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. Hawaii Small-boat Pelagic Fishery Public Scoping Meetings to be held in FebruaryJan 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 Press Release – Hawai’i Swordfish Harvest Is Back after Nine-Month Hiatus – New Measures Will Aid Fishery and Protect Sea Turtles (16 January 2020)Jan 16, 2020 Read More 2020 Pacific Islands Region Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program-DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEB 13Nov 15, 2019 Read More Press Release – Hawai‘i Shallow-Set Longline Fishery Has No Discernable Impact on Sea Turtle Populations (16 October 2019)Oct 16, 2019 Read More Summer 2019 Pacific Island Fishery NewsletterOct 11, 2019 Read More Press Release – Federal Managers Finalize Turtle Interaction Measures with Hawai’i Swordfish Fishery (9 August 2019)Aug 9, 2019 Read More Press Release – Federal Managers to Make Final Recommendations on Leatherback and Loggerhead Sea Turtle Interactions with Hawai’i Swordfish Fishery (6 August 2019)Aug 6, 2019 Read More The 2018 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports are now available.Jun 30, 2019 Read More Press Release – Council Responds to Honolulu Civil Beat Series, Acts on Hawai’i Fisheries and Protected Species (26 June 2019)Jun 26, 2019 Read More HI DLNR Press Release – FOUR BOTTOMFISH RESTRICTED FISHING AREAS WILL RE-OPEN JULY 1st (June 20, 2019)Jun 20, 2019 Read More FR notice – Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures; Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish (March 12, 2019)Mar 13, 2019 Read More Request for Comments – Request to Repeal, Four of the existing Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas (COMMENTS DUE by Jan. 11, 2019)Jan 7, 2019 Read More Press Release – Scientists Support Electronic Reporting for Hawaii Longline Fishery, Comment on Proposed Increase in Fishery’s Bigeye Quota (October 18, 2018)Oct 18, 2018 Read More 2019 Hawaii Lunar calendarOct 16, 2018 Read More FR Notice – Request for Comments on Ecosystem Component Species (Aug. 8, 2018)Aug 9, 2018 Read More Western Pacific Region Status of the Fisheries 2017Jul 31, 2018 Read More FR Notice – Closure of Southern Exclusion Zone to Hawaii Longline Vessels (July 18, 2018)Jul 18, 2018 Read More Update – POSTPONED – Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review of the 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment for MHI Kona Crab MeetingJun 25, 2018 Read More Press Release – Federal Managers Recommend Increase in Hawaii Deep-Water Bottomfish Catch Limit (12 June 2018)Jun 12, 2018 Read More Fishers Forum: Going Deep: Hawaii’s Bottomfish StoryJun 11, 2018 Read More Press Release – Scientists Recommend New Measures for the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery (10 June 2018)Jun 10, 2018 Read More FR Notice – Pacific Island Fisheries; Closure of the 2018 Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery; Court Order (May 11, 2018)May 11, 2018 Read More Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review of the 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment for MHI Kona Crab MeetingMar 20, 2018 Read More Hawaii Archipelago FEP Advisory Panel MeetingMar 20, 2018 Read More Page 1 of 3 123Next Get Connected, Stay Involved!
Hawaii Small-boat Pelagic Fishery Public Scoping Meetings to be held in FebruaryJan 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
Press Release – Hawai’i Swordfish Harvest Is Back after Nine-Month Hiatus – New Measures Will Aid Fishery and Protect Sea Turtles (16 January 2020)Jan 16, 2020 Read More
2020 Pacific Islands Region Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program-DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEB 13Nov 15, 2019 Read More
Press Release – Hawai‘i Shallow-Set Longline Fishery Has No Discernable Impact on Sea Turtle Populations (16 October 2019)Oct 16, 2019 Read More
Press Release – Federal Managers Finalize Turtle Interaction Measures with Hawai’i Swordfish Fishery (9 August 2019)Aug 9, 2019 Read More
Press Release – Federal Managers to Make Final Recommendations on Leatherback and Loggerhead Sea Turtle Interactions with Hawai’i Swordfish Fishery (6 August 2019)Aug 6, 2019 Read More
The 2018 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports are now available.Jun 30, 2019 Read More
Press Release – Council Responds to Honolulu Civil Beat Series, Acts on Hawai’i Fisheries and Protected Species (26 June 2019)Jun 26, 2019 Read More
HI DLNR Press Release – FOUR BOTTOMFISH RESTRICTED FISHING AREAS WILL RE-OPEN JULY 1st (June 20, 2019)Jun 20, 2019 Read More
FR notice – Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures; Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish (March 12, 2019)Mar 13, 2019 Read More
Request for Comments – Request to Repeal, Four of the existing Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas (COMMENTS DUE by Jan. 11, 2019)Jan 7, 2019 Read More
Press Release – Scientists Support Electronic Reporting for Hawaii Longline Fishery, Comment on Proposed Increase in Fishery’s Bigeye Quota (October 18, 2018)Oct 18, 2018 Read More
FR Notice – Closure of Southern Exclusion Zone to Hawaii Longline Vessels (July 18, 2018)Jul 18, 2018 Read More
Update – POSTPONED – Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review of the 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment for MHI Kona Crab MeetingJun 25, 2018 Read More
Press Release – Federal Managers Recommend Increase in Hawaii Deep-Water Bottomfish Catch Limit (12 June 2018)Jun 12, 2018 Read More
Press Release – Scientists Recommend New Measures for the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery (10 June 2018)Jun 10, 2018 Read More
FR Notice – Pacific Island Fisheries; Closure of the 2018 Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery; Court Order (May 11, 2018)May 11, 2018 Read More
Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review of the 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment for MHI Kona Crab MeetingMar 20, 2018 Read More
