Draft

Framework Adjustment 65 proposes: (1) a revised rebuilding plan for Gulf of Maine cod; (2) 2023-2024 total allowable catches (TACs) for U.S./Canada shared resources on Georges Bank; (3) 2023-2024 specifications for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder and Georges Bank cod including a recreational catch target; (4) 2023-2025 specifications for 14 additional groundfish stocks; and (5) temporary adjustments to Georges Bank cod commercial management measures

Framework Adjustment 65, Final Submission, April 18, 2023

Appendix I: Scientific and Statistical Committee Feedback on Gulf of Maine Cod Rebuilding Strategies and Recommendations for Groundfish Stocks FY2023– FY2025

Appendix II: Calculation of Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Limits FY2023– FY2025

Appendix III: ABC Projection Output

Appendix IV: Review of Georges Bank Haddock Sub-ACL in the Atlantic Herring Fishery

Appendix V: Groundfish Bycatch in Other Fisheries

Appendix VI: Risk Policy Matrices for Groundfish Stocks

Appendix VII: Biological Impacts of George's Bank Cod

Evaluation of Alternative Harvest Control Rules for New England Groundfish