• The commission pretty much accepted the recommendations of its scientific staff and approved a coastwide catch limit of 41.07 million pounds for the 2011 season, down 19 percent from last year.
• Southeast Alaska (Area 2C) will take a particularly hard hit with a catch limit of 2.33 million pounds, down 47 percent.
• The 2011 season will open March 12 and close Nov. 18.
The Seattle-based IPHC manages U.S. and Canadian halibut stocks. The bulk of the commercial catch comes from Alaska.
Here's the full slate of 2011 catch limits, by regulatory area, expressed in millions of pounds.
| Regulatory area | 2010 catch limits | 2011 catch limits | % change |
| 2A | 0.81 | 0.91 | +12 |
| 2B | 7.5 | 7.65 | +2 |
| 2C | 4.4 | 2.33 | -47 |
| 3A | 19.99 | 14.36 | -28 |
| 3B | 9.9 | 7.51 | -24 |
| 4A | 2.33 | 2.41 | +3 |
| 4B | 2.16 | 2.18 | +1 |
| 4CDE | 3.58 | 3.72 | +4 |
| TOTAL | 50.67 | 41.07 | -19 |