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Council votes to analyze a coast‑wide Pacific sardine stock; staff to draft FMP amendment
Summary
After review of recent genetics, literature reviews and management implications, the Council adopted a purpose and need and selected a preliminary preferred alternative to treat Pacific sardine in U.S. waters as a single coast‑wide stock for analysis; staff and advisory bodies will analyze amendment impacts (harvest control rules, reference points, potential addition of Japanese sardine) before future regulatory action.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted a preliminary preferred alternative (PPA) to treat Pacific sardine in U.S. waters as a single coast‑wide stock in the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan and directed staff to analyze an FMP amendment.
Council staff reviewed recent scientific literature, including whole‑genome analyses and literature reviews indicating little genetic differentiation among previously hypothesized northern and southern sardine subpopulations. Staff…
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