supported by grants from the Pulitzer Center and the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism, in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News and the Northern Journal. ABOARD THE ORACLE ...