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Press Release – Kona Crab, Bigeye Tuna among Fishery Science Discussions Next Week in Honolulu (11 June 2019)

by wpcouncil | Jun 14, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Kona crab drawing. Courtesy  NOAA Fisheries/Kat Uno HONOLULU (11 June 2019) Renowned scientists from throughout the Pacific will meet June 18-20 in Honolulu to consider a range of issues facing the offshore fisheries of Hawai’i and the US Territories of...

FR Notice – Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries: 2019 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits (Jun. 21, 2019)

by wpcouncil | Jun 7, 2019 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

Action Proposed specifications; request for comments. Summary NMFS proposes a 2019 limit of 2,000 metric tons (t) of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each U.S. Pacific territory (American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)). NMFS...

Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity FY2020

by wpcouncil | May 31, 2019 | News and Updates

NOAA Fisheries is pleased to announce the 2020 Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Grant competition is currently open.  This year’s solicitation consists of two separate submission processes. All interested applicants must submit a two (2) page Pre-Proposal to the...

Book Announcement – Tradition-Based Natural Resource Management : Practice and Application in the Hawaiian Islands

by wpcouncil | May 21, 2019 | Announcements, News and Updates

News + Announcements Book Announcement – Tradition-Based Natural Resource Management : Practice and Application in the Hawaiian Islands Tradition-Based Natural Resource Management :  Practice and Application in the Hawaiian Islands   Palgrave Studies in Natural...

FR Notice – List of Fisheries for 2019 (May 16, 2019)

by wpcouncil | May 16, 2019 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.ACTION: Final rule.SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its final List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2019, as required by the Marine...

Council solicits for Advisory Panel Member Alternates in CNMI and Hawaii

by Catherine Pham | May 8, 2019 | News and Updates

News + Annoucements ← Previous Post By Council Staff(Edit) Applications for the Council’s Advisory Panel Available The Council is currently soliciting for alternates for the CNMI and Hawaii Advisory Panels.  Fishermen, members of fishery-related industries and...
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