A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn new halibut bycatch limits on deep-sea trawlers that fish in federal waters off Alaska. The lawsuit was filed by Groundfish Forum Inc., ...

Headed and gutted halibut are displayed on ice and ... The lawsuit has been a major issue in fishing communities across the Gulf of Alaska. Some of those communities joined the federal government ...

Fishing is enormously ... in keeping strong halibut populations, largely because of the commitment to scientific management from the beginning. The case of salmon in Alaska has been different.