Bottomfish catch
Honolulu, HAWAII — Before its 3-day virtual meeting closed last week, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council agenda looked at a rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish.
The most recent National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) stock assessment for the fishery indicates that...

![The American Samoa bottomfish fishery is a small-boat, daytime fishery that targets both shallow and deep waters, mostly nearshore. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council agenda is looking at a rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish in response to the NMFS stock assessment indicating that this fishery is ‘overfished’ and subject to ‘overfishing’. [courtesy photo] Two men onboard a small fishing vessel with fish on the deck](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/bottomfish.jpg?itok=NcTAWOhf)