Comment from Bruce Wright

On 7/22/2011 2:37 PM, Bruce Wright wrote: Comment on NOAA’s Fisheries Service is seeking public comment on a draft rule, called a catch sharing plan, designed to sustainably manage the halibut stock in southeast Alaska and the central Gulf of Alaska. A shortcoming of the existing program is the lack of considering the importance of personal use halibut to Alaskans. In general terms, halibut caught for personal use is far more important to Alaskans than the charter and commercial fisheries, even though it is such a small take. Local depletion near communities by charter operator and commercial fisheries should be stopped/managed. Bruce Wright Senior Scientist Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association 1131 E. International Airport Rd. Anchorage, AK 99518-1408 (phone) 907-222-4260 (fax) 907-279-4351 (email) brucew@apiai.org