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New Observer Requirements, Fees Move Closer to Approval

Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg

New observer requirements and fees for Alaska’s halibut fleet and smaller groundfish vessels are a step closer to approval. As KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein reports, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council unanimously passed a recommendation for restructuring the federal observer program last week.

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