Environment

#2026-05252Batı Kıyısı Eyaletleri Açıklarındaki Balıkçılıklar; Kıyı Pelajik Türler Balıkçılığı; İki Yıllık Spesifikasyonlar; 2025-2026 ve 2026-2027 için Pasifik İstavrit Spesifikasyonları

🇺🇸United States··Final Rule·Low Impact·Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

NOAA is setting the official catch limits for Pacific mackerel off the West Coast for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fishing seasons. The specifications include overfishing limits, allowable catch, and harvest guidelines to manage the fishery sustainably. This affects commercial fishing operations targeting Pacific mackerel from Washington to California. These biennial specifications determine how much mackerel can be caught, directly impacting commercial fishers' seasons and the seafood supply chain.

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Action

Final rule.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Close the directed Pacific mackerel fishery when annual catch target of 8,143 metric tons is attained during fishing year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

NMFS, Commercial fishing operations targeting Pacific mackerel
operational
high

Close the directed Pacific mackerel fishery when annual catch target of 9,448 metric tons is attained during fishing year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

NMFS, Commercial fishing operations targeting Pacific mackerel
operational
high

Reserve 1,000 metric tons as set-aside for incidental landings in other coastal pelagic species fisheries and other sources of mortality during both 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fishing years

NMFS, Commercial fishing operations
operational
high

Enforce harvest guideline limit of 9,143 metric tons for Pacific mackerel during fishing year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

NMFS
operational
high

Enforce harvest guideline limit of 10,448 metric tons for Pacific mackerel during fishing year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

NMFS
operational