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Council asks NMFS for emergency increases to 2026 ACLs for canary rockfish, petrale sole and shortspine thornyhead
Summary
Using new catch‑only projections and advisory‑body recommendations, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to request NOAA Fisheries issue an emergency rule to increase 2026 ACLs for three constraining species and to distribute the increases proportionally across sectors.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted on Sept. 15 to ask the National Marine Fisheries Service to issue an emergency regulation that would raise 2026 annual catch limits for canary rockfish, petrale sole and shortspine thornyhead.
Council staff presented catch‑only projections requested in June; the Northwest Fisheries Science Center produced 2026 projection runs for the three species. The SSC reviewed those projections and judged the runs were conducted correctly and that revised ABCs remain below OFLs for 2026. The GMT and GAP recommended emergency increases, and the GAP…
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