FR Notice – Fishing Restrictions for Tropical Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean for 2018 to 2020 (April 11, 2018)

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

SUMMARY: NMFS is issuing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act to implement Resolution C–17–02 (Conservation Measures for Tropical Tunas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean During 2018–2020 and Amendment to Resolution C–17–01), which was adopted at the 92nd Meeting of...

FR Notice – List of Fisheries for 2018 (Feb. 7, 2018) (Final Rule)

by wpcouncil | Feb 7, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Protected Species

SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its final List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2018, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The LOF for 2018 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine...

FR Notice – 2018 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline (Jan. 23, 2018)

by wpcouncil | Jan 24, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

SUMMARY: NMFS establishes the annual harvest guideline for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for calendar year 2018 at zero lobsters. DATES: January 23, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Harman, NMFS PIR Sustainable...

FR Notice – Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review of the draft 2017 benchmark stock assessments for Guam coral reef fish (Jan. 18, 2018)

by wpcouncil | Jan 19, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

SUMMARY: NMFS and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of the draft 2017 benchmark stock assessments for Guam coral reef fish. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting dates,...

Executive Order – Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy (Apr. 28, 2017)

by wpcouncil | May 5, 2017 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., and in order to maintain global leadership in energy innovation, exploration, and...

Proclaimation 9478 – Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Expansion

by wpcouncil | Oct 5, 2016 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

A Proclamation Through Proclamation 8031 of June 15, 2006, as amended by Proclamation 8112 of February 28, 2007, the President established the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (Monument), to protect and preserve the marine area of the Northwestern Hawaiian...