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Cordell Bank Area Revisions

Overview

Fishing Type
Commercial, Recreational
Affected Species
Action Status
Final Rule
Published
06/23/2026
Point of Contact
Lynn Massey, (562) 900-2060 or lynn.massey@noaa.gov

Summary

This action removes the Cordell Bank Groundfish Conservation Area off central California for all groundfish fisheries, and implements a new Groundfish Exclusion Area for all groundfish fisheries to protect sensitive habitat. The purpose of this action is to simplify regulatory complexity associated with overlapping fishery closures in the Cordell Bank area, and to increase fishing opportunity, while still protecting the Cordell Bank ecosystem.

Last updated by West Coast Regional Office on 06/23/2026