NMFS Announces Changes to Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery to Balance Abundance and Conservation

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has made adjustments to the commercial and recreational fisheries, as well as the trawl rockfish conservation areas, in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery to ensure a more sustainable management of groundfish stocks, balancing the need for increased access to abundant fish with protection of overfished and depleted populations.