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Halibut Prices 2026

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Halibut Prices 2026

The Standing Fish Price Setting Panel has selected the FFAW offer for halibut pricing in 2026, upholding the 12-year-old mutually negotiated formula for setting the price and terms of sale for halibut in the province.

January 4-January 10$4.75$14.39
January 11-January 17$4.75$12.17
January 18-January 24$4.75$12.17
January 25-January 31$4.75$12.17
February 1–February 7$4.75$12.22
February 8-February 14$4.75$12.22
February 15-February 21$4.75$12.22
February 22-February 28$4.75$12.22
February 29-March 7$4.75$12.22
March 8-March 14$4.75$12.22
March 15-March 21$4.75$12.22
March 22-March 28$4.75$12.22
March 29-April 4$4.75$11.72
April 5-April 11$4.75$7.96
April 12-April 18$4.75$6.75
April 19-April 25$4.75
April 26-May 2$4.75

Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.