Canada inks halibut fishing deal with France; begins Beaufort Sea boundary talks with U.S. this fall

By Cristin Schmitz (September 24, 2024, 4:10 PM EDT) -- Canada has cut a deal with France on sharing the fishing quota for the total allowable catch Canada sets for Atlantic halibut, and Ottawa has also created a “joint task force” with the U.S. government to negotiate the disputed Canada-U.S. boundary in the Beaufort Sea....