by wpcouncil | Mar 23, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases, Protected Species
News and Announcements Press Release – Western Pacific Council Supports Protection of False Killer Whales, Leads US Fisheries Interests in Pacific (23 March 2022) HONOLULU (23 March 2022) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council discussed today...
by wpcouncil | Mar 22, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – Federal Fishery Managers to Develop Fishing Regulations for Proposed Hawai‘i National Marine Sanctuary (22 March 2022) HONOLULU (22 March 2022) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council said at its meeting...
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...
by wpcouncil | Mar 17, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – US Pacific Scientists Discuss Next Generation Data Collection, New Pacific Strategy to Advocate for Fisheries (17 March 2022) HONOLULU (17 March 2022) At the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting this...
by wpcouncil | Mar 15, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases, Protected Species
News and Announcements Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists Found “Weak Hook” Study Inconclusive as a False Killer Whale Mitigation Strategy ( 15 March 2022) HONOLULU (15 March 2022) The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) found that a National...
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...
