Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures for the Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish Fishery for Fishing Years 2021–22 to 2023–24, Supplemental Environmental Assessment, including a Regulatory Impact Review

This SEA updates a 2019 EA and analyzes potential effects of a range of possible annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (AM) for Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Deep 7 bottomfish for 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24. The preferred ACL is 492,000 lb and is the same ACL as the past 3 years. It is based on a recent stock assessment for MHI Deep 7 bottomfish, which shows the stock is healthy. The proposed action includes an in-season AM and overage adjustments. Recent landings averaged 192,805 lb annually, so NMFS does not anticipate the fishery would reach the proposed limit in any fishing year. The ACL is not expected to change the fishery or have large and adverse effects.