1995 Halibut Landing Report No. 3

First Oregon Sport Season to Close May 27

The preliminary catch estimate for the 1995 sport halibut fishery between Cape Falcon (latitude 45°46'00"N.) and the Florence North Jetty (Siuslaw River, latitude 44°01'08"N.) indicates the 67,706 pound catch limit will be reached on May 27. Therefore, the sport halibut fishery in this area will close at 11:59 p.m. on May 27.

Sport fishing for Pacific halibut will re-open on May 28 and remain open through August 2, seven days a week, only in the area inside the 30-fathom curve nearest to the coastline as plotted on National Ocean Service charts numbered 18520, 18580, and 18600 from Cape Falcon to the Florence North Jetty (Siuslaw River), or until 3,314 pounds are estimated to have been taken and the season is closed by the Commission, whichever occurs first. Any poundage remaining unharvested after the earlier season will be added to this season. The daily bag limit remains two halibut per person, one with a minimum overall size limit of 32 inches and the second with a minimum overall size limit of 50 inches.

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