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Press Release – Federal Fishery Managers Continue Reducing Impacts to Protected Species in the Pacific with Required Gear Change (24 May 2022)

by wpcouncil | May 24, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – Federal Fishery Managers Continue Reducing Impacts to Protected Species in the Pacific with Required Gear Change (24 May 2022) HONOLULU (24 May 2022) An industry-led conservation measure to reduce impacts to oceanic...

Press Release – Western Pacific Council Supports Protection of False Killer Whales, Leads US Fisheries Interests in Pacific (23 March 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 23, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases, Protected Species

News and Announcements Press Release – Western Pacific Council Supports Protection of False Killer Whales, Leads US Fisheries Interests in Pacific (23 March 2022) HONOLULU (23 March 2022) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council discussed today...

Press Release – Federal Fishery Managers to Develop Fishing Regulations for Proposed Hawai‘i National Marine Sanctuary (22 March 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 22, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – Federal Fishery Managers to Develop Fishing Regulations for Proposed Hawai‘i National Marine Sanctuary (22 March 2022) HONOLULU (22 March 2022) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council said at its meeting...

Press Release – US Pacific Scientists Discuss Next Generation Data Collection, New Pacific Strategy to Advocate for Fisheries (17 March 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 17, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – US Pacific Scientists Discuss Next Generation Data Collection, New Pacific Strategy to Advocate for Fisheries (17 March 2022) HONOLULU (17 March 2022) At the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting this...

Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists Found “Weak Hook” Study Inconclusive as a False Killer Whale Mitigation Strategy ( 15 March 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 15, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases, Protected Species

News and Announcements Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists Found “Weak Hook” Study Inconclusive as a False Killer Whale Mitigation Strategy ( 15 March 2022) HONOLULU (15 March 2022) The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) found that a National...

Press Release – Fishing Industry Members Advise Managers on Proposed Sanctuaries and Other Issues Important to Western Pacific Region (10 March 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 11, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – Fishing Industry Members Advise Managers on Proposed Sanctuaries and Other Issues Important to Western Pacific Region (10 March 2022) HONOLULU (10 March 2022) The Fishing Industry Advisory Committee (FIAC) met today to...
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