Charter operators may have to lease halibut quota shares

Alaska Public Media

Published April 10, 2008 at 9:58 PM AKDT

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Charter operators who take clients out to fish for halibut may have to start leasing quota share from the commercial fleet - at least in Southeast Alaska and possibly in Southcentral. That's the latest response by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to ongoing pressure to curtail the growth of the charter catch - which is costing the commercial fleet fish, under the current system.Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage