ODFW staff recommendations for the 2024 recreational Pacific halibut season dates

Thank you to everyone who provided input via the public meeting, the online survey, phone calls, and e-mails. ODFW staff have used that input to develop our staff recommendations for the 2024 recreational Pacific halibut season dates, outlined below. Reminder, season dates are not final until the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopts them at their April 19 meeting.

The information below is summarized in the Staff Recommended 2024 Pacific Halibut Sport Regulations Map.

Columbia River Subarea

All-Depth

• Daily bag limit: 1 Pacific halibut
• Quota = 18,112 pounds
• Open every Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday May 2-26 and every Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday May 30 through June 30 or until the quota is caught. If quota remains, can be open starting August 1 through September 30 up to seven days per week.

Nearshore

• Daily bag limit: 1 Pacific halibut
• Quota = 500 pounds
• Open Mondays through Wednesdays inside the 40-fathom regulatory line off Oregon beginning May 6 through September 30 or until the quota is caught.

Central Oregon Coast Subarea

Spring All-Depth Season

• Daily bag limit: 2 Pacific halibut
• Quota = 167,681 pounds
• Fixed dates: May 1 through June 30, seven days per week
• Back-up dates available (if quota remaining): July 1-31, seven days per week

Summer All-Depth Season

• Daily bag limit: 2 Pacific halibut
• Quota = 66,540 pounds
• Open August 1-3, then every other Thursday through Saturday until October 31 or the quota is caught.

Nearshore

• Daily bag limit: 2 Pacific halibut
• Quota = 31,939 pounds
• Open May 1, seven days per week, inside the 40-fathom regulatory line, until October 31 or the quota is caught.

Southern Oregon Subarea

• Daily bag limit: 2 Pacific halibut
• Quota = 8,000 pounds
• Open May 1, seven days per week, until October 31 or the quota is caught.