Bocaccio, Darkblotch Rockfish Assessment Updates Show Stocks Rebuilt
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] by Susan Chambers - June 20, 2017
Two important West Coast groundfish stocks that were formerly listed as overfished have now been rebuilt.
Bocaccio and darkblotched rockfish, which are managed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, were under strict rebuilding plans that have constrained West Coast fisheries for more than a decade. Bocaccio was declared overfished in 1999, and darkblotched rockfish in 2000; both were rebuilt well before their original target dates.
The Scientific and Statistical Committee report at the June Council meeting said bocaccio's increase above the overfishing level is due in large part to strong recruitment ...
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