...commercial fleet. The new regulations are not proven, said Kathy Hansen, commercial representative on the Charter Halibut Stakeholder Committee, which hopes to present its proposal for a more long-term solution to the council this winter. "This...

...is tackling the problem. "It's a big project," said Ricky Gease, a member of the recently formed Charter Halibut Stakeholder Committee. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council created the committee in January to refine two alternative...