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Alaska
Charter Fishermen Take Legal Action Against Secretary of Commerce
A lawsuit challenging the one halibut rule for Area 2C was filed Monday, 2 June 2008, in the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia.
The papers filed were a complaint and a memorandum in support of a motion for
a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. Both the complaint and the memorandum asked that the rule be invalidated
for five separate reasons -- one based on the Halibut Act's "fair and equitable" allocation requirement and
four based on
violations of the Administrative Procedures Act.
The judge found the ruling unlawful and charter
anglers are back to fishing for two-halibut per day for 2008.
Charter response to Dept of Justice Motion
Charter Fishermen File Opposition to Commercial Industry Lawsuit Intervention
Charter Fishermen file opposition to Defendant's Supplemental Brief
CHTF Submits Complaint As Part of Lawsuit
CHTF Submits Memorandum in Support of litigation
Sec of Commerce Supplemental Opposition Brief
Charter Fishermen's Response to Sec of Commerce Supplemental
Opposition Brief
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DID YOU KNOW?
Charter anglers catch only 6.2 percent of all halibut caught off Alaska Bycatch
by commercial fleets accounts for 14.6 percent of all halibut taken off Alaska, and the commercial
IFQ fleet has caught 75.8 percent on average over the past 10 years.
We've noticed a lot of misinformation and/or misunderstanding exists in charter, commercial, business and
political circles. We feel it's important to comprehend the full history of the charter halibut issues in order to consider
potential solutions. To this end, CHTF members are actively sharing information with council members, communities, business
owners and decision makers. Communication is key to deciding interim and final solutions.
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