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Press Release – Eliminate Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas in Hawaii, Fishery Council Recommends

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...

Press Release – US Should Refuse Any Quota Reduction for Hawaii Bigeye Tuna, Fishery Council Says

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...

Press Release – Scientists, Managers to Consider Proposed Bigeye Quota Reduction

by wpcouncil | Oct 4, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases

HONOLULU (04 October 2013) The port of Honolulu consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 fishing ports in terms of value landed. The reason is the sashimi-quality bigeye tuna landed by the Hawaii longline fleet. This fishery is recognized globally as a model...

Summer 2013 Pacific Islands Fishery News

by wpcouncil | Sep 17, 2013 | News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter

The Summer 2013 issue of the Pacific Islands Fishery Newsletter is here! Click on the image below to read online. Download the Summer 2013 Pacific Islands Fishery News here

US Pacific Island Federal Fishery Managers Address Overfishing of Internationally Managed Fisheries, Increase Quota for Hawaii Bottomfish

by wpcouncil | Jul 1, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases

HONOLULU (28 June 2013) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its three-day meeting today in Honolulu on federally managed fisheries in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and other US...

Scientists Recommend Increasing the Hawaii Bottomfish Quota for 2014 – Press Release

by wpcouncil | Jun 24, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases

HONOLULU (21 June 2013) Scientists who provide advice on the management of federal fisheries in Hawaii and other US Pacific Islands are recommending a 6 percent increase in the 2014 quota for deep- water bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands. The Scientific and...
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