WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; 2026 Cost Recovery Fee Notice.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 29 by Kelly Denit, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: This action provides participants in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program with the 2026 cost recovery fee percentages and the average mothership (MS) price per pound to be used in the catcher/processor (C/P) Co-op program to calculate the fee amount for the upcoming calendar year. For the 2026 calendar year, NMFS announces the follow...