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Press Release: Scientists Concerned with Lack of Data to Support Marine Monument Expansion (14 September 2022)

by wpcouncil | Sep 15, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release: Scientists Concerned with Lack of Data to Support Marine Monument Expansion (14 September 2022) HONOLULU (14 September 2022) The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee heard a presentation by Bob Richmond, University of...

Summer 2022 Pacific Islands Fishery News

by wpcouncil | Sep 14, 2022 | Managed Fisheries, News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter, Publications

News + Announcements Summer 2022 Pacific Islands Fishery News   Click here for printable PDF. Search WP Council Search for: Upcoming Events Sep 13 Tue all-day 145th Scientific and Statistical... 145th Scientific and Statistical... Sep 13 – Sep 15 all-day Date: Sept....

FR Notice- Fishing Restrictions in Purse Seine Fisheries and 2022 Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit (Sept. 12, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Sep 12, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

News + Announcements FR Notice- Fishing Restrictions in Purse Seine Fisheries and 2022 Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit (Sept. 12, 2022) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION:...

Press Release- Western Pacific Scientists to Discuss NWHI Fishing Regulations and False Killer Whale Impact Studies Next Week (9 September 2022)

by wpcouncil | Sep 9, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release- Western Pacific Scientists to Discuss NWHI Fishing Regulations and False Killer Whale Impact Studies Next Week (9 September 2022) HONOLULU (9 September 2022) Scientists from throughout the Western Pacific Region will meet Sept. 13...

FR Notice – List of Fisheries for 2023 (Sept. 9, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Sep 9, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

Federal Register Notices FR Notice – List of Fisheries for 2023 (Sept. 9, 2022) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule, request for comment. SUMMARY: The National...

FR Notice: 2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for American Samoa (Aug. 29, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Aug 29, 2022 | American Samoa, Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

News + Announcements FR Notice: 2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for American Samoa (Aug. 29, 2022) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Announcement of a...
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  • FR Notice – Draft Recovery Plan for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus) (Jan. 25, 2023)

    FR Notice – Draft Recovery Plan for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus) (Jan. 25, 2023)

  • FR Notice – Nominations for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee (Jan. 9, 2023)

    FR Notice – Nominations for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee (Jan. 9, 2023)

  • Press Release: Fishing Returns to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands After 15 Years ( 8 December 2022)

    Press Release: Fishing Returns to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands After 15 Years ( 8 December 2022)

  • FR Notice- 2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Dec. 7, 2022)

    FR Notice- 2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Dec. 7, 2022)

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