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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...

FR Notice – Pacific Island Fisheries; Closure of the 2018 Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery; Court Order (May 11, 2018)

by wpcouncil | May 11, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; fishery closure....

FR Notice – Restrictions on the Use of Fish Aggregating Devices in Purse Seine Fisheries, and Transshipment Prohibitions (May 10, 2018)

by wpcouncil | May 10, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

Action Proposed rule; request for comments. Summary NMFS seeks comments on this proposed rule issued under authority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (WCPFC Implementation Act). The proposed rule would implement recent...

FR Notice – 2018 Annual Determination To Implement the Sea Turtle Observer Requirement (May 10, 2018)

by wpcouncil | May 9, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its final Annual Determination (AD) for 2018, pursuant to its...

Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee – Technical Committee

by wpcouncil | May 2, 2018 | Past Council and Advisory Body Meetings

Date: May 2-3, 2018          Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Location: Council Office, Honolulu FR notice Agenda FDCRC Tech. Comm. Meeting Draft Report 2018
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