Wrangell Sentinel -

A fishing boat heads into Heritage Harbor in Wrangell Monday afternoon. Alaska’s commercial halibut fishing season opened Saturday, March 17. Southeast Alaska is the only area in the state that had its catch limit increase this year by the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The increased catch limit of 2,624,000 pounds of halibut — up approximately 300,000 pounds from the 2011 season — was approved by the Commission in January....