Code of Federal Regulations > Title 50 > Chapter VI > Part 660 > Subpart C > Appendix - Table 1a to Part 660, Subpart C—2025, Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT and Fishery HG

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Appendix - Table 1a to Part 660, Subpart C—2025, Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT and Fishery HG

Table 1a to Part 660, Subpart C—2025, Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT and Fishery HG (Weights in Metric Tons). Capitalized Stocks Are Rebuilding

Species/stock	Area	OFL	ABC	ACL ^a	Fishery HG ^b
QUILLBACK ROCKFISH OFF CALIFORNIA	California	1.52	1.3	1.3	1.2
YELLOWEYE ROCKFISH ^c	Coastwide	105.8	87.2	55.8	41
Arrowtooth Flounder	Coastwide	16,460	11,193	11,193	9,098
Big Skate	Coastwide	1,456	1,224	1,224	1,164.6
Black Rockfish	Washington (N of 46°16′ N lat.)	262	244.6	244.6	226
Black Rockfish	California (S of 42° N lat.)	250	234	224	222.3
Bocaccio	S of 40°10′ N lat	1,849	1,681	1,681	1,673.2
Cabezon	California (S of 42° N lat.)	176	162	162	161.2
California Scorpionfish	S of 34°27′ N lat	273	244	244	242
Canary Rockfish	Coastwide	647	605	572	508.4
Chilipepper	S of 40°10′ N lat	3,128	2,815	2,815	2,788
Cowcod	S of 40°10′ N lat	111	77	77	66.5
Cowcod	(Conception)	93	66	66
Cowcod	(Monterey)	18	11	11
Darkblotched Rockfish	Coastwide	830	754	754	729.8
Dover Sole	Coastwide	52,214	47,424	47,424	45,840
English Sole	Coastwide	11,175	8,884	8,884	8,669.4
Lingcod	N of 40°10′ N lat	4,237	3,631	3,631	3,349.9
Lingcod	S of 40°10′ N lat	897	768	748	736.4
Longnose Skate	Coastwide	1,922	1,616	1,616	1,365.4
Longspine Thornyhead	Coastwide	4,284	2,698	2,698
Longspine Thornyhead	N of 34°27′ N lat			2,050	2,000.7
Longspine Thornyhead	S of 34°27′ N lat			648	646
Pacific Cod	Coastwide	3,200	1,926	1,600	1,098.6
Pacific Ocean Perch	N of 40°10′ N lat	4,029	3,328	3,328	3,182.5
Pacific Spiny Dogfish	Coastwide	1,857	1,361	1,361	1,037.6
Pacific Whiting	Coastwide	( ^d)	( ^d)	( ^d)	( ^d)
Petrale Sole	Coastwide	2,518	2,354	2,354	2,035.5
Sablefish	Coastwide	39,085	36,545	36,545
Sablefish	N of 36° N lat			28,688	See Table 1c
Sablefish	S of 36° N lat			7,857	7,829.80
Shortspine Thornyhead ^e	Coastwide	940	821	815	743.3
Splitnose	S of 40°10′ N lat	1,724	1,508	1,508	1,493.9
Starry Flounder	Coastwide	652	392	392	375.3
Widow Rockfish	Coastwide	12,254	11,237	11,237	11,018.7
Yellowtail Rockfish	N of 40°10′ N lat	6,866	6,241	6,241	5,216.1
Species/Stock Complexes
Blue/Deacon/Black Rockfish	Oregon	464	423	423	421.7
Cabezon/Kelp Greenling	Washington	19	15	15	12.2
Cabezon/Kelp Greenling	Oregon	196	177	177	176.1
Nearshore Rockfish North	N of 40°10′ N lat	106	88	88	84.8
Nearshore Rockfish South	S of 40°10′ N lat	1,137	934	932	929.3
Other Fish	Coastwide	286	223	223	213.2
Other Flatfish	Coastwide	10,895	7,974	7,974	7,803
Shelf Rockfish North	N of 40°10′ N lat	1,668.7	1,329.7	1,329.6	1,250.4
Shelf Rockfish South	S of 40°10′ N lat	1,827.6	1,457.7	1,457.1	1,430.5
Slope Rockfish North	N of 40°10′ N lat	1,779	1,488	1,488	1,430
Slope Rockfish South	S of 40°10′ N lat	866	693	693	674

^a Annual catch limits (ACLs), annual catch targets (ACTs) and harvest guidelines (HGs) are specified as total catch values.

^b Fishery HGs means the HG or quota after subtracting Pacific Coast treaty Indian Tribes allocations and projected catch, projected research catch, deductions for fishing mortality in non-groundfish fisheries, and deductions for EFPs from the ACL or ACT. These deductions, as well as any HG sharing agreements between states and/or sectors, are published in the SAFE.

^c Yelloweye rockfish has a non-trawl ACT of 29.6 mt and a non-nearshore ACT of 6.2 mt. The recreational ACTs are: 7.6 mt (Washington), 6.9 mt (Oregon), and 8.9 mt (California).

^d Pacific whiting are assessed annually. The final specifications will be determined consistent with the U.S.-Canada Pacific Whiting Agreement and will be announced in 2025.

^e Shortspine thornyhead has a commercial ACT of 67 mt for north of 34° 27′ N lat.

^f Copper rockfish has a recreational ACT of 15.8 for south of 34° 27′ N lat.

[89 FR 101527, Dec. 16, 2024]

authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801

source: 61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, unless otherwise noted.