Amendment 29 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan and 2021-22 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures

Overview

ID #

44046.655

Document Type

Environmental Assessment

NOAA Office

National Marine Fisheries Service - West Coast Region

Document Status

Complete

Last Updated

03/12/2021

Summary

1) Harvest specifications (overfishing limits [OFL], acceptable biological catches [ABC], annual catch limits [ACL], and allocations) for all Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP) groundfish stocks and stock complexes “in the fishery” (except Pacific whiting); 2) Shortbelly rockfish as ecosystem component species; and 3) Management measures to achieve, but not exceed, annual harvest specifications.