08-17-2011, 04:47 PM
Yes BUT the commercial fishery has been cut!!! They were cut down more then 40% of their catch for 2 years running now.
Perhaps you don't buy much halibut in the store, but it is currently $20.00 pr pound. Used to be a flat $10.00 per pound, every day for years! You could be dumb and say, "well demand is up, and the commercial guys are greedy yadah yadah" But the truth is there is close to 50% less halibut on the market, because of that the price is higher.
The REAL problem is the off shore chinese fishing industry. They fish out in international waters and keep everything, flash freeze it on the boat, process it on the boat. Then ship it home. THAT is why your population is really down. But no one wants to look at that dirty little secret.
The state of AK is doing what they can. Sportsmen sometimes take a hit too. Tough $H!T.
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Perhaps you don't buy much halibut in the store, but it is currently $20.00 pr pound. Used to be a flat $10.00 per pound, every day for years! You could be dumb and say, "well demand is up, and the commercial guys are greedy yadah yadah" But the truth is there is close to 50% less halibut on the market, because of that the price is higher.
The REAL problem is the off shore chinese fishing industry. They fish out in international waters and keep everything, flash freeze it on the boat, process it on the boat. Then ship it home. THAT is why your population is really down. But no one wants to look at that dirty little secret.
The state of AK is doing what they can. Sportsmen sometimes take a hit too. Tough $H!T.
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