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Press Release – Interim Bottomfish Measure Addresses Overfishing, Allows American Samoa Fishery to Operate (24 October 2019)

by wpcouncil | Oct 24, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Press Release ← Previous Post Next Post → Press Release – Interim Bottomfish Measure Addresses Overfishing, Allows American Samoa Fishery to Operate (24 October 2019) UTULEI, AMERICAN SAMOA (24 October 2019) Fishermen from Tutuila and Manu’a...

Press Release – Lt. Governor, Congresswoman, Territory Commerce Department Stress Importance of Fisheries to the U.S. Territory of American Samoa (23 October 2019)

by wpcouncil | Oct 23, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements ← Previous Post Next Post → Press Release – Lt. Governor, Congresswoman, Territory Commerce Department Stress Importance of Fisheries to the U.S. Territory of American Samoa (23 October 2019) UTULEI, AMERICAN SAMOA (23 October...

Press Release – Hawai‘i Shallow-Set Longline Fishery Has No Discernable Impact on Sea Turtle Populations (16 October 2019)

by wpcouncil | Oct 16, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements ← Previous Post Next Post → Press Release – Hawai‘i Shallow-Set Longline Fishery Has No Discernable Impact on Sea Turtle Populations (16 October 2019) HONOLULU (16 October 2019) Scientists from throughout the Pacific meeting this...

Summer 2019 Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter

by wpcouncil | Oct 11, 2019 | News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter

Summer 2019 Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter ← Previous Post Next Post → Summer 2019 Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter Click here for printable PDF ← Previous Post Next Post → Search WP Council Search for: Upcoming Events Sep 11 Wed all-day 153rd...

Press Release – Federal Managers Finalize Turtle Interaction Measures with Hawai’i Swordfish Fishery (9 August 2019)

by wpcouncil | Aug 9, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

HONOLULU (9 August 2019) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council met yesterday to amend the Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plan with revisions to the loggerhead and leatherback turtle mitigation measures for the Hawai’i shallow-set longline fishery....

Press Release – Federal Managers to Make Final Recommendations on Leatherback and Loggerhead Sea Turtle Interactions with Hawai’i Swordfish Fishery (6 August 2019)

by wpcouncil | Aug 6, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Leatherback sea turtle. Photo courtesy USFWS. HONOLULU (6 August 2019) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will meet on Aug. 8, 2019, to consider final recommendations on the management of the Hawai’i swordfish fishery’s interactions...
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