The International Pacific Halibut Commission will decide Thursday whether to cut private anglers’ halibut limits from two fish per day to one — but Alaska lawmakers say the commission shouldn’t be ...

Daily bag limits for halibut will not be going down in unguided recreational sectors, after a decision from the International ...

In partnership with the Anchorage Daily News and The Seattle Times, Northern Journal has chronicled the long, steep decline ...

Fishing derbies are like the lottery in that you can’t win unless you enter. Lorna Illingworth, for example, caught a 158-pound halibut last weekend while fishing during the “Halibut Hullabaloo” out ...

A woman from Fairbanks, Alaska, has taken the lead in the annual Valdez Halibut Derby with a catch last Friday that tipped the scale at 144.2 pounds. Melissa Hurd told Alaska’s News Source that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Headed and gutted halibut are displayed on ice and for sale on Oct. 3, 2023, at New Sagaya Midtown Market in Anchorage. (Photo by ...

As a longtime halibut charter fisherman and small-business owner, I want to thank the Anchorage Daily News — and reporter Hal Bernton, in partnership with The Seattle Times and Northern Journal — for ...

T he topography of the ocean floor is as varied as dry land, and different kinds of fish gravitate toward different areas. In the waters off of southeastern Alaska, halibut can be found in hard, rocky ...

Satisfying halibut filleting featuring a conversation with a fisherman on the Homer Spit in Alaska. #Halibut #Fishing #Alaska ...

Lawmakers in Alaska are considering legislation that would reign in one of the most controversial and destructive forms of modern commercial fishing. Known as trawling, this technique involves huge ...