Amendment 32 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan

1 organizations filed 2 public comments on Amendment 32 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The comment window closed 1031d ago.

Abstract

NMFS announces receipt of Amendment 32 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan. If approved, Amendment 32 would: create a new type of Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Area; remove the Cowcod Conservation Area seaward of California for certain fisheries; create and authorize the use of Groundfish Exclusion Areas; authorize the use of Block Area Closures for groundfish non-trawl fisheries, and make necessary administrative changes to relevant sections Fishery Management Plan. These changes are anticipated to provide additional fishing opportunity to groundfish non-trawl fishery sectors, continue to rebuild yelloweye rockfish, and mitigate fishing impacts to sensitive areas.

Commenters (1)

• Center for Biological Diversity

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