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CitationSomers, K. A., K. E. Richerson, and V. J. Tuttle. 2026. Estimated Discard and Catch of Groundfish Species in the 2024 U.S. West Coast Fisheries. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-206. (https://doi.org/10.25923/c8cz-tk83)
TitleEstimated Discard and Catch of Groundfish Species in the 2024 U.S. West Coast Fisheries
Publication Year2026
Date03/18/2026
Keywordsobserver, bycatch, annual catch limit, discard monitoring, mortality estimates
AbstractThe primary objectives of this report are to: 1) update estimated fishing mortality of groundfish species in U.S. West Coast fisheries in 2002 to 2023, 2) provide mortality estimates for 2024, and 3) compare the 2024 estimates to annual catch limits (ACLs). These management specifications are published in the federal groundfish regulations for selected groundfish species (USOFR 2001, 2015).
Official CitationSomers, K. A., K. E. Richerson, and V. J. Tuttle. 2026. Estimated Discard and Catch of Groundfish Species in the 2024 U.S. West Coast Fisheries. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-206.
Links (https://doi.org/10.25923/c8cz-tk83)