INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC HALIBUT COMMISSION

The specimen in the middle of the photograph is a Pacific halibut that was caught in the Shumagin Islands on the IPHC survey of Area 3B in July, 1996. It is 7'10" (237 cm). The specimen on the right is Bill Sauer, skipper of the F/V Kristiana, the vessel that carried out the survey. He is 6'7" (201 cm). The specimen on the left is me. I am 5'8" (173 cm). The photo was taken in Sand Point, Alaska by Tracee Geernaert. Back at the office in Seattle, Joan Forsberg read the rings on the otolith and found that it (actually she) was 26 years old.

My primary work for the International Pacific Halibut Commission is conducting the annual stock assessment. Assessment data, recent assessments, and related papers are posted here.

If you need my email or paper mail address or phone number, consult the fact sheet.