News + Announcements
Request For Proposals: Contractual Services for Tori Line Fabrication (Proposals Due: January 7, 2026)
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) is soliciting proposals for contractual services listed below. The Council, in coordination with NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office, is facilitating the continued distribution of tori lines to...
Press Release-Fishing Prohibitions Unfair: Council Pushes for Analysis of Fishing in Marine Monuments (16 December 2025)
HONOLULU (16 December 2025) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council today took another step toward restoring sustainable commercial fishing in waters within several Pacific marine national monuments, considered pristine when they were established. The...
Press Release-SSC Calls for Day One Monument Monitoring and Clearer FKW Analysis Ahead of Council Meeting (12 December 2025)
HONOLULU (12 December 2025) Thursday the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council wrapped up a three-day virtual meeting, delivering scientific advice that will help shape decisions at the Council’s 205th...
Request For Proposals: American Samoa Archipelago Fisheries Coordination (Proposals Due: December 25, 2025)
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council), established through Congress under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MFCMA) of 1976, has the responsibility for preparing management plans for those fisheries within its...
Request For Proposals: Document Development Assistance (Proposals Due: December 25, 2025)
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council), established through Congress under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MFCMA) of 1976, has the responsibility for preparing management plans for those fisheries within its...
Request For Proposals: Developing a Framework for Promoting ECS to MUS (Proposals due by: December 25, 2025)
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council), established through Congress under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MFCMA) of 1976, has the responsibility for preparing management plans for those fisheries within its...
Request For Proposals: Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management Indicators for the Coral Reef Fisheries of the Mariana Archipelago (Proposals due: December 25, 2025)
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council), established through Congress under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MFCMA) of 1976, has the responsibility for preparing management plans for those fisheries within its...
Press Release-Scientists Deliberate Impacts of Monument Pelagic Fishing Prohibitions (09 December 2025)
HONOLULU (09 December 2025) On the first day of its 158th meeting, the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council reviewed the best available science on the potential benefits and costs of restoring commercial...
Press Release-American Samoa Secures Landmark Victory at WCPFC22, US Makes Progress on Commitments for 2026 (09 December 2025)
MANILA, Philippines (09 December 2025) The 22nd Regular Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC22) meeting concluded Friday with a unanimous decision securing the long-term future of the South Pacific albacore fishery, a major gain for...
Press Release-SSC to Review Marine Monuments, Monitoring and False Killer Whale Science at Meeting This Week (09 December 2025)
HONOLULU (09 December 2025) This week’s Dec. 9–11, 2025, virtual meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will bring together experts to review current research on Pacific fisheries, protected...