by wpcouncil | Apr 7, 2016 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (7 April 2016) Fishery scientists from American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Hawaii will join NOAA scientists next week to review last year’s performance of federally managed fisheries in the Western Pacific Region....
by wpcouncil | Apr 1, 2016 | News and Updates
Applications for the Council’s Advisory Panel Available The Council is currently soliciting for an Advisory Panel member for American Samoa to be a part of its Island Fisheries subpanel. The Council is also recruiting for alternate members for the American Samoa and...
by wpcouncil | Mar 17, 2016 | General, News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (17 March 2016) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, this week in Honolulu, recommended a suite of management decisions and recommendations for the near and offshore fisheries of American Samoa, Hawaii and Guam. They include the following,...
by wpcouncil | Mar 16, 2016 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (15 March 2016) Samuel D. Rauch III, NOAA Fisheries Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, praised the U.S. Regional Fishery Management Councils as the “key for the success” of both “environmental and economic...
by wpcouncil | Mar 1, 2016 | News and Updates
Revised Fishery Ecosystem Plan Goals and Objectives Below are the available Draft FEPs for public review Draft revised American Samoa Fishery Ecosystem Plan with Appendices Draft revised Hawaii Fishery Ecosystem Plan and Appendices Draft revised Marianas Fishery...
by wpcouncil | Feb 11, 2016 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (11 February 2016) Professor Ray Hilborn of the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, and author of Overfishing: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press), yesterday in Honolulu addressed the topic of “Sustainability of...
