NMFS Issues Annual Harvest Guideline for Pacific Mackerel Off West Coast

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule 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 guideline establishes allowable harvest levels for Pacific mackerel, with a total of 11,000 metric tons (mt) available for the 2010-2011 fishing year, including 8,000 mt for the directed fishery and 3,000 mt for the incidental fishery.