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  Atlantic Halibut     

Illustration by Roz Davis Designs, courtesy of the DMR Recreational Fisheries program and the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund.

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General Information

• 2010 Maine halibut tags available; recent regulation changes
• 2009 Summary of Maine, New England, and Canadian fisheries, history, research, and assessments - MS Powerpoint file, 44 slides, 4.73 MB or
• 2009 Summary of Maine, New England, and Canadian fisheries, history, research, and assessments - PDF file, 44 slides, 2.1 MB
• Description and basic information from "Do You Know Your Catch?"

Research

• 2008 Longline Survey, Tagging, and Aging - PDF file, 25 pages, 2.2 MB
• Report on 2000-2004 tagging project, Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, 4th item on page

Management and Fishing Information

Other Links

• Halibut information c/o NEFSC
• Multispecies fishery information c/o NERO

 

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