SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Letters], May 15, 2015 By Chris Woodley In keeping with our policy on Halibut, both Peggy and I have comments on this letter from Chris Woodley, who is Executive Director of the Groundfish Forum representing the Amendment 80 fleet: John Sackton: I...
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Opinion], March 31, 2015 By Bill Hayes (part 1) Bill Hayes is captain on the Vaerdal, a 124-foot catcher processor owned by United States Seafoods, one of the larger companies in the Amendment 80 Coop. As the Council begins working on draft...
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Opinion], January 28, 2015 By Chris Woodley Chris Woodley is the executive director of Groundfish Forum, which represents most of the Amendment 80 fleet With recent evidence showing a possible decrease in the Bering Sea halibut fishery allocation this...
Pacific Fishing [Commentary], January 2015 By Chris Woodley Click here to read what Chris Woodley, Executive Director of Groundfish Forum says about halibut bycatch and discard mortality.
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS, April 9, 2013 By John Sackton At the N. Pacific council meeting this past week, the council approved the industry favored option developed by the Amendment 80 fleet that will increase their flexibility to use quotas. The Amendment 80 fleet targets...