Halibut fishermen waited for update of rules

Changes have been made to the fishing rules for the Far Eastern basin for the production of halibuts: the amendments take into account the peculiarities of the work of fishermen, the Interregional Association "Longline Fishing" notes. The current rules for the Far East prohibit exceeding a certain percentage of white and black halibuts from the total value set in the fishing permit. However, this formulation does not correspond to the practice of effective fishing: users have lost the ability to quickly redistribute the quota between vessels. Now the link to permissions has been removed, compliance with the ratio will be assessed at the end of the year. This requirement will allow fishermen to efficiently fish without the threat of a fine, and with a careful approach to biological resources, the association said. At the same time, the ANP is still convinced that it is necessary to return to the definition of the total allowable catch separately for black halibut and separately for ...