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NOAA reports quillback rebuilding, says several groundfish rulemakings progressing
Summary
NOAA Fisheries and the Northwest Fisheries Science Center updated the Pacific Fishery Management Council on in-season changes after a benchmark assessment declared California quillback rockfish rebuilt and on survey progress, while flagging staffing limits and several rulemakings still to be published.
NOAA Fisheries told the Pacific Fishery Management Council on Tuesday that California quillback rockfish was declared rebuilt this month and that an in-season rollback requested by the council earlier this year was published and took effect upon federal notice.
The announcement follows publication of the 2025 California quillback benchmark assessment and related decisions by the agency and scientific review bodies. "On September 16, NMFS declared California quillback rockfish rebuilt," said Keely Kent, NOAA Fisheries' rulemaking lead for the region, summarizing the agency's report to the council. Kent added that the agency published the council-requested in-season action on Sept. 18 that restored previous commercial and recreational…
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