by wpcouncil | Dec 15, 2016 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (15 Dec. 2016) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is hopeful that when President Obama arrives in Honolulu tomorrow, he will acknowledge the $100 million commercial fishing industry in Hawai‘i and the impacts on that fishery by his...
by wpcouncil | Dec 9, 2016 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (7 Dec. 2016) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council yesterday in Hilo began holding a series of public scoping meetings to prepare fishing measures for the newly expanded area of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) in the...
by wpcouncil | Dec 6, 2016 | Past Council and Advisory Body Meetings
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is preparing to develop fishing regulations for the new “Monument Expansion Area” of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. These regulations will include prohibiting commercial fishing, regulating...
by wpcouncil | Dec 5, 2016 | News and Updates
Hawai‘i’s fisheries are indispensable to the State’s environment, economy, food security, and culture. Hawai‘i’s fisheries require well-informed management with an adequate capacity to ensure that the resources exist for future generations. The Hawai‘i State...
by wpcouncil | Nov 10, 2016 | News and Updates
Students in grades K through 12 are encouraged to submit an entry to the Hawai‘i poster competition “Fishing and Farming to the Cycles of the Moon and Seasons.” Teachers are encouraged to include the contest in their lesson plans. The contest asks students to draw or...
