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NMFS proposes to implement an annual catch limit (ACL) of 493,000 lbs of Deep 7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) for fishing years 202425, 202526, and 202627 under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.). The fishing year for this fishery begins Sept. 1 and ends Aug. 31 of the following year. The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council recommended the ACL in accordance with requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and with the approved processes in the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Hawaii. As an in-season accountability measure (AM) to prevent the fishery from exceeding the ACL, NMFS would close the commercial and non-commercial fisheries in Federal waters for the remainder of the year if NMFS projects the fishery will reach the ACL. Another AM is a post-season reduction to the next year’s ACL if an overage of the ACL occurs; NMFS would conduct a subsequent rulemaking action to implement the adjustment in an amount equal to the overage. The proposed rule supports the long-term sustainability of the fishery through the combination of ACLs and AMs.