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Charter fishermen sue over halibut limit
Anchorage Daily News
(06/04/08 00:19:51)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Charter fishermen in Southeast Alaska have filed a lawsuit seeking to do away with a new rule that cuts the number of halibut that anglers can catch each day from two to one.
The Charter Halibut Task Force filed the lawsuit this week against the U.S. Department of Commerce, which began enforcing the new rule on Sunday. The task force fears the rule will have a chilling economic effect on charter operators, said Kimberly Tebrugge, its spokeswoman.
Already, Tebrugge said, they're seeing potential clients cancel because they will be able to catch only one fish on the $1,000-a-day charters.
"People pay for their fishing trips a year out in advance, so they're paying for a product they're not going to get," she said. "People are canceling."
The rule was established while the National Marine Fisheries Service works on halibut allocations for the commercial and charter halibut sectors. It is only in place in Southeast Alaska. Southcentral Alaska is exempt from the rule, which means that people on halibut charter boats in those communities are allowed to take two fish daily.
The National Marine Fisheries Service hasn't had an opportunity to look at the lawsuit yet and had no comment, said Connie Barclay, a spokeswoman for the agency.
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Charter fishermen sue over halibut limit
Anchorage Daily News
(06/04/08 00:19:51)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Charter fishermen in Southeast Alaska have filed a lawsuit seeking to do away with a new rule that cuts the number of halibut that anglers can catch each day from two to one.
The Charter Halibut Task Force filed the lawsuit this week against the U.S. Department of Commerce, which began enforcing the new rule on Sunday. The task force fears the rule will have a chilling economic effect on charter operators, said Kimberly Tebrugge, its spokeswoman.
Already, Tebrugge said, they're seeing potential clients cancel because they will be able to catch only one fish on the $1,000-a-day charters.
"People pay for their fishing trips a year out in advance, so they're paying for a product they're not going to get," she said. "People are canceling."
The rule was established while the National Marine Fisheries Service works on halibut allocations for the commercial and charter halibut sectors. It is only in place in Southeast Alaska. Southcentral Alaska is exempt from the rule, which means that people on halibut charter boats in those communities are allowed to take two fish daily.
The National Marine Fisheries Service hasn't had an opportunity to look at the lawsuit yet and had no comment, said Connie Barclay, a spokeswoman for the agency.
Copyright © Wed Jun 4 05:26:18 PDT 20081900 The Anchorage Daily News (www.adn.com)
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