Regulation & law · 02/09/2020

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment 29 Submitted for Review

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that the Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted Amendment 29 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan for review by the Secretary of Commerce, which would reclassify shortbelly rockfish as an ecosystem component species and adjust trawl/non-trawl allocations for blackgill rockfish, petrale sole, lingcod, and widow rockfish.