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35:04 - 35:18
“we would be focusing just on those halibut that we can hold and retain after they've gone through that full and complete sampling process, and we've basically undertaken all reasonable steps to try and minimize halibut bycatch and mortality.”
- Speaker
- Unidentified speaker
- Timestamp
- 35:04 – 35:18
- Transcript
- NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 8, 2026
From the transcript
Those are quickly returned to sea through that process, but we would be focusing just on those halibut that we can hold and retain after they've gone through that full and complete sampling process, and we've basically undertaken all reasonable steps to try and minimize halibut bycatch and mortality.
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