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1. At the end of each fishing year, each region and SF Office Director, or their designated
staff, provide updated data elements including values for Overfishing Limit (OFL),
Allowable Biological Catch (ABC), Annual Catch Limits (ACL), and Annual Catch Targets
(ACT), as appropriate, and final annual catch data for each stock with an ACL into
the Species Information System (SIS). Since the fishing year for stocks may vary,
and final annual catch data availability may vary, data are provided at staggered
periods, by quarter, throughout the year. The data elements are generally published
in the Federal Register as part of the annual specification setting process for each
stock. Catch data, including landed commercial catch, discarded commercial catch,
retained recreational catch, released recreational catch, research catch, and other
catch, are based on a variety of data sources depending on the region and fisheries.
Not all data elements are available for all stocks.
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