Would someone be willing to explain or help point to resources that explain the specifics of halibut migration and life cycle in the Salish Sea and the Ocean? I've done a bit of searching around on the internet but the stuff I've found is general. In particular I'm interested in why and when they come to the Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and even Puget Sound. Do they all migrate every year? If not what causes them to? Do they spawn in particular areas? Is Canadian fishing better (assuming that it is?) simply because of less pressure or are there other factors? And so on...

The International Pacific Halibut Commission should have the answers to all your questions.

The IPHC website will answer most, if not all of your questions:

https://iphc.int/

A link to the IPHC meeting results in Victoria last January can be found in the PP thread below.

http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/forum...ason_infor.html

You can extract the breakdown of the US halibut fisheries in this link to the Federal Register:

https://www.federalregister.gov/document...ch-sharing-plan

A breakdown of the 2A fishery can be found in this link - look for table 1:

https://www.federalregister.gov/document...ch-sharing-plan


The Canadian fishery rec'd about 6.8 million lbs for 2019. Of that, 15% goes to the sport fleet. Their sport quota is about 1 million lbs which is more than the total 2A sport fleet allotment. The Canadians historically have had longer seasons, but they haven't had the numbers of anglers. They tightened their field possession regulations this year to allow for two fish under about 32" or one fish over 32" and under about 45" (I think).

A good overview of the halibut life cycle is found here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_halibut

Thank you.

I appreciate you taking the time to post this...

You're most welcome.