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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 9, 2021 / Rules and Regulations Fisheries and published in 50 CFR part 300.
2 Customary and traditional fishing is authorized from 1 January through 31
December.

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26. Recreational Sport Fishing for Pacific HalibutGeneral 1 No person shall engage in recreational sport fishing for Pacific halibut using gear other than a single line with no more than two hooks attached; or a spear.
2 Any size limit promulgated under IPHC or domestic regulations shall be measured in a straight line passing over the pectoral fin from the tip of the lower jaw with the mouth closed, to the extreme end of the middle of the tail as depicted in Figure 2.
3 Any Pacific halibut brought aboard a vessel and not immediately returned to the sea with a minimum of injury will be included in the daily bag limit of the person catching the Pacific halibut.
4 No person may possess Pacific halibut on a vessel while fishing in a closed area.
5 No Pacific halibut caught by recreational sport fishing shall be offered for sale, sold, traded, or bartered.
6 No Pacific halibut caught in recreational sport fishing shall be possessed on board a vessel when other fish or shellfish aboard said vessel are destined for commercial use, sale, trade, or barter.
7 The operator of a charter vessel shall be liable for any violations of these Regulations committed by an angler on board said vessel. In Alaska, the charter vessel guide, as defined in 50 CFR
300.61 and referred to in 50 CFR 300.65, 300.66, and 300.67, shall be liable for any violation of these Regulations committed by an angler on board a charter vessel.
27. Recreational Sport Fishing for Pacific HalibutIPHC Regulatory Area 2A
1 The Commission shall determine and announce closing dates to the public for any area in which the fishery limits promulgated by NOAA Fisheries are estimated to have been taken.
2 When the Commission has determined that a subquota under paragraph 7 of this section is estimated to have been taken, and has announced a date on which the season will close, no person shall recreational sport fish for Pacific halibut in that area after that date for the rest of the year, unless a reopening of that area for recreational sport Pacific halibut fishing is scheduled in accordance with the Catch Sharing Plan for IPHC Regulatory Area 2A, or announced by the Commission.

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3 In California, Oregon, or Washington, no person shall fillet, mutilate, or otherwise disfigure a Pacific halibut in any manner that prevents the determination of minimum size or the number of fish caught, possessed, or landed.
4 The possession limit on a vessel for Pacific halibut in the waters off the coast of Washington is the same as the daily bag limit. The possession limit for Pacific halibut on land in Washington is two daily bag limits.
5 The possession limit on a vessel for Pacific halibut caught in the waters off the coast of Oregon is the same as the daily bag limit. The possession limit for Pacific halibut on land in Oregon is three daily bag limits.
6 The possession limit on a vessel for Pacific halibut caught in the waters off the coast of California is one daily bag limit. The possession limit for Pacific halibut on land in California is one daily bag limit.
7 Specific regulations describing fishing periods, fishery limits, fishing dates, and daily bag limits are promulgated by NOAA Fisheries and published in the Federal Register.
28. Recreational Sport Fishing for Pacific HalibutIPHC Regulatory Area 2B
1 In all waters off British Columbia: 6 7
a The recreational sport fishing season will open on 1 February unless more restrictive regulations are in place;
b the recreational sport fishing season will close when the recreational sport fishery limit allocated by DFO is taken, or 31 December, whichever is earlier; and c the daily bag limit is two Pacific halibut of any size per day per person.
2 In British Columbia, no person shall fillet, mutilate, or otherwise disfigure a Pacific halibut in any manner that prevents the determination of minimum size or the number of fish caught, possessed, or landed.
3 The possession limit for Pacific halibut in the waters off the coast of British Columbia is three Pacific halibut.6 7
6 DFO could implement more restrictive regulations for the recreational sport fishery, therefore anglers are advised to check the current Federal or Provincial regulations prior to fishing.
7 For regulations on the experimental recreational fishery implemented by DFO check the current Federal or Provincial regulations.

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29. Recreational Sport Fishing for Pacific HalibutIPHC Regulatory Areas 2C, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E
1 In Convention waters in and off Alaska: 8 9
a The recreational sport fishing season is from 1 February to 31
December.
b The daily bag limit is two Pacific halibut of any size per day per person unless a more restrictive bag limit applies in Commission regulations or Federal regulations at 50 CFR 300.65.
c No person may possess more than two daily bag limits.
d No person shall possess on board a vessel, including charter vessels and pleasure craft used for fishing, Pacific halibut that have been filleted, mutilated, or otherwise disfigured in any manner, except that each Pacific halibut may be cut into no more than 2
ventral pieces, 2 dorsal pieces, and 2
cheek pieces, with a patch of skin on each piece, naturally attached.
e Pacific halibut in excess of the possession limit in paragraph 1c of this section may be possessed on a vessel that does not contain recreational sport fishing gear, fishing rods, hand lines, or gaffs.
f Pacific halibut harvested on a charter vessel fishing trip in IPHC
Regulatory Areas 2C or 3A must be retained on board the charter vessel on which the Pacific halibut was caught until the end of the charter vessel fishing trip as defined at 50 CFR 300.61.
g Guided angler fish GAF, as described at 50 CFR 300.65, may be used to allow a charter vessel angler to harvest additional Pacific halibut up to the limits in place for unguided anglers, and are exempt from the requirements in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this section.
2 For guided recreational sport fishing as referred to in 50 CFR 300.65
in IPHC Regulatory Area 2C:
a No person on board a charter vessel as referred to in 50 CFR 300.65
shall catch and retain more than one Pacific halibut per calendar day.
b No person on board a charter vessel as referred to in 50 CFR 300.65
shall catch and retain any Pacific halibut that with head on is greater than 50 inches 127.0 cm and less than 72
inches 182.9 cm as measured in a straight line, passing over the pectoral 8 NOAA Fisheries could implement more restrictive regulations for the recreational sport fishery or components of it, therefore, anglers are advised to check the current Federal or State regulations prior to fishing.
9 Charter vessels are prohibited from harvesting Pacific halibut in IPHC Regulatory Areas 2C and 3A
during one charter vessel fishing trip under regulations promulgated by NOAA Fisheries at 50
CFR 300.66.

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