A federal judge in Alaska has dismissed a legal challenge filed by the Bering Sea bottom-trawl fleet against stricter halibut bycatch limits. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, or NMFS, ...
“The halibut fishing families in our community can be ... request for comment on Gleason’s decision or whether the bottom-trawl fleet would appeal. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Rep.