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NOAA stock assessment shows quillback rockfish at 46%; Crescent City fishing group urges continued vigilance
Summary
A representative of the Crescent City Fishing Group told the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors that NOAA's stock assessment places quillback rockfish at 46% (not overfished), offering cautious optimism for reopening fishing areas; local advocates and officials urged continued monitoring ahead of PFMC and STAR Committee reviews.
Andrea Spahn, representing the Crescent City Fishing Group, told the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors that federal stock assessment results put quillback rockfish at 46% of reference biomass, above the 25% threshold used to designate a stock as overfished.
"NOAA has determined that we are at 46%, meaning we are not even close to being overfished,"…
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