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Improving Gear Marking in the U.S. West Coast Sablefish Pot Fleet Workshop Summary Report Available for Public Comment
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On November 16, 2022, Oregon Sea Grant held a workshop on behalf of NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region on gear marking in the West Coast sablefish pot fleet. As required by a biological opinion, the NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region embarked on a feasibility study to consider whether additional gear marking would increase our ability to attribute humpback whale entanglements to specific fisheries and assist in identifying potential modifications to the pot gear regulations that could reduce incidental take of humpback whales. NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region is required to complete the feasibility study and bring results to the Pacific Fishery Management Council by March 2023. The final workshop report is available for download at this link. We welcome feedback and comments on the contents of this report, and/or any information that might help inform managers and the Pacific Fishery Management Council as they consider the feasibility of potential gear marking, information resources, or risk reduction measures to address whale entanglement in the U.S. West Coast sablefish pot gear fishery. Comments can be submitted to Sablefish.Workshop@oregonstate.edu before January 20th, 2023.
Questions?
Contact Keeley Kent, Groundfish Branch Chief, at (206) 247-8252 or keeley.kent@noaa.gov.
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Fishery Bulletins and Notices
Visit NOAA Fisheries' Rules & Regulations directory to learn more about recent federal management actions affecting managed fish species on the West Coast.
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