International trade · 02/02/2026

NMFS Proposes Revisions to Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Regulations to Simplify Complexity and Increase Fishing Opportunities

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued proposed regulations to remove the Cordell Bank Groundfish Conservation Area off central California from all groundfish fisheries and establish a new Groundfish Exclusion Area to protect sensitive habitat, aiming to simplify regulatory complexity and increase fishing opportunities while preserving the Cordell Bank ecosystem.