Strong demand and little volumes of Pacific halibut in the market have pushed up prices, but industry watchers believe things will stabilize when fishing improves.
The Pacific halibut season opened March 11 and runs through Nov. 7, however fishing has been slow so far.
"We've had boats up and down the coast now waiting on the weather," said Mike Erickson, president and fleet manager of Juneau-based Alaska Glacier Seafoods. "We had good deliveries right out of the box when people were able to fish, but bad weather kept boats in the harbor and no boats fished this week other than today [Thursday]."
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