Updated: January 27, 2010
Current and Remaining Deep 7 Bottomfish Catch
- Click here for the catch and remaining allowable catch
The 2009-10 MHI Deep 7 bottomfish fishing year began September 1, 2009, and will remain open until the TAC is reached. The 2009-10 MHI Deep 7 bottomfish fishing year began September 1, 2009, and will remain open until the TAC is reached. The 2009-10 TAC is 254,050 pounds. Click here for the Federal Register notice.
Background
Fisheries for bottomfish in the Federal waters around Hawaii (3-200 nm offshore) are managed under the Fishery Management Plan for Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region.
To limit fishing mortality and to contribute to long-term conservation of bottomfish stocks at levels that support healthy fisheries, Federal regulations implementing the plan established an annual total allowable catch (TAC) for the following Deep 7 bottomfish: |
