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Press Release – Federally Managed Fisheries in US Pacific Islands Face a Mixed Future (21 March 2019)

by wpcouncil Loren | Mar 21, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Press Releases ← Previous Post Next Post →   Executive Director Kitty Simonds (center) with Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council members (from left) Vice Chair John Gourley (Northern Mariana Islands), Chair Archie Soliai (American Samoa),...

Press Release – Modern Recreational Fisheries Management Act Implications in the Western Pacific Region (10 January 2019)

by wpcouncil Loren | Jan 10, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Press Releases ← Previous Post Next Post → HONOLULU (10 January 2019) On the last day of 2018, President Trump signed into law the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act (S. 1520), also known as the Modern Fish Act. The bill, which had been...

Press Release – Federal Managers Make Recommendations to Keep US Pacific Island Fisheries Viable (Oct. 24, 2018)

by wpcouncil Loren | Oct 24, 2018 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Press Releases ← Previous Post Next Post → GARAPAN, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (24 October 2018) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council yesterday concluded its two-day meeting in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana...

Press Release – US Billfish is Sustainable, Provides Fresh Seafood and Local Revenue (2 August 2018)

by wpcouncil | Aug 2, 2018 | News and Updates, Press Releases

US Pacific Billfish Fishery Is Sustainable, Provides Fresh Seafood and Local Revenue HONOLULU (2 August 2018) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is disappointed that America’s seafood consumers may soon be deprived of sustainably harvested...

Press Release – Closure of Swordfish Fishery Underscores Sea Turtle Management Success (May 11, 2018)

by wpcouncil | May 11, 2018 | News and Updates, Press Releases

HONOLULU (11 May 2018) The Hawaii shallow-set longline fishery for swordfish has reached 33 of 34 allowed loggerhead sea turtle interactions for 2018 and was closed today by the National Marine Fisheries Service until Jan. 1, 2019, as a settlement agreement approved...
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Latest News & Announcements

  • Press Release – Hawai‘i Shallow-Set Longline Fishery Has No Discernable Impact on Sea Turtle Populations (16 October 2019)

    October 16, 2019

  • Summer 2019 Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter

    October 11, 2019

  • Request for Proposals – Statistician for the Cooperative Research Tori Line Demonstration and Field Trial Project (Due: Oct. 16, 2019)

    October 10, 2019

  • Press Release – Researchers and Feds to Address Quality of Science Used to Manage US Pacific Island Fisheries (9 October 2019)

    October 9, 2019

  • Request for Proposals – Shark Interactions in Fisheries within the Mariana Archipelago: Species Composition, Interaction Risks, and Human Dimensions (Due Oct. 15, 2019, deadline extended)

    September 30, 2019

Recents Posts

  • Press Release – Hawai‘i Shallow-Set Longline Fishery Has No Discernable Impact on Sea Turtle Populations (16 October 2019)
  • Summer 2019 Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter
  • Request for Proposals – Statistician for the Cooperative Research Tori Line Demonstration and Field Trial Project (Due: Oct. 16, 2019)
  • Press Release – Researchers and Feds to Address Quality of Science Used to Manage US Pacific Island Fisheries (9 October 2019)
  • Request for Proposals – Shark Interactions in Fisheries within the Mariana Archipelago: Species Composition, Interaction Risks, and Human Dimensions (Due Oct. 15, 2019, deadline extended)

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