After a brief conference call this morning with DFO officials and the PEIFA Groundfish Advisory Board, there has been confirmation on tommorow's (August 27th, 2013) PEI halibut fishery.  It was also noted that a few from the NS fleet will be fishing halibut on the same day as they have 3T of quota left to fish. The following message was received from DFO's Frederic Butruille:

 
The weather forecast shows no problem and the fishery is confirmed for tomorrow. Have a good day on the water,

Frédéric Butruille
A/Regional Resource management officer / Agent régional de gestion des pêches par intérim
Groundfish Fisheries / Pêches des poissons de fond
Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada
Moncton, NB
506-851-7358
frederic.butruille@dfo-mpo.gc.ca