Hawaii Archipelago Fishery Issues Fisheries in the Hawaii Archipelago are dynamic and always changing. Click here to see which issues the Council is working on in the Hawaii fisheries and what other fishery issues are impacting Hawaii fisheries. FR Notice – Sea Turtle Limits in the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery (Sept. 17, 2020)Sep 17, 2020 Read More Press Release – Scientists to Set Acceptable Biological Catch for Main Hawaiian Islands Uku and Consider Hawaiʻi Small-Boat Fisheries Management Options (2 September 2020)Sep 2, 2020 Read More Press Release – Council Holds First Virtual Fishers Forum Highlighting Fishermen Contributions to Science and Management (31 August 2020)Aug 31, 2020 Read More FR Notice – False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan; Reopening of the Southern Exclusion Zone to the Hawaii Deep-Set Longline Fishery (Aug. 19, 2020)Aug 24, 2020 Read More Press Release – Feds Set to Address Management of Main Hawaiian Islands Uku, American Samoa Bottomfish and Longline Interactions with Protected Species (19 June 2020)Jun 22, 2020 Read More Spring 2020 Pacific Islands Fishery NewsJun 17, 2020 Read More Press Release – COVID-19 Impacts on Fisheries and NOAA Surveys among the Concerns Addressed by the Nation’s Fishery Management Councils (29 May 2020)May 29, 2020 Read More Press Release – ‘New Normal’ Trumpets a Bigger Role for U.S. Seafood (27 May 2020)May 27, 2020 Read More Press Release – Fishery Management Councils to Meet May 27-28 by Teleconference (May 21, 2020)May 21, 2020 Read More FR Notice – 2019–2021 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures (May 5, 2020)May 5, 2020 Read More Press Release – Council Announces Three Winners for 2020-2021 US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship (30 April 2020)Apr 30, 2020 Read More Press Release – Hawaii Longline Fishery Producing Fresh Seafood for Hawaii Food Security (16 March 2020)Mar 16, 2020 Read More Press Release – 2020 Bigeye Tuna Catch and Allocation Limits Recommended for US Pacific Territories (12 March 2020)Mar 12, 2020 Read More Press Release – Council Urges Reopening of Fishing Grounds Based on New False Killer Whale Study (11 March 2020)Mar 11, 2020 Read More Press Release – Mandatory Hawai‘i Pelagic Small Boat Fishery Permit and Reporting to Be Explored (10 March 2020)Mar 10, 2020 Read More Press Release – Meeting on Management of US Pacific Island Fisheries Next Week Allows Web Participation (06 March 2020)Mar 6, 2020 Read More Winter 2020 Pacific Islands Fishery NewsMar 2, 2020 Read More Press Release – Reviewers Approve Stock Assessment for Uku (Hawai‘i Gray Snapper), Emphasize the Need for Accurate Recreational Catch Data (28 Feb. 2020)Feb 28, 2020 Read More Press Release – Kudos to the Coast Guard for Combatting IUU Fishing in the Western Pacific Region (27 Feb. 2020)Feb 27, 2020 Read More Testimony provided to the listening session hosted by U.S. Rep. Huffman on the Re-authorization of the MSA on Feb. 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020 Read More FR Notice – 2020 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline (Feb. 12, 2020)Feb 14, 2020 Read More FR Notice – 2019–2021 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures (Feb. 10, 2020)Feb 14, 2020 Read More FR Notice – Proposed Rule Implementing Pelagic FEP Amendment 10 (Sea Turtle Limits in the Hawaii Shallow-set Pelagic Longline Fishery) and Request for Comments (20 March 2020)Feb 4, 2020 Read More Hawaiʻi Pelagic Small-boat Fisheries -Mandatory Permitting and Reporting Options and Virtual Fishers ForumJan 24, 2020 Read More FR Notice – Notice of Availability for Pelagic FEP Amendment 10 (Sea Turtle Limits in the Hawaii Shallow-set Pelagic Longline Fishery) and Request for Comments (23 Jan. 2020)Jan 23, 2020 Read More Page 1 of 4 1234Next Get Connected, Stay Involved!
FR Notice – Sea Turtle Limits in the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery (Sept. 17, 2020)Sep 17, 2020 Read More
Press Release – Scientists to Set Acceptable Biological Catch for Main Hawaiian Islands Uku and Consider Hawaiʻi Small-Boat Fisheries Management Options (2 September 2020)Sep 2, 2020 Read More
Press Release – Council Holds First Virtual Fishers Forum Highlighting Fishermen Contributions to Science and Management (31 August 2020)Aug 31, 2020 Read More
FR Notice – False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan; Reopening of the Southern Exclusion Zone to the Hawaii Deep-Set Longline Fishery (Aug. 19, 2020)Aug 24, 2020 Read More
Press Release – Feds Set to Address Management of Main Hawaiian Islands Uku, American Samoa Bottomfish and Longline Interactions with Protected Species (19 June 2020)Jun 22, 2020 Read More
Press Release – COVID-19 Impacts on Fisheries and NOAA Surveys among the Concerns Addressed by the Nation’s Fishery Management Councils (29 May 2020)May 29, 2020 Read More
Press Release – ‘New Normal’ Trumpets a Bigger Role for U.S. Seafood (27 May 2020)May 27, 2020 Read More
Press Release – Fishery Management Councils to Meet May 27-28 by Teleconference (May 21, 2020)May 21, 2020 Read More
FR Notice – 2019–2021 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures (May 5, 2020)May 5, 2020 Read More
Press Release – Council Announces Three Winners for 2020-2021 US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship (30 April 2020)Apr 30, 2020 Read More
Press Release – Hawaii Longline Fishery Producing Fresh Seafood for Hawaii Food Security (16 March 2020)Mar 16, 2020 Read More
Press Release – 2020 Bigeye Tuna Catch and Allocation Limits Recommended for US Pacific Territories (12 March 2020)Mar 12, 2020 Read More
Press Release – Council Urges Reopening of Fishing Grounds Based on New False Killer Whale Study (11 March 2020)Mar 11, 2020 Read More
Press Release – Mandatory Hawai‘i Pelagic Small Boat Fishery Permit and Reporting to Be Explored (10 March 2020)Mar 10, 2020 Read More
Press Release – Meeting on Management of US Pacific Island Fisheries Next Week Allows Web Participation (06 March 2020)Mar 6, 2020 Read More
Press Release – Reviewers Approve Stock Assessment for Uku (Hawai‘i Gray Snapper), Emphasize the Need for Accurate Recreational Catch Data (28 Feb. 2020)Feb 28, 2020 Read More
Press Release – Kudos to the Coast Guard for Combatting IUU Fishing in the Western Pacific Region (27 Feb. 2020)Feb 27, 2020 Read More
Testimony provided to the listening session hosted by U.S. Rep. Huffman on the Re-authorization of the MSA on Feb. 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020 Read More
FR Notice – 2020 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline (Feb. 12, 2020)Feb 14, 2020 Read More
FR Notice – 2019–2021 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures (Feb. 10, 2020)Feb 14, 2020 Read More
FR Notice – Proposed Rule Implementing Pelagic FEP Amendment 10 (Sea Turtle Limits in the Hawaii Shallow-set Pelagic Longline Fishery) and Request for Comments (20 March 2020)Feb 4, 2020 Read More
Hawaiʻi Pelagic Small-boat Fisheries -Mandatory Permitting and Reporting Options and Virtual Fishers ForumJan 24, 2020 Read More
FR Notice – Notice of Availability for Pelagic FEP Amendment 10 (Sea Turtle Limits in the Hawaii Shallow-set Pelagic Longline Fishery) and Request for Comments (23 Jan. 2020)Jan 23, 2020 Read More
