by wpcouncil | Oct 17, 2023 | Federal Register Notices, Hawaii Archipelago, News and Updates, Pacific Pelagics, Protected Species
News + Announcements Proposed Changes to Seabird Measures for Hawaiʻi Deep-Set Longline Fishery (Comments due by November 16, 2023) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed...
by wpcouncil | Jul 24, 2023 | Announcements, Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Protected Species
News + Announcements Green Sea Turtle Critical Habitat Proposed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and CNMI; Public Comment Period through October 17, 2023 On July 18, 2023, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published...
by wpcouncil | Aug 3, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, Protected Species
Federal Register Notices FR Notice: Final 2021 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports (08/03/2022) AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION:Notice; response to comments. SUMMARY:As...
by wpcouncil | Apr 28, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, Pacific Pelagics, Protected Species
News + Announcements FR Notice – Pelagic Longline Gear and Operational Requirements (April 28, 2022) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this final...
by wpcouncil | Mar 25, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, Managed Fisheries, News and Updates, Protected Species
News and Announcements Press Release – Fishery Management Council Asks for Remedies to Long-Standing Issues in Western Pacific Region (24 March 2022) HONOLULU (24 March 2022) At the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council meeting today, Chair Archie...
by wpcouncil | Mar 23, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases, Protected Species
News and Announcements Press Release – Western Pacific Council Supports Protection of False Killer Whales, Leads US Fisheries Interests in Pacific (23 March 2022) HONOLULU (23 March 2022) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council discussed today...