by wpcouncil | Aug 30, 2023 | Announcements, News and Updates, Request for Proposals
News + Announcements Request for Proposals – Coordinate Community Engagement on Issues Related to Hawaii’s Small-boat Fisheries (proposals due by Sept. 8, 2023) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council), established through Congress under...
by wpcouncil | Aug 29, 2023 | Managed Fisheries, News and Updates, Publications
News + Announcements Western Pacific Region Status of the Fisheries 2022 To monitor and evaluate fishery performance, the Council publishes annual reports for each of its five fishery ecosystem-based management plans. The Council’s Western Pacific Region Status of the...
by wpcouncil | Jul 24, 2023 | Announcements, Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Protected Species
News + Announcements Green Sea Turtle Critical Habitat Proposed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and CNMI; Public Comment Period through October 17, 2023 On July 18, 2023, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published...
by wpcouncil | Jul 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
News + Announcements Request for comments: Proposed Rule To Designate Marine Critical Habitat for Six Distinct Population Segments of Green Sea Turtles (comments due October 17, 2023) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
by wpcouncil | Jul 3, 2023 | Managed Fisheries, News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – Western Pacific Council Challenged by NOAA Prohibition on Commercial Fishing for Proposed Pacific Remote Islands Sanctuary (3 July 2023) HONOLULU (3 July 2023) Congresswoman Amata Radewagen from American Samoa expressed her...