Hal Bernton is a senior investigative reporter covering energy transitions, climate change, and Arctic affairs.
A Trump appointee threatened sanctions on Canadian halibut exports if the country’s negotiators didn’t accept a cut to the British Columbia catch, according to multiple sources.
Scientists remain hopeful halibut will rebound, as in decades past. But they are unsure when that will happen.
The trawl industry has scrambled to try to find a way to keep the whales out of their nets after nine were accidentally taken in 2023.
An intensifying arms race between fishermen and the whales has crews testing cutting edge equipment.
The bottom trawl fleet accidentally catches and kills millions of pounds of halibut each year, stoking a fierce, long-running debate.
Scientists haven't reached a consensus about the forces that have driven down halibut stocks. But the decline is hitting the harvest hard.
There were warning signs ahead of the bet on Peter Pan Seafood, which is expected to cost Alaskans more $29 million.
