by wpcouncil | Jan 11, 2019 | Educational Opportunities, News and Updates
Educational Opportunities ← Previous Post Next Post → The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and its Education Committee members are pleased to announce the availability of up to three undergraduate or graduate scholarships for the...
by wpcouncil | Jan 10, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
Press Releases ← Previous Post Next Post → HONOLULU (10 January 2019) On the last day of 2018, President Trump signed into law the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act (S. 1520), also known as the Modern Fish Act. The bill, which had been...
by wpcouncil | Jan 7, 2019 | News and Updates
Request for Comments ← Previous Post Next Post → REQUEST TO REPEAL, FOUR OF THE EXISTING MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS BOTTOMFISH RESTRICTED FISHING AREAS The Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is taking a conservative approach and is proposing to repeal...
by wpcouncil | Dec 18, 2018 | News and Updates, Press Releases
Press Releases ← Previous Post Next Post → The fishery is scheduled to reopen on Jan. 1, 2019, with allowable interactions of 26 leatherbacks and 17 loggerheads. Should either interaction level be reached, the fishery will close for the remainder of 2019,...
by wpcouncil | Dec 13, 2018 | News and Updates, Press Releases
Press Releases ← Previous Post Next Post → HONOLULU (13 December 2018) The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), aka NOAA Fisheries, today released its Fisheries of the United States, 2017 report, with Honolulu continuing as the 7th most valuable...
by wpcouncil | Dec 12, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates
Federal Register Notices ← Previous Post Next Post → AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Announcement of a valid specified fishing agreement. SUMMARY: NMFS...
