WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) welcomed the decision by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) to defer review of a regulatory proposal that sought to alter Alaska's unguided recreational Pacific halibut limits. The proposal, which was submitted by a Seattle, Washington-based trade association, would have reduced the daily bag limit of Alaska's unguided recreational halibut limit from two fish to one fish. Senator Sullivan previously sent a letter (https://www.sullivan.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/iphc_letter_of_concern.pdf) of concern to Dr. Neil Jacobs, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, regarding his concerns for the sugge...