Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 33; 2025-26 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures

NMFS announces that the Pacific Fishery Management Council submitted amendment 33 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan to the Secretary of Commerce for review. If approved, amendment 33 would implement a rebuilding plan for California quillback rockfish and modify the allocation framework for shortspine thornyhead. Amendment 33 is necessary to rebuild overfished stocks, achieve optimum yield, and ensure management measures are based on the best scientific information available. It is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.