Code of Federal Regulations > Title 50 > Chapter VI > Part 660 > Subpart C > Appendix - Table 2a to Part 660, Subpart C—2026, and Beyond, Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT, and Fishery HG

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Appendix - Table 2a to Part 660, Subpart C—2026, and Beyond, Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT, and Fishery HG

Table 2a to Part 660, Subpart C—2026, and Beyond, 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	1.77	1.5	1.5	1.4
YELLOWEYE ROCKFISH ^c	Coastwide	108.3	88.5	56.6	41.8
Arrowtooth Flounder	Coastwide	13,833	9,227	9,227	7,132
Big Skate	Coastwide	1,426	1,188	1,188	1,128.6
Black Rockfish	Washington (N of 46°16′ N lat.)	259	241	241	226.6
Black Rockfish	California (S of 42° N lat.)	265	247	236	234.4
Bocaccio	S of 40°10′ N lat	1,846	1,668	1,668	1,660.2
Cabezon	California (S of 42° N lat.)	170	155	155	154.5
California Scorpionfish	S of 34°27′ N lat	267	238	238	236
Canary Rockfish	Coastwide	655	609	573	509.6
Chilipepper Rockfish	S of 40°10′ N lat	2,949	2,643	2,643	2,615.2
Cowcod	S of 40°10′ N lat	111	75	75	65.2
Cowcod	(Conception)	92	64	64
Cowcod	(Monterey)	19	11	11
Darkblotched Rockfish	Coastwide	810	732	732	707.8
Dover Sole	Coastwide	46,049	42,457	42,457	40,873
English Sole	Coastwide	11,192	8,819	8,819	8,604.4
Lingcod	N of 40°10′ N lat	4,163	3,534	3,534	3,252.9
Lingcod	S of 40°10′ N lat	937	795	773	761.5
Longnose Skate	Coastwide	1,895	1,579	1,579	1,328.4
Longspine Thornyhead	Coastwide	4,166	2,575	2,575
Longspine Thornyhead	N of 34°27′ N lat			1,957	1,907.3
Longspine Thornyhead	S of 34°27′ N lat			618	616.5
Pacific Cod	Coastwide	3,200	1,926	1,600	1,098.6
Pacific Ocean Perch	N of 40°10′ N lat	3,937	3,220	3,220	3,074.5
Pacific Spiny Dogfish	Coastwide	1,833	1,318	1,318	994.2
Pacific Whiting	Coastwide	( ^d)	( ^d)	( ^d)	( ^d)
Petrale Sole	Coastwide	2,424	2,255	2,238	1,919.5
Sablefish	Coastwide	37,310	34,699	34,699
Sablefish	N of 36° N lat			27,238	See Table 2c
Sablefish	S of 36° N lat			7,460	7,432.9
Shortspine Thornyhead ^e	Coastwide	961	831	825	752.7
Splitnose Rockfish	S of 40°10′ N lat	1,686	1,469	1,469	1,454.9
Starry Flounder	Coastwide	652	392	392	375.3
Widow Rockfish	Coastwide	11,382	10,392	10,392	10,173.7
Yellowtail Rockfish	N of 40°10′ N lat	6,662	6,023	6,023	4,997.5
Species/stock Complexes
Blue/Deacon/Black Rockfish	Oregon	472	428	428	426.5
Cabezon/Kelp Greenling	Washington	19	15	15	12.1
Cabezon/Kelp Greenling	Oregon	194	174	174	173.6
Nearshore Rockfish North	N of 40°10′ N lat	105	86	86	83
Nearshore Rockfish South ^f	S of 40°10′ N lat	1,143	933	931	928.1
Other Fish	Coastwide	286	223	223	212.7
Other Flatfish	Coastwide	9,988	7,144	7,144	6,972.6
Shelf Rockfish North	N of 40°10′ N lat	1,654.5	1,316.3	1,316.2	1,263.8
Shelf Rockfish South	S of 40°10′ N lat	1,827.1	1,455.4	1,454.9	1,428.4
Slope Rockfish North	N of 40°10′ N lat	1,754	1,460	1,460	1,402.2
Slope Rockfish South	S of 40°10′ N lat	865	690	690	671

^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 30.2 mt and a non-nearshore ACT of 6.3 mt. The recreational ACTs are: 7.7 mt (Washington), 7.0 mt (Oregon), and 9.1 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 2026.

^e Shortspine thornyhead has a commercial ACT of 55 mt for north of 34° 27′ N lat.

^f Copper rockfish has a recreational ACT of 18.0 for south of 34° 27′ N lat.

[89 FR 101530, Dec. 16, 2024]

authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801

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