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...
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...
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 Dec 15 Mon 10:00 am...
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....
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...
by wpcouncil | Aug 1, 2019 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates
ACTION: Announcement of a valid specified fishing agreement. SUMMARY: NMFS announces a valid specified fishing agreement that allocates up to 1,000 metric tons (t) of the 2019 bigeye tuna limit for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to U.S....
