NOAA Fisheries released both the Pacific halibut catch limits and the charter management measures this week, just days before the season opener on March 24. Numbers are down – roughly 9 percent ...

As another halibut fishing season cranks up with the opening of the months-long Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, Southcentral charter boat anglers who pursue Alaska's hefty and tasty flatfish face another ...

Recent test fishing of a halibut excluder device on trawl nets fishing for Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska points to a significant reduction of halibut bycatch. Recent test fishing of a halibut ...

It's called the halibut excluder — a scary name for a nifty device, especially if you're a hapless halibut caught in a cod trawl net off Kodiak Island. The island's fishermen are working with ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — It's called the halibut excluder — a scary name for a nifty device, especially if you're a hapless halibut caught in a cod trawl net off Alaska's Kodiak Island. The island's ...