Request to President Obama to Abandon Plans to Expand Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (August 15, 2014 )

by wpcouncil | Aug 21, 2014 | General, News and Updates

Dear Mr. President, The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management  Council requests that the Administration abandon its plan to expand the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monuments (PRIMNM) or, if expansion is inevitable,that commercial fishing be allowed to...

Responses to Obama Administration’s Proposed Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion

https://www.wpcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/FINAL-WPRFMC-Reaction-to-Proposed-PRIMNM-plus-letter.pdf

The First Stewards Symposium: Uniting Indigenous Voices on Climate Change kicks off at 6 p.m. Eastern Time today in Washington, DC, with the opening ceremony.

by wpcouncil | Jul 21, 2014 | News and Updates

If you can’t make it to the Symposium in person, then join via Livestream! http://new.livestream.com/accounts/889018/events/3198926 First Stewards Symposium 2014 Flyer Panel Descriptions Agenda

Press Release – Federal Fishery Managers Recommend New Annual Catch Limits, Address Other Measures for US Pacific Islands

by wpcouncil | Jun 27, 2014 | News and Updates, Press Releases

HONOLULU (27 June 2014) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council today completed its three-day meeting in Honolulu with recommendations regarding annual catch limits (ACLs) for federally managed species in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth...

Press Release — Public Hearing on America Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area to be Held on May 3

by wpcouncil | Apr 23, 2014 | News and Updates, Press Releases

HONOLULU (23 April 2014) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will hold a public hearing on the Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA) in waters surrounding American Samoa from 4 to 6 p.m. on May 3, 2014, at the Sadie’s by the Sea conference room, in...

Council Submits New Scientific Information to NMFS for the 66 coral Species Proposed for Listing under the ESA

by wpcouncil | Feb 11, 2014 | General, News and Updates

On February 11, 2014, the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council submitted new scientific information to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding the 66 coral species proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Previously unpublished...