Request for Proposals – Leatherback Turtle Tag Head Development (Due Thursday, November 14, 2019)

by wpcouncil | Nov 8, 2019 | Request for Proposals

Request for Proposals Request for Proposals The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) is soliciting proposals for a contractor to work with NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) to design and produce a tag head that would allow...

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

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”...

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

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...

Press Release – Hawai’i Longline Fishery for Swordfish Poses No Jeopardy to Sea Turtles, Federal Managers to Finalize Turtle Interaction Measures This Summer (27 June 2019)

by wpcouncil Loren | Jun 27, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

HONOLULU (27 June 2019) A long-awaited final biological opinion (BiOp) on the Hawai’i shallow-set longline fishery was released today by the National Marine Fisheries Service. It shows the fishery does not jeopardize loggerhead or leatherback sea turtles. The...

Press Release – Council Responds to Honolulu Civil Beat Series, Acts on Hawai’i Fisheries and Protected Species (26 June 2019)

by wpcouncil Loren | Jun 26, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

HONOLULU (26 June 2019) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council yesterday in Honolulu responded to the Honolulu Civil Beat’s three-part series suggesting members of the Council’s Executive Committee engaged in decision-making for...