Alaska halibut numbers due, Bering Sea quotas steady

Will Alaska’s halibut catches be cut again next year? 
That’s the big question as the industry braces for the International Pacific Halibut Commission’s interim meeting this week in Seattle.  
By all accounts, there appear to be lots of halibut in Alaska waters, but their unusually slow growth rates have forced a downward press on catches for nearly a decade. The Alaska catch total this year was about 22 million pounds.
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