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Winter 2019 Pacific Islands Fishery Newsletter

by wpcouncil | Feb 15, 2019 | News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter

News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter ← Previous Post Next Post → Click here for printable PDF ← Previous Post Next Post → Search WP Council Search for: Latest News & AnnouncementsPelagics FEP Plan TeamMay 9, 2019Council solicits...

FR Notice – Reclassifying Management Unit Species to Ecosystem Component Species (Feb. 8, 2019)

by wpcouncil | Feb 15, 2019 | 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: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule reclassifies certain management unit species...

FR Notice – Nominations for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee (Feb. 6, 2019)

by wpcouncil | Feb 6, 2019 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

Federal Register Notices ← Previous Post Next Post →   ACTION: Notice of request for nominations. SUMMARY: NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, is seeking nominations for the advisory committee established under the Western and Central Pacific...

2019-2020 US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship Announcement, Applications due March 1, 2019

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...

Press Release – Modern Recreational Fisheries Management Act Implications in the Western Pacific Region (10 January 2019)

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...

Request for Comments – Request to Repeal, Four of the existing Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas (COMMENTS DUE by Jan. 11, 2019)

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...
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