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Halibut

Photo by Brian Yurasits on Unsplash

Helo pilot praises halibut fishermen who abandoned ship

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Pat McBride with a deckload of blackcod from the western Aleutians during the 1980s. Photo courtesy Barb McBride.

Pat McBride, Aleutians blackcod pioneer, passes at 69

Charlie Ess

Halibut Ceviche recipe by LaDonna Gundersen. From one of her six cookbooks.

Recipes for the boat: Halibut Ceviche

LaDonna Rose Gundersen

Ben Matthews photo.

Through the Lens with Ben Matthews: from Bristol Bay salmon to handlined halibut

Ben Hayden

Halibut hanging on a hook. Photo by Raegan Cureton on Unsplash

NOAA Fisheries Publishes Final Rule for Halibut Management Based on Abundance Assessment

Carli Clancy

Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

'Halibut whisperer' survives loss of his new boat

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2023 National Fisherman Highliner, Matt Alward in the window of his fishing vessel.

2023 Highliners at a glance: Matt Alward

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/116dc0298efa1b83a821100f666cf774.jpg — Baked halibut in parchment. Recipe and photo courtesy of LaDonna Gundersen

Recipes for the boat: Halibut in Parchment

LaDonna Rose Gundersen

There are dozens of docks and other facilities where boats can tie up the harbor, and Captains Bay remains a favorite of transient and local fleets. Charlie Ess photo.

At Home in Dutch Harbor

Charlie Ess

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/d85efe20a2898dc45ffa36a09063ddd6.png — Halibut. NOAA Fisheries

British Columbia community fishery protests catch seizure

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/61164e68b3505acbff3da323c89c7b1f.jpg — Photo by Michael Urrego: https://www.pexels.com/photo/road-traffic-street-sign-5098856/

Spotlight on safety in Alaska charter fishing

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