8 September 2017
SPORT FISHERIES: California Closure
Closed: California’s Pacific halibut sport fishery – The preliminary catch estimate for California’s Pacific halibut sport fishery through 3 September 2017 is 31,422 pounds, leaving an estimated 3,158 pounds to be harvested. As a result, the California Pacific halibut sport fishery will close at the end of the day (23:59 PDT) Sunday, 10 September 2017. This fishery will then be closed for the remainder of 2017.
More information is available on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) website:
https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2017/09/08/recreational-pacific-halibut-fishery-to-end-sunday-sept-10/.
Due to the short notice nature of this notification, it is posted to our website only, and no paper copy has been mailed out.
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Document
Title
Report #
Year
Date Published
IPHC-2017-NR027
CA Sport Closure
8 September 2017
