Halibut commission boosts coast-wide catch limit

The International Pacific Halibut Commission Friday approved an increase in halibut catch limits for most of the coast.
The joint U.S. and Canadian body oversees management of the prized bottom fish from California to Alaska. The commission held its annual meeting in Juneau last week.
Commissioners approved a coast-wide catch of just under 30 million pounds for 2016. That’s an increase of two point two percent from last year’s limits.
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