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Request for Comments: Review of Nomination for Mariana Trench National Marine Sanctuary (Comments due by Feb. 22, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Jan 21, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, Mariana Archipelago, News and Updates

News + Announcements Request for Comments: Review of Nomination for Mariana Trench National Marine Sanctuary (Comments due by Feb. 22, 2022) AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Request for Comments: Pelagic Longline Gear and Operational Requirements (Comments due by Feb. 18, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Jan 19, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, Hawaii Archipelago, News and Updates

News + Announcements Request for Comments: Pelagic Longline Gear and Operational Requirements (Comments due by Feb. 18, 2022) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule;...

2022 Lunar Calendars are now available

by wpcouncil | Jan 13, 2022 | Hawaii Archipelago, Mariana Archipelago, News and Updates, Pacific Pelagics, Pacific Remote Island Areas

2022 Lunar Calendars 2022 Amerika Samoa Lunar Calendar 2022 Eskaleran Pulan Chamorro/Refaluwasch Pápáál Maram (CNMI Lunar calendar) 2022 Fanha’aniyan Pulan CHamoru (Guam Lunar Calendar) 2022 Kaulana Mahina Hawai’i Lunar Calendar (Classroom version) 2022 Kaulana Mahina...

Request for Comments – Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument; Monument Management Plan (Comments due Jan. 20, 2022)

by wpcouncil_amy | Dec 21, 2021 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

News + Announcements Request for Comments – Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument; Monument Management Plan (Comments due Jan. 20, 2022)   AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce; Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION:...

New Article Available – “Area‐based management of blue water fisheries: Current knowledge and research needs”

by wpcouncil | Dec 14, 2021 | News and Updates

News + Announcements New Article Available – “Area‐based management of blue water fisheries: Current knowledge and research needs” Check out a scientific paper recently published on “Area‐based management of blue water fisheries: Current...

Press Release – Fishery Management Council Recommends a New US Strategy in the Pacific Islands with the WCPFC (9 December 2021)

by wpcouncil | Dec 10, 2021 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – Fishery Management Council Recommends a New US Strategy in the Pacific Islands with the WCPFC (9 December 2021) HONOLULU (09 December 2021) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council discussed outcomes from...
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