2025-2028 Annual Catch Limits

National Standard 1 guidance allows for a multi-year specification of ACLs to minimize administrative burden on the Council and to provide stability in the fisheries. With this in mind, the Council recommends ACLs for its coral reef ecosystem complex, crustacean complex, and precious corals complex species. The Council also makes recommendations for the territorial bottomfish and the Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish ACLs.  The ACLs (expressed in pounds) are summarized in the table shown below:

To see the Estimated Catch, % of Limit Caught and Status of the Fishery (open or closed), visit the NOAA website – here.

Hawaii 2025 ACL 2026 ACL 2027 ACL
Management Unit Species  
Bottomfish Complexes  
Main Hawaiian Island Deep 7 Bottomfish

493,000

(2024-2025)

493,000

(2025-2026)

493,000

(2026-2027)

Uku 295,419 ACL
291,010 ACT
401,020 401,020
Crustacean complex  
Fishing year 2025 2026 2027
Deepwater shrimp (ACL (lb)) 250,773 250,773 250,773
Kona crab 30,802 ACL
25,491 ACT
30,802 ACL
25,491 ACT
TBD
Precious coral complex  
  2025 ACL (lb) 2026 ACL (lb) 2027 ACL (lb)
Black corals in Auau channel 5,512 5,512 5,512
Precious corals in the known beds      
·         Makapuu      
·             Pink and Red 2,205 2,205 2,205
·             Bamboo 551 551 551
·         180 Fathom      
·            Pink and Red 489 489 489
·            Bamboo 123 123 123
·         Brooks Bed      
·            Pink and Red 979 979 979
·            Bamboo 245 245 245
·         Kaena Point      
·            Pink and Red 148 148 148
·            Bamboo 37 37 37
·         Keahole Point      
·            Pink and Red 148 148 148
·            Bamboo 37 37 37
·         Exploratory areas 2,205 2,205 2,205

 

American Samoa 2024 2025 2026
Management Unit Species
Bottomfish      
A rutilans (palu gutusiliva) 8,554 8,554 8,554
A virescens (asoama) 4,872 4,872 4,872
C lugubris (tafauli) 3,086 3,086 3,086
E coruscans (palu loa) 4,872 4,872 4,872
L rebrioperculatus (filoa paomumu) 8,554 8,554 8,554
L kasmira (savane) 16,645 16,645 16,645
P flavipinnis (palu sina) 2,579 2,579 2,579
P zonatus (palu ula) 1,521 1,521 1,521
V louti (velo) 2,205 2,205 2,205
 
Guam 2025 2026 2027
Management Unit Species
Bottomfish – ACL (lb) 34,500 34,500 34,500
 
CNMI 2024 2025 2026
Management Unit Species

Bottomfish – ACL (lb)

……………..ACT (lb)

82,000

75,000

82,000

75,000

TBD