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PFMC outreach: scientists report mixed signals across groundfish assessments; uncertainty shapes next steps
Summary
Scientists from the Northwest Fisheries Science Center presented 2025 groundfish assessment results at a Pacific Fishery Management Council outreach session. Presentations showed several stocks at or above management targets but analysts flagged method changes and uncertainty that will influence catch advice and Council decisions.
Scientists from the Northwest Fisheries Science Center presented findings from the 2025 groundfish assessment cycle at a Pacific Fishery Management Council outreach session. The hybrid session included short briefings on five benchmark assessments and two updates followed by extended audience Q&A.
Presenters described a mix of outcomes. Yellowtail rockfish was characterized as healthy relative to the 40% management target (Kiva Oken said the fraction of unfished spawning output in 2025 is "around 62%"), but methodological changes to how commercial age samples were weighted led to lower fishery limits (OFLs) than earlier models.…
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