CPS fishery management plan and amendments

The Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan assumed its current form through Amendment 8, implemented in 2000, which modified the original Northern Anchovy Fishery Management Plan adopted in 1978. Amendment 8 added additional species to the Plan among other measures. Scroll down for links to FMP and regulatory amendments.

Fishery Management Plan

Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan as Amended Through Amendment 20 (June 2023)

Appendices to the Fishery Management Plan

Appendix A: Description of the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery

Appendix B: Options and Analyses for the Coastal Pelagic Species FMP

Appendix C: Costs Involved in Managing Coastal Pelagic Species

Appendix D: Description and Identification of EFH for the Coastal Pelagic Species FMP

FMP and regulatory amendments

Council actions in development

Implemented Council actions