2023-04734: Determination of Overfishing or an Overfished Condition
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This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has found that the following stocks of fish are now subject to overfishing or overfished: Gulf of Maine haddock, Gulf of Mexico cubera snapper, Gulf of Mexico Jacks Complex, and Gulf of Mexico Mid-water Snapper Complex are now subject to overfishing, and Pacific bluefin tuna, Pacific sardine, Bering Sea snow crab, Saint Matthew Island blue king crab, Southern New England/Mid- Atlantic yellowtail flounder, Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank Atlantic wolffish, Northwestern Atlantic ocean pout, Northwestern Atlantic witch flounder, Atlantic herring, Atlantic halibut, and Georges Bank yellowtail flounder all continue to be overfished. NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, notifies the appropriate regional fishery management council (Council) whenever it determines that a stock or stock complex is subject to overfishing, overfished, or approaching an overfished condition.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
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