Request for Comments: Pelagic Longline Gear and Operational Requirements (Comments due by Feb. 18, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Jan 19, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, Hawaii Archipelago, News and Updates

News + Announcements Request for Comments: Pelagic Longline Gear and Operational Requirements (Comments due by Feb. 18, 2022) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule;...

2022 Lunar Calendars are now available

by wpcouncil | Jan 13, 2022 | Hawaii Archipelago, Mariana Archipelago, News and Updates, Pacific Pelagics, Pacific Remote Island Areas

2022 Lunar Calendars 2022 Amerika Samoa Lunar Calendar 2022 Eskaleran Pulan Chamorro/Refaluwasch Pápáál Maram (CNMI Lunar calendar) 2022 Fanha’aniyan Pulan CHamoru (Guam Lunar Calendar) 2022 Kaulana Mahina Hawai’i Lunar Calendar (Classroom version) 2022 Kaulana Mahina...

FR notice: 2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits (Dec. 29, 2021)

by wpcouncil | Dec 29, 2021 | Federal Register Notices, Managed Fisheries

News + Announcements FR notice: 2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits (Dec. 29, 2021) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final specifications. SUMMARY: NMFS...

Report: Could tori lines replace blue-dyed bait to reduce seabird bycatch risk in the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery?

by wpcouncil | Sep 20, 2021 | Hawaii Archipelago, News and Updates, Pacific Pelagics, Protected Species

News + Announcements Report: Could tori lines replace blue-dyed bait to reduce seabird bycatch risk in the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery? The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, in collaboration with the Hawaii Longline Association, NMFS Pacific...

FR Notice – 2021 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (August 25, 2021)

by wpcouncil | Aug 26, 2021 | Federal Register Notices, Mariana Archipelago

News + Announcements FR Notice – 2021 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (August 25, 2021) AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

FR Notice – Mariana Archipelago Bottomfish Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures (May 7, 2021)

by wpcouncil | May 7, 2021 | Federal Register Notices, Mariana Archipelago, News and Updates

News + Annoucements FR Notice – Mariana Archipelago Bottomfish Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures (May 7, 2021) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule....