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Sportfish reps, NMFS agree one-halibut limit not on table as part of new plan

Sportfishing and charter halibut representatives have acknowledged that implementation of the new halibut catch sharing plan would not…

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Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby comes to end Sept. 15

Gene Jones continues to be the frontrunner in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby’s big fish competition that offers…

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Bellamy shows in Anchorage

Halibut Cove artist Annette Bellamy has a show, “Floating,” opening Friday at the Anchorage Museum at the Rasmuson…

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Bycatch helping to feed Alaskans

Bycatch in Alaska’s commercial fisheries is a touchy subject. Discussions at the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council about…

Brian Todd of Kenai hooked into this tagged halibut Aug. 21 while he was fishing with Bob’s Trophy Charters.-Photo provided

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More tagged fish caught in derby

There’s little more than two weeks left until the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby comes to a close Sept.…

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Update from chamber director

Greetings from your Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center.  After my first week at the helm of…

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Deadline nears for halibut comments

Catch Sharing Plan (CSP) comments: This is your last chance to keep your two halibut limit. The comment…

Marian Oritz of Cottonwood, Ariz., shows off the tagged halibut she caught Aug. 14 while fishing with Bob’s Trophy Charters.

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So far, 27 of 114 tagged halibut caught in derby

With less than a month until the 2013 Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby comes to an end, Marian Oritz…

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Charter captains question halibut proposal

With no budget for travel to hold an information workshop or take public comments at a hearing, National…

Sports

One month left in halibut derby

It was a quiet week in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, according to derby coordinator Paula Frisinger. “A…

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NOAA to hold teleconference on halibut plan

Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries and the Homer Chamber of Conference and Visitor Center…

Gene Jones shows off his 236.2-pound halibut.-Photo Provided

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Still time to hook a winner in derby

The 2013 Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby began May 15 and ends until Sept. 15. That means anglers still…

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That halibut is how big?

Icicle Seafoods crew on Tuesday unload an 88-inch halibut from the Dangerous Cape, a commercial halibut-fishing boat owned…