Amendment 30 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) was completed as part of the 2023-24 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures. Under Amendment 30, a 2,000 mt threshold for shortbelly rockfish bycatch that would trigger Council review of the fishery was adopted. The Council also adopted changes to the use of block area closures (BAC) for the trawl fishery which would be applicable to bottom trawl gear off Washington and midwater trawl gear off Washington, Oregon, and California to mitigate groundfish bycatch, if necessary. This action required corrected FMP language for BACs.
2023-24 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Environmental Assessment