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COMPTUEX/JTFEX EA/OEA Final Chapter 3announced a disaster determination for the fishery in January 2000. The intent of the declaration was tominimize economic and social impacts on fishing communities while protecting and rebuilding groundfish stocks (CDFG, 2001).Highly migratory species include the tunas, billfishes, pelagic sharks, and dolphin fish. As a group, theycontribute to some of the most valuable commercial fisheries and are also very important in the sportfishery, especially in Southern California. Currently, the harvest of highly migratory species is regulatedby the state. However, beginning in 2001, the PFMC proposed adopting a FMP regulating the take ofhighly migratory species within and outside the EEZ. Upon completion of the FMP process, which maytake more than 2 years, jurisdiction over the harvest of these species will pass to the Federal government.Currently, the stocks of all HMS are considered to be healthy (CDFG, 2001).February 2007 3-24