2024-16002. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2024-2026 Small-Mesh Multispecies Specifications

Table 1—Small-Mesh Multispecies Specifications for Fishing Years 2024-2026 (Metric Tons), With the Percent Change in the Total Allowable Landings (TAL) From Fishing Year 2020

	OFL	ABC	Annual catch limit (ACL)	TAL	ACL percent change from 2023
Northern Red Hake	Unknown	3,129	2973	213	−9
Northern Silver Hake	79,473	40,868	38,825	31,347	+100
Southern Red Hake	Unknown	** 1,370	1,301	234	−9
Southern Whiting *	35,419	20,149	19,142	13,881	−51
* Southern whiting includes both southern silver hake and offshore hake.
** The Council recommended ABC was 1,826 mt, a 21 percent increase from 2023.