Regulations

Pacific Halibut Fishery Regulations

The IPHC publishes regulations for the U.S. and Canadian halibut fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean. The 2009 Pacific Halibut Fishery Regulations available here are for informational purposes only. The actual regulations are printed by the respective governments.

For the U.S.:	The Federal Register [use search terms: "50 CFR Part 300"]
For Canada:	The Canada Gazette

Sport Fishery Regulations

Regulations from recent years are available in PDF format.

	2008 (784 KB)
	2007 (789 KB)
	2006 (808 KB)
	2005 (805 KB)
	2004 (726 KB)
	2003 (1.4 MB)
	2002 (1.2 MB)
	2001 (903 K)
	2000 (559 K)
	1999 (1.02 MB)
	1998 (477 K)
	1997 (457 K)
	Regulations archive (1958-1996)

If you need to download the PDF reader please see the Acrobat site.

The IPHC regulations can be requested in printed form from our office by calling (206) 634-1838 (press '0' for the front desk) or by using the publications form.

If you would like to propose a new regulation or a change to an existing one, please fill out a regulation proposal form.

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