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FR notice: Experimental Fishing Permit (Mar. 18, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 18, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Protected Species

News + Announcements FR notice: Experimental Fishing Permit (Mar. 18, 2022) AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION:Notice; issuance of permit. SUMMARY:NMFS is issuing an experimental...

FR Notice – Request for Comments on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (Mar. 11, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 11, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

News + Announcements FR Notice – Request for Comments on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (Mar. 11, 2022) AGENCY: Department of Commerce. ACTION: Request for comments. SUMMARY: On October 27, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden announced that the United States...

FR Notice – Review of Nomination for Mariana Trench National Marine Sanctuary (Mar. 10, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 10, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, Mariana Archipelago, News and Updates

News + Announcements FR Notice – Review of Nomination for Mariana Trench National Marine Sanctuary (Mar. 10, 2022) AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),...

FR Notice – False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan; Trigger for the Southern Exclusion Zone Closure Met in 2021 (Mar. 8, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 8, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Protected Species

News + Announcements FR Notice – False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan; Trigger for the Southern Exclusion Zone Closure Met in 2021 (Mar. 8, 2022) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),...

FR Notice – Rebuilding Plan for Guam Bottomfish (Feb. 18, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Feb 18, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, Mariana Archipelago, News and Updates

News + Announcements FR Notice – Rebuilding Plan for Guam Bottomfish (Feb. 18, 2022) AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION:Final rule. SUMMARY:This final rule implements a...

Request for Comments – Rebuilding Plan for the American Samoa Bottomfish Fishery (Comments due by March 21, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Feb 4, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

News + Announcements Request for Comments – Rebuilding Plan for the American Samoa Bottomfish Fishery (Comments due by March 21, 2022) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION:...
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