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Federal Register · June 3, 2025
The title they went with Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment 23 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan Noisy translates that to

West Coast sardine fishing limits get tighter after court order

What happened
Fishing limits for Pacific sardines off the West Coast are now stricter. This means fewer sardines can be caught, which affects commercial fishing operations.
Why it matters
A court has forced US fisheries regulators to get serious about rebuilding sardine populations. This is not a voluntary change; it is a legal mandate. It means that the economic interests of fishing fleets will now be secondary to the biological health of the sardine stock.
The signal
Watch for the next stock assessment to see if the sardine population begins to recover, and whether fishing quotas continue to decrease or stabilize.
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