Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Biennial Specifications; 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 Specifications for Pacific Mackerel

NMFS proposes to implement harvest specifications for U.S. West Coast Pacific mackerel stock in the exclusive economic zone for the fishing years (season) 2025–2026 and 2026–2027. If the fishery attains the annual catch target in either fishing season, the directed fishery will close, reserving the 1,000-mt difference between the harvest guideline and annual catch target as a set-aside for incidental landings in other Coastal Pelagic Species fisheries and other sources of mortality. This rulemaking is intended to conserve and manage the U.S. West Coast Pacific mackerel stock.