NOAA Removes Seven Stocks from Overfishing Lists

From the NOAA website:

244 stocks and stock complexes were reviewed for their overfishing status.

• 203 (83 percent) are not subject to overfishing, while 41 (17 percent) are.
• Seven stocks were taken off the overfishing list in 2007, the largest number
  removed in a single year since NOAA has been compiling the report.

190 stocks and stock complexes were reviewed for their overfished status.

• 145 (76 percent) are not overfished, while 45 (24 percent) are. A stock or
  complex is considered to be overfished when its population numbers fall below a
  certain level.
• Four complexes are no longer overfished.
• Three complexes have fully rebuilt to target levels.

2008 Status of US Fisheries