by wpcouncil | Sep 13, 2024 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – SSC Advances Guam Bottomfish Rebuilding Plan and Evaluates Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Techniques (13 September 2024) HONOLULU (13 September 2024) At its meeting this week, the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee...
by wpcouncil | Sep 11, 2024 | Managed Fisheries, News and Updates, Publications
News + Announcements Western Pacific Region Status of the Fisheries 2023 To monitor and evaluate fishery performance, the Council publishes annual reports for each of its five fishery ecosystem-based management plans. The Council’s Western Pacific Region Status of the...
by wpcouncil | Sep 6, 2024 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – SSC Meeting to Tackle Key Fisheries Management Issues Next Week (6 September 2024) HONOLULU (6 September 2024) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will...
by wpcouncil | Sep 1, 2024 | News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter, Publications
News + Announcements Summer 2024 Pacific Islands Fishery News Click here for printable PDF. Get Connected, Stay Involved! Search WP Council Search for: Upcoming Events Mar 11 Tue all-day...
by Council Staff | Aug 28, 2024 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Protected Species
NEW *Public Comment Period extended to February 19, 2025. See FR notice here. NMFS will hold seven public hearings and three listening sessions related to their proposed rule to list five species of giant clams as endangered and five species of giant clams as...
by Council Staff | Aug 28, 2024 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Upcoming Other Meetings and Events
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of the main Hawaiian Islands Aprion virescens (locally known as uku or gray/green jobfish) stock assessment update. The WPSAR meeting will...