A commission has cut most the commission. Southeast allowable halibut catches Alaska had its catch limit substantially in parts of increased by 300,000 pounds, Alaska. or 13 percent. Areas off the KMXT reports the Washington coast will get a 9 International Pacific Halibut percent increase. Commission released its catch The SouthEast Alaska Guides limits Friday. Overall, it's Organization, or SEAGO, down 18 percent from last praised the commission's year, or about 7.5 million adoption without comment of a pounds. recommendation from the North The catch limit for the Gulf Pacific Fisheries Management of Alaska is reduced by 2.4 Council of a reverse slot million pounds, or 17 percent limit for Southeast Alaska from 2011. halibut of under 45 inches or The pound limit reduction is over 68 inches. In a the same for the Alaska statement Friday, SEAGO Peninsula southwest of Kodiak called a one-fish-per-day and Island, but that equates to a under-37-inches limit imposed 32 percent drop, to a little on Southeast charter above 5 million pounds. operators last year The eastern Aleutian Islands' "disastrous," saying the limit has been reduced 35 fleet ended up catching less percent. than half of its catch limit. Two areas got increases from
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