16 Apr 2025
🎣Regulatory Changes for Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries Management
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2025-2026 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
Summary
This final rule announces routine inseason adjustments to management measures in commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries. This action is intended to allow commercial and recreational fishing vessels to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.
Agencies
- Commerce Department
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Business Impact
$$ - Med
The regulation outlines new management measures impacting commercial and recreational fishing, including reduced limits on canary rockfish and halibut. These changes affect business operations and compliance for fishing enterprises in the West Coast states, directly influencing revenue and operational planning.