Charter-boat anglers in the heartland of the Alaska halibut fishery will get at least one more year of good times. Meeting in Victoria, British Columbia, this week, the International Pacific Halibut ...

BLUSTERY WINDS KEPT some anglers from fishing on opening day of halibut season — and it’s a net positive that anglers didn’t feel pressured to head out due to how the season is scheduled. There will ...

Dec. 21—A trade association representing the Bering Sea bottom-trawl fleet filed a lawsuit this week in federal court, arguing that new halibut bycatch limits are unfair and unlawful. The North ...

Key point: The USS Halibut was specially made for some of the most secret missions ever conducted against America’s rivals. One of the most unusual submarines of the Cold War was named after one of ...

After four days of contentious hearings, federal fisheries managers on Friday voted to reduce the bycatch of halibut caught by trawlers and certain other commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Alaska by ...

IN Sunday’s guest column, the Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association referred to trawl fishing as a grave threat and an “environmentally disastrous policy” that has devastated their halibut ...

One of the most unusual submarines of the Cold War was named after one of the most unusual fish in the sea. Halibut are flatfish, bottom-dwelling predators that, unlike conventional fish, lie sideways ...

When you buy a McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwich, you might notice the little blue label that tells you the fish you’re about to eat is certified as environmentally sustainable. That sounds like good ...

Halibut are one of the largest fish in the Gulf of Maine, second only to bluefin tuna, swordfish and large sharks. Historically they were a mainstay of the fishing industry along with cod. According ...

Generally, mid-December is the time of year inshore and offshore fishing winds down to rockfish and sand bass in San Diego area waters. Though fine eating, targeting and catching rockfish and sand ...