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Pacific Fishery Management Council directs staff to prioritize sardine stock‑structure review and related harvest‑rule inputs
Summary
The council voted unanimously to adopt a prioritized work plan for coastal pelagic species (CPS) science, naming Pacific sardine stock structure as the top near‑term priority and packaging related harvest‑control‑rule inputs (EMSY and distribution) for coordinated analysis.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council on Tuesday voted to adopt a prioritized list of science and management topics for coastal pelagic species, placing Pacific sardine stock structure first and directing staff to address associated harvest‑control‑rule inputs together.
The council acted after receiving reports from the Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT), the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and advisory bodies that recommended treating stock definition, EMSY and the distribution term as a single package because the three items are interdependent.
"This should be viewed as informational, and the CPSMT does not support its use for any management purposes in 2025 Pacific sardine fishing year," said Greg Krzykowski while presenting the CPSMT summary on historical…
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