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Council staff warn of reduced capacity; NMFS publishes aquaculture opportunity areas
Summary
PFMC executive director and NMFS regional staff described staffing reductions and capacity constraints and flagged newly published aquaculture opportunity areas in Southern California; council warned these changes will affect work planning and priorities.
Executive director Merrick Burden and NMFS West Coast staff briefed the council on staffing, budget and program updates.
Jennifer Quan (NMFS regional representative) told the council the region had "lost about 30 of our workforce" since January and estimated capacity was down roughly 37 percent in places. She said the agency is implementing rebalancing and prioritization plans and that the council would be…
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