I like the idea of pulling up next to a longliner and letting my clients watch them haul aboard their first 10,000 lbs of halibut for the day while at the same time explaining to them that their sport limit was just cut in half.

NMFS is federal, as is the International Pacific Halibut Commission(IPHC). Both are very heavily loaded with commercial and processor interests. Now there is an allocation issue. Surprise surprise for who gets stuck with the 10% on a 90/10 split.

Charter boats provide a platform for sportfishermen to access a resource. Tourists in my area can either haul a boat capable of fishing 30 miles out the 3000 miles up the Alaska Highway, or they can spend $225 to fish aboard my boat.

P.S. I believe the majority of halibut qouta is now owned by non-alaskans.

Alaskans are for allowing their resources to profit non-residents. It is their state after all.