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NOAA Fisheries announces a change in the trip limits for sablefish north of 36° N. latitude and for lingcod north of 42° N. latitude. Additionally, NOAA Fisheries announces new sub-bag limits and sub-trip limits, in recreational and non-trawl commercial fisheries respectively, for two nearshore species, quillback rockfish and copper rockfish, as well as the shelf species vermillion rockfish. These adjustments were recommended to NOAA Fisheries by the Pacific Fishery Management Council at its November 2021 meeting. This adjustment will become effective on January 1, 2022, through the end of 2022, unless subsequently modified via the Federal Register. A summary of the inseason changes is provided below. Please refer to the Federal Register Notice (86 FR 72863)) for more details.
Sablefish north of 36° N. latitude
- Limited Entry Fixed Gear Fishery: trip limit of 2,400 lb / week, not to exceed 4,800 lb / 2 months
- Open Access Fishery: trip limit of 600 lb / day, or 1 landing / week up to 2,000 lb, not to exceed 4,000 lb / 2 months
Lingcod north of 42° N. latitude
- Limited Entry Fixed Gear Fishery: trip limit of 5,000 lb / 2 months
- Open Access Fishery: trip limit of 2,500 lb / 1 month
Quillback Rockfish
- Sub-bag limit of one quillback rockfish in the California recreational fishery
- Minor nearshore rockfish trip limits between 42°- 40° 10’ N. lat. of 2,000 lb / 2 months, of which no more than 75 lb can be quillback rockfish
- Deeper nearshore rockfish sub-trip limits south of 40° 10’ N. lat. will be 2,000 lb / 2 months, of which no more than 75 lb can be quillback rockfish
Copper Rockfish
- A (new) sub-bag limit of one copper rockfish in the California recreational fishery
- Minor nearshore rockfish trip limits between 42°- 40° 10’ N. lat. will be 2,000 lb / 2 months, of which no more than 75 lb can be copper rockfish.
- Deeper nearshore rockfish sub-trip limits south of 40° 10’ N. lat. will be 2,000 lb / 2 months, of which no more than 75 lb can be copper rockfish.
Vermillion Rockfish
- Reduce the vermilion rockfish 5-fish sub-bag limit, to 4 fish, in the California recreational fishery
Questions?
Contact Sean Matson, Fishery Management Specialist, at sean.matson@noaa.gov.
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