Halibut seasons and subarea quotas

Fishery2025 quota (pounds) TBD
North Coast (Marine areas 3 and 4) 
South Coast (Marine area 2) 
Columbia River (Marine area 1) 
Puget Sound 

2025 Pacific halibut landings summary

For the 2025 in-season coastwide landing summary visit the International Pacific Halibut Commission website.  

Public recreational halibut season meetings

WDFW hosted two virtual recreational halibut meetings on Oct. 3, 2024, and Aug. 13, 2024, to begin planning for the 2025 fishing seasons. The Department took preliminary recommendations for changes to the Catch Sharing Plan and season structure to the Pacific Fishery Management Council meetings on Sept. 19-24 in Spokane and Nov. 13-19 in Costa Mesa, CA. Review WDFW's report (PDF) with the 2025 halibut season options.

Previous halibut fishery summaries