2016 Expected Halibut Regulations in 3A

Unfortunately the regulations keep getting more and more stringent towards the sport fisherman. These are the 2016 proposed halibut regulations in area 3A. This area includes, Valdez, Seward, Homer, Kodiak, Whittier, Deep Creek and Cordova.

Area 3A
Two‐fish daily bag limit
Maximum size of one of the two fish is 28”
One trip per day (use of each charter halibut permit is limited to one charter halibut fishing trip per vessel per calendar day)
4‐fish annual limit
Prohibition on halibut charter fishing on Wednesdays, all year
Include a requirement to record halibut on the back of the license or harvest record card as an enforcement mechanism for the annual limit.

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