by wpcouncil | Aug 29, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Publications
News + Annoucements ← Previous Post Next Post → AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare an environmental impact statement; announcement of public...
by wpcouncil | Aug 9, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Publications
News + Annoucements ← Previous Post Next Post → Action Notice of availability of fishery ecosystem plan amendments; request for comments. Summary NMFS announces that the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) proposes to amend the Fishery...
by wpcouncil | Aug 9, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Publications
Federal Register Notices ← Previous Post Next Post → Action Proposed specifications; request for comments. Summary NMFS proposes a 2018 limit of 2,000 metric tons (t) of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each U.S. Pacific territory (American Samoa, Guam, and...
by wpcouncil | Jul 24, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Protected Species
On July 24, 2018, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a final rule to designate critical habitat for the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) insular false killer whale distinct population segment (DPS). The critical habitat encompasses waters from 45-meter...
by wpcouncil | Jul 18, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Protected Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; area closure; request for comments. SUMMARY: NMFS is closing the Southern Exclusion Zone (SEZ) to deep-set longline fishing...
by wpcouncil | Jul 18, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: Under authority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (WCPFC Implementation Act), NMFS...
