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  • Commission again sets Pacific halibut harvest at rock-bottom levels amid U.S.-Canada tensions

    Hal Bernton, Northern Journal|Feb 5, 2026

    The International Pacific Halibut Commission set the 2026 harvest at a historic low during an annual meeting that drew a Trump Administration political appointee to lead tense U.S. negotiations with Canada over shares of a shrunken fishery. The four-day late-January gathering in Bellevue, Washington came during a time of tumultuous relations between the two nations. President Donald Trump's tariff policy and blustering talk of making Canada part of the United States have spurred widespread... Full story