With respect to habitat impacts, strong regulations motivated in part by the Essential Fish Habitat provisions of the MSA , including areas closed to trawling and gear modifications, have helped reduce the fisheries' impact on these a floor habitat. Due to the success of these measures, the rock fish trawl fisheries score either green or yellow for stock status depending on the species,yellow for both by catch and habitat impacts,and green for management,resulting in a “Best Choice” recommendation overall.