by wpcouncil | Oct 24, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
Press Release ← Previous Post UTULEI, AMERICAN SAMOA (24 October 2019) Fishermen from Tutuila and Manu’a islands concerned about the future of the Territory’s bottomfish fishery attended the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council meeting...
by wpcouncil | Oct 23, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements ← Previous Post UTULEI, AMERICAN SAMOA (23 October 2019) “Fisheries sustains our livelihoods in all aspects of our lives” was the core message that reverberated through the remarks of Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga, who opened the...
by wpcouncil | Oct 16, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements ← Previous Post HONOLULU (16 October 2019) Scientists from throughout the Pacific meeting this week in Honolulu found that mortality by the Hawai’i shallow-set longline fishery on loggerheads and leatherbacks are “trivial”...
by wpcouncil | Oct 9, 2019 | Press Releases
HONOLULU (9 October 2019) Scientists from throughout the Pacific region will meet Oct. 15 to 17, 2019, in Honolulu to address the quality of the data used to manage federal fisheries and other topics. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western...
by wpcouncil Loren | Aug 9, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (9 August 2019) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council met yesterday to amend the Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plan with revisions to the loggerhead and leatherback turtle mitigation measures for the Hawai’i shallow-set longline fishery....
by wpcouncil Loren | Aug 6, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
Leatherback sea turtle. Photo courtesy USFWS. HONOLULU (6 August 2019) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will meet on Aug. 8, 2019, to consider final recommendations on the management of the Hawai’i swordfish fishery’s interactions...