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Council confirms preliminary preferred ABC/ACLs for multiple groundfish stocks
Summary
After reviewing new projections, the council formally adopted preliminary preferred alternatives (PPA) for ABCs and ACLs for several rockfish and flatfish species for the 2027–28 cycle, endorsing GMT/GAP recommendations to proceed to final specification work.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council on March 7 confirmed preliminary preferred alternatives (PPA) for acceptable biological catches (ABC) and annual catch limits (ACL) for a set of groundfish stocks that will inform final 2027–28 harvest specifications.
Jesse Waller summarized that the council had requested alternative harvest projections at prior meetings and that projections now…
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