NMFS Announces Changes to Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries to Extend Season and Maintain Optimum Yields

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced changes to the Pacific Coast groundfish limited entry fisheries to extend the season and maintain landings within the 1999 optimum yields and allocations for key species, including canary rockfish, widow rockfish, and trawl-caught sablefish.