In Example of Flexibility, Pacific Council Eases Yelloweye Rockfish Constraints in Groundfish Fishery
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by Susan Chambers - June 15, 2018
The Pacific Fishery Management Council took the bold step of approving a yelloweye rockfish rebuilding plan that would extend its expected year to rebuild by a couple years -- something almost unheard of in the past. At the same time, the benefits to communities could be immense.
Yelloweye rockfish has been on the overfished list since 2002 and has been a constraining species in almost all sectors for commercial and recreational groundfish fishing on the West Coast. The current annual catch limit for yelloweye is 20 mt; ...
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