Here's a question for those who participated in NOF. It was my assumption that the modeled seasons were set to catch the target number in the time allotted. The target number was based on the forecasts. To increase the limit says fish are not being caught at the rate we anticipated based on the abundance we anticipated.

Isn't this lack of catching an "Heads up" that the fish may not be as abundant as thought? Or, is effort below estimated effort, which would also lead to catching fewer fish.