Alaska Halibut

Alaska Halibut Recertified May 2023

The US Alaska Pacific halibut commercial fishery, under international (IPHC), federal (NMFS/NPFMC) and state (ADFG) management, fished with benthic longline (within Alaska’s 200 nm EEZ), was awarded continued RFM Certification in January 2017.

Fishery Client

Alaska halibut is now assessed in combination with the Alaska sablefish fishery for RFM Certification. Previously, Alaska halibut and Alaska sablefish were assessed separately.

Alaska Halibut and Sablefish Assessment and Surviellance Audits/Extension of Scope

Alaska Halibut Re-Assessment For Full Certification

 The reassessment was conducted using Alaska RFM Standard Version 1.3.

 Initial Certification Archives

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