FWS Official A NNOUNCtS
Rulfs toR Halibut Fishing
George Black, Fi
shery Management
^gent for the Fish
and Wildlife Service,
who was in S.eldovia
last week, ' brought
with him regulations
governing halibut
fishing in this area*
Mr. Black also an
nounced the catch li
mit had been increas
ed' to' 28,000,00C
pounds for Cook Inlet
this season.
•The FWS regula
tions.for halibut fi
shermen were outlined
as follows:
1# Tho ' Interna
tional Fisheries Com
mission has provided
the Fishery Manage
ment ligent for this ■
district with licen
ces which will be is
sued to all doeument
.ed vessels (5 tons or
over) fishing hali
but.
2. The licenses
are to remain aboard
the vessel at all
times for inspection
fry custofns ’ or Coast
Guard officials, or
by members of the In
ternational ''Halibut
Commission or FWS*
3. Because of
fices are not main
tained by -the FWS in
Seldovia, trip clear
ance tickets will not
be issued on ;oach
trip as per instruc
tions on- licenses;
however a combined
report will be made
when the fishing ves
sel contacts the FWS
ship . Teal* r • Further
instruction- will be
given when the appli
cant applies for his
license. .
4.-. iJ?ea 3, .which
includes Cook Inlet,
has " a 'catch limit
poundage * of 28,000,
000 pounds*h a closed
.season will be annou
nced’ , when this quota
is reached, br in the
event that it is not
reached,- the.- season
will, close Dec. -.1,
and will5 remain Clos.
*\ * * f \ * - ,
ed until the follow
ing. spring*
5. The possession
of halibut less than
26 inches in length
from the tip of the
lower jaw to the mid
dle of the . tail, or
of. ..halibut of less
than 5 pounds in
weight with head off
and entrails removed
is prohibited at all
times. .This applies
to both fishermen and
dealers•
. 6.* Any fishing
vessel,‘regardless of
the type of gear used
and irrespective of
whether an area is
open or closed to
* halibut fishing, may
retain and bring to
port halibut that are
tagged with an Inter
nfi i rvnrl Fisheries
Commission tag, pro
vided that such hali
but have the tag at
tached and are brought
to the attention of a
, ;f is-hery enforcement
officer•
7; Questions on
.commercial fishing
operations may be di
rected to the FWS,
Box 2059, anchorage.
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