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...
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 Previously unpublished...
by wpcouncil | Jan 6, 2014 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (06 January 2014) Both the Hawaii-based US longline fishery and the US purse-seine fishery that operate in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) were among those fisheries obliged to accept further fishing restrictions at a recent Pacific tuna...
by wpcouncil | Nov 26, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (23 November 2013) A proposal that would subject the US longline tuna fisheries to a 45 percent reduction in bigeye tuna catch is being proposed by the Parties of Nauru Agreement (PNA), an organization that has supported rampant expansion of tuna...
by wpcouncil | Oct 22, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (21 October 2013) The State of Hawaii’s Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas (BRFAs) located in federal waters should be eliminated, according to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. Meeting last week in Honolulu, the Council also...
by wpcouncil | Oct 21, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (18 October 2013) The United States should not accept a reduction in the bigeye tuna limit for the Hawaii longline fishery, according to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, which concluded a four-day meeting in Honolulu today. Authorized...
