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Council forms Fishery Innovation Work Group to finalize HMS roadmap, EFP framework and bycatch metrics
Summary
Council discussion advanced the HMS roadmap and charged a new ad-hoc Fishery Innovation Work Group (FIW) to draft performance criteria for EFPs, refine an EFP process (COP-20) and recommend bycatch monitoring metrics; advisory bodies urged SMART goals and clear performance targets for bycatch and expanded HMS opportunities.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council directed its new ad-hoc Fishery Innovation Work Group (FIW) to continue work on the highly migratory species (HMS) roadmap with particular emphasis on defining an exempted-fishing-permit (EFP) framework, clarifying Council Operating Procedure (COP) 20 process improvements, and recommending performance metrics and acceptable bycatch criteria for HMS EFPs.
Management team staff presented a first draft roadmap and proposed edits that grouped action items into four themes: management objectives and strategies; an EFP framework; decision-support tools and analyses; and continued drift gillnet monitoring. The management team recommended the council adopt the draft…
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