[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 76029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26909]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC591]


Determination of an Overfished Condition

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the 
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has found that Klamath River fall-
run Chinook salmon, Queets coho salmon, and Strait of Juan de Fuca coho 
salmon are still overfished. NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, notifies 
the appropriate regional fishery management council whenever it 
determines that a stock or stock complex is subject to overfishing, 
overfished, or approaching an overfished condition.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Spallone, (301)-427-8568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 304(e)(2) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2), NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, 
must notify Councils, and publish a notice in the Federal Register, 
whenever it determines that a stock or stock complex is subject to 
overfishing, overfished, or approaching an overfished condition.
    NMFS has determined that Klamath River fall-run Chinook salmon, 
Queets coho salmon, and Strait of Juan de Fuca coho salmon are still 
overfished. These determinations are based on the most recent 
assessments, completed in 2022 and using data from 2019-2021 for 
Klamath River fall-run Chinook salmon, and data from 2018-2020 for 
Queets and Juan de Fuca coho salmon. The determination of overfished 
for these stocks is based on the 3-year geometric mean of the annual 
spawning escapement for each stock falling below its respective 
overfished threshold.
    Of these three salmon stocks, only the Klamath River fall-run 
Chinook stock is domestically managed. The Pacific Fishery Management 
Council (Council) has limited ability to control fisheries for the two 
internationally-managed coho stocks in waters outside its jurisdiction. 
NMFS continues to work with the Council to rebuild these three stocks.

    Dated: December 7, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-26909 Filed 12-9-22; 8:45 am]
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