Jodi Pirtle
85:26 - 86:02
“The regulations require that we evaluate adverse effects from fishing to essential fish habitat for a species based on a threshold of not more than minimal temporary in nature, meaning a minimal persistent effect on essential fish habitat that does not recover over time.”
- Speaker
- Jodi Pirtle
- Timestamp
- 85:26 – 86:02
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 20, 2026
From the transcript
Dr. Pirtle, can you expand a little bit on what no more than minimal or temporary means, what that threshold is? Through the Chair, Ms. Drobnica. Chair Drobnica, thanks for the question. The regulations require that we evaluate adverse effects from fishing to essential fish habitat for a species based on a threshold of not more than minimal temporary in nature, meaning a minimal persistent effect on essential fish habitat that does not recover over time. And we must demonstrate this at the population level because we manage fish and we manage those populations for sustainability in this long-term food system.
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