Halibut opens, Silver Bay grows, oil spill boats balk

摘要

Halibut starts slow but rich: The halibut season opened extra early this year, March 6, but very few longliners tangled with storms that menaced much of Alaska's coast. As a result, deliveries were thin and prices high at the start of the season. TheHomer News reported record season opening prices of 5.95 dollar to 6.25 dollar per pound at Homer, the top Alaska port for halibut landings. As of March 20, the National Marine Fisheries Service reported 210 vessel landings totaling 1.7 million pounds, or about 4 percent of Alaska's individual fishing quota for this season.