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Fall 2020 Pacific Island Fishery News

by wpcouncil | Nov 24, 2020 | News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter

News + Announcements Fall 2020 Pacific Island Fishery News Click here for printable PDF. Search WP Council Search for: Quick NavigationEducational Resources Education Library Fisheries 101 US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship Lunar Calendars...

FR Notice – 2020 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Nov. 23, 2020)

by wpcouncil | Nov 23, 2020 | Federal Register Notices, Mariana Archipelago, News and Updates

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Announcement of a valid specified fishing agreement. SUMMARY: NMFS announces a valid specified fishing agreement that allocates up to 1,000...

FR notice – Interim Measures for American Samoa Bottomfish (Nov. 16, 2020)

by wpcouncil | Nov 17, 2020 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

News + Annoucements FR notice – Interim Measures for American Samoa Bottomfish (Nov. 16, 2020) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; interim measures. SUMMARY:...

Western Pacific Region Status of the Fisheries 2019

by wpcouncil | Nov 12, 2020 | Managed Fisheries, News and Updates

News + Annoucements Western Pacific Region Status of the Fisheries 2019 To monitor the fisheries, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council publishes annual reports for the five fishery ecosystem plans that the Council has developed, monitored and...

FR notice – Swordfish Trip Limits in the American Samoa Pelagic Longline Fishery (Nov. 10, 2020)

by wpcouncil | Nov 10, 2020 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

News + Annoucements FR notice – Swordfish Trip Limits in the American Samoa Pelagic Longline Fishery (Nov. 10, 2020) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY:...

Press Release – WPRFMC Spotlights the History of Hawai‘i Lobster Fishery in Latest Publication (10 November 2020)

by wpcouncil | Nov 10, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – WPRFMC Spotlights the History of Hawai‘i Lobster Fishery in Latest Publication (10 November 2020) HONOLULU (10 November 2020) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has published the first of seven new...
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