NOAA Fisheries provides clarifications on guidelines to end overfishing

Earlier this year, in its revised National Standard 1 Guidelines, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries published final guidance designed to help end overfishing and rebuild federally managed marine fish stocks.

The guidance outlines a system of annual catch limits and accountability measures to prevent annual catch limits from being exceeded, and to address such a situation quickly if it does occur. It also includes provisions on accounting for scientific and management uncertainty.