Opinion: Halibut Bycatch Limits Must Drop to Protect Communities of the Bering Sea
by Clem Tillion, Halibut Cove courtesy of Seafood News “Fisherman is making fillets of Halibut in Seward, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Getty Images” I sat on the North Pacific Fur Seal Commission; it was created in 1910 to manage and protect the fur seals of the Pribilof Islands. I’m one of the few Commissioners still around, and I’m still devoted to helping the communities of the Pribilofs survive – and thrive. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has the chance this we