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Consistent with the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Hawaii Archipelago and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act section 304(b), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to implement 2026-2028 annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (AM) for the deepwater shrimp and precious coral fisheries in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone around the Hawaii Archipelago. The proposed 2026-2028 ACLs and AMs would remain unchanged from the current management measures. As an AM, if NMFS and the Council determine that the average catch from the most recent three-year period exceeds an ACL, we would reduce the ACL in the subsequent fishing year by the amount of the overage. The proposed action is intended to provide for sustainable harvest of deepwater shrimp and precious coral fishery resources while preventing overfishing from occurring.