A total of seven stocks are managed under the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP), comprising four finfish species, one squid species, and eight krill species:
Northern subpopulation of Pacific sardine (Sardinops
The Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) describes how the Pacific Fishery Management Council develops decisions for management of the groundfish fishery off California, Oregon, and Washington.
Pacific salmon fisheries provide for commercial, recreational, and tribal harvest in ocean and inland waters. The broad geographic range and migration route of salmon, from the inland tributaries of Idaho to offshore areas of Alaska and Canada, requires c
NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region's Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Program works to develop, implement, and evaluate fisheries policies and regulations for managing sustainable fisheries for eastern Pacific Ocean species such as Pacific tunas, swordfish, s