Safer Fishing Graphic (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Safer Fishing Graphic

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The 2001 catch shares management program in the West Coast Sablefish Fixed Gear Fishery reduced the percentage of fishing trips taken on high wind days by 79 percent.

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NOAA Fisheries/NWFSC

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