Based on landings information and projections, DFG has determined that the season’s harvest limit of 118,000 short tons of market squid will be reached by that date. The squid fishing season runs from April through March. Therefore, the fishery will remain closed until the current season ends March 31, 2013.

Market squid remains the state’s largest and most lucrative commercial fishery, valued at over $69 million last season.

DFG has been tracking catches daily in anticipation of reaching the harvest limit, which was established to ensure squid are not overharvested.

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