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Table 4 
Relative reductions from the overfishing limit (OFL) due to accounting for scientific and management uncertainty in setting 
2011 groundfish allowable biological catches (ABCs) and annual catch limits (ACLs) at the Pacific Fishery Management Council 
(stocks in bold are overfished and their ACLs are based on rebuilding analyses). Tier l=data rich; tier 2=data moderate; tier 
3= data poor. 
Stock/ Complex 
Tier 
ABC -r OFL 
ACL -r OFL 
Bocaccio ( Sebastes paucispinis) 
1 
96% 
36% 
Canary rockfish ( Sebastes pinniger ) 
1 
96% 
17% 
Cowcod ( Sebastes levis) 
2/3 
76% 
30% 
Darkblotched rockfish ( Sebastes crameri) 
1 
96% 
59% 
Pacific ocean perch ( Sebastes alutus ) 
1 
96% 
18% 
Widow rockfish ( Sebastes entomelas) 
1 
96% 
12% 
Yelloweye rockfish ( Sebastes ruberrimus ) 
1 
96% 
42% 
Petrale sole (Eopsetta jordani) 
1 
96% 
96% 
Lingcod (OR & WA) (Ophiodon elongatus) 
1 
96% 
96% 
Lingcod (CA) 
2 
83% 
83% 
Pacific cod (Gadus rnacrocephalus ) 
3 
69% 
50% 
Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) 
1 
96% 
77% 
Shortbelly rockfish (Sebastes jordani) 
2 
83% 
1% 
Chilipepper (S 40°10') (Sebastes goodei) 
1 
96% 
96% 
Splitnose rockfish (S 40°10') (Sebastes diploproa) 
1 
96% 
96% 
Yellowtail rockfish (N 40°10') (Sebastes flavidus) 
1 
96% 
96% 
Shortspine thornyhead ( Sebastolobus alascanus ) 
1 
96% 
83% 
Longspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus altivelis ) 
2 
83% 
70% 
Black rockfish (WA) (Sebastes melanops) 
1 
96% 
96% 
Black rockfish (OR-CA) 
1 
96% 
82% 
California scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata) 
1 
96% 
96% 
Cabezon (CA) (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus ) 
1 
96% 
96% 
Cabezon (OR) 
1 
96% 
96% 
Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus ) 
1 
96% 
56% 
English sole (Parophrys vetulus) 
1 
96% 
96% 
Arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) 
2 
83% 
83% 
Starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus) 
2 
83% 
75% 
Longnose skate (Raja rhina ) 
1 
96% 
43% 
Minor Nearshore rockfish North (species complex) 
3 
85% 
85% 
Minor Shelf rockfish North (species complex) 
3 
88% 
44% 
Minor Slope rockfish North (species complex) 
3 
91% 
79% 
Minor Nearshore rockfish South (species complex) 
3 
87% 
87% 
Minor Shelf rockfish South (species complex) 
3 
84% 
32% 
Minor Slope rockfish South (species complex) 
3 
92% 
69% 
Other Flatfish (species complex) 
3 
69% 
48% 
Other Fish (various) (species complex) 
3 
69% 
50% 
Acknowledgments 
This study was generated, reviewed, and endorsed by 
members of the Pacific Fishery Management Coun- 
cil’s Scientific and Statistical Committee, whom we 
would like to thank and acknowledge for their critical 
suggestions. In particular, members of the groundfish 
and coastal pelagic species subcommittees were most 
engaged in developing the analytical approach, including 
T. Barnes, L. Botsford, M. Dorn, S. Heppell, T. Jagielo, T. 
Tsou, and V. Wespestad. In addition, a number of people 
mined the primary PFMC stock assessment literature 
and provided us with a stock-specific time series of 
population abundance for use in the meta-analysis. In 
particular, we would like to offer our thanks to J. Cope 
(cabezon), P. Crone (Pacific mackerel), J. Field (bocaccio), 
M. Haltuch (petrale sole), X. He (widow rockfish), K. Hill 
(Pacific sardine), I. Stewart (canary rockfish, Pacific 
whiting, and yelloweye rockfish), and J. Wallace (yel- 
lowtail rockfish). Lastly, we appreciate the constructive 
reviews of this work that were provided by J. Cope, E.J. 
Dick, and A. MacCall. We also acknowledge the helpful 
comments of two anonymous reviewers and E. Williams 
who evaluated the manuscript for the journal. 
