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Council prioritizes work plan: moves trawl EFP items, GAP flexibility package and recreational disposal rule onto track
Summary
The Pacific Fishery Management Council revised its groundfish workload and new‑management‑measures list on March 20, advancing trawl EFP regulatory items and prioritizing a GAP‑proposed package of flexibility tools (mid‑biennium changes, phased ABC rules, carryover and multiyear ACL options) the GAP said could blunt abrupt quota shocks this year.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council on March 20 updated its groundfish workload list and prioritized a series of management measures the Groundfish Advisory Panel and Groundfish Management Team recommended. The council also adopted a set of GAP proposals that the GAP characterized as a package of flexibility tools to address severe constraints faced by West Coast fisheries this year.
Key outcomes
- The council prioritized items to move from the “proposed” list to the active workload, including trawl EFP regulatory items and administrative clarifications the GMT had recommended. - The council also supported and prioritized a GAP‑proposed set of flexibility tools — specifically: a pathway to mid‑biennium harvest‑specifications changes (the “green‑light” idea); consideration of a phased ABC control rule; options for carryover of unused ACL from one year to the next; and consideration of a multiyear ACL or rolling two‑year catch…
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