NMFS Proposes Annual Harvest Guideline for Pacific Mackerel Off U.S. West Coast

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed a regulation to set the annual harvest guideline for Pacific mackerel in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the Pacific coast, in accordance with the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The proposed guideline would allow for 10,000 metric tons of Pacific mackerel to be harvested annually, with 8,000 metric tons allocated to a directed fishery and 2,000 metric tons to an incidental fishery.