NOAA and the State of Alaska give a great deal of lip service regarding the importance of protecting the halibut resource, and yet we have these derbys instigating the wholesale slaughter of hundreds of female halibut... yes, it is a biological fact that few if any male halibut exceed 80lbs weight. It is also a biological fact that female halibut in excess of 100lbs carry 4-6 million (that's right, I said "million") eggs! And who is gonna argue that a +100lb halibut is better eating than a 40lb fish? Get smart people, before our fishery suffers the same fate as those in the lower 48 states!