Another thing that was brought to my attention—and actually FFAW also brought it up in their letter—was about the research that's been done since 2018 on the fishing gear that's being used. Basically an experimental redfish fishery has been in place to collect important fishery data, such as capture of under-fish and looking at reducing bycatch and doing so in a more sustainable manner. I'm wondering how all of this research and ample information that has been collected over the last few years is being utilized in this process.
On February 27th, 2024. See this statement in context.