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Wespac Committee Advances Bottomfish Rebuilding Plan
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Wespac Committee Advances Bottomfish Rebuilding Plan

Members of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee have advanced a Guam bottomfish rebuilding plan, with a focus on balancing sustainable fishing opportunities with stock recovery goals. The Council announced in Honolulu on Sept.13 the committee’s recommendation that sets the annual catch limit (ACL) of 34,500 pounds, allowing for fishing to continue while ensuring the stock is rebuilt by 2031. The Scientific and Statistical Committee met in Honolulu during the second week of September. The Guam bottomfish fishery was declared overfished in 2019, which mandated the council to rebuild the Guam bottomfish stock in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the primary law governing marine f...