3 men, 4 hours, 1 big catch: The incredible story of snagging a 109-pound halibut

Comparison between East Coast and West Coast opportunities...
 
agentaqua said:
Comparison between East Coast and West Coast opportunities...
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What is the difference ? This is an opportunity that is new (scientific). Our Pacific halibut have been studied for decades and subject to an international treaty. I'm not sure what the difference is or if there is many opportunities on the East coast for rec. Halibut fishing.
 
The difference is - like salmon - the halibut on the East Coast was way overfished and is just recently coming back (the salmon not). pros and cons when a top predator is removed - like the small to mid-sized flatfish take over - and winter flounder is really good eating. A 109lb halibut is big for the West Coast - but not "incredible". Incredible for the West Coast starts @ 300lbs and up: https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/what-a-catch-it-may-be-biggest-pacific-halibut-1124087.php


It'll be a few more halibut generations on the East Coast before they catch up in size. The biggest ones are generally females, as well.
 
Eden Island said:
Anybody know what the management system is in the Atlantic?
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Commercial fisheries for Atlantic halibut

Commercial fisheries for Atlantic halibut
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Commercial fisheries for Atlantic halibut

Commercial fisheries for Atlantic halibut
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca



Another interesting comparison is that Dungeness rec fishing is legally allowed on the West Coast; but rec lobster fishing is not legally allowed on the East Coast.
 
There isn't a rec fishery similar to what we have on west coast. Only commercial and scientific license fisheries. If you want to go tuna fishing for example, you need to find a commercial fisher which a license willing to take you out on a charter. There are no purely tidal recreational licenses similar to what we have here. Focus on east coast is non-tidal.
 
searun said:
There isn't a rec fishery similar to what we have on west coast. Only commercial and scientific license fisheries. If you want to go tuna fishing for example, you need to find a commercial fisher which a license willing to take you out on a charter. There are no purely tidal recreational licenses similar to what we have here. Focus on east coast is non-tidal.
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Well that sounds like a bunch of communist ********!
 
There's quite a few incongruities in how fisheries are managed between the 2 coasts.
 
Not sure about other Alantic provinces but in NL there is a recreational fishery for groundfish (mainly grey cod) each year in a couple of the summer months and again in the fall for a few weeks. This is very limited time wise compared to what we have here. Without looking at the Regulations I believe you are allowed 5 fish per day per person up to a limit of 15 fish per boat. No Licence is required. They did have a tag program a few years ago where you were allocated a certain number of tags that you attached to the cod as you caught them. They no longer have this. No recreational fishery for halibut or salmon for many years now, or at least not on the South Coast of the island. Still have a recreation salmon fishery in some of the rivers but again it's pretty restrictive.
 
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