Press Release – Council Announces Three Winners for 2020-2021 US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship (30 April 2020)

by wpcouncil | Apr 30, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – Council Announces Three Winners for 2020-2021 US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship (30 April 2020) HONOLULU (30 April 2020) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is pleased to...

Press Release – As Canned Tuna Fly Off Shelves, Operations of US Boats Are Compromised (17 March 2020)

by wpcouncil | Mar 17, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – As Canned Tuna Fly Off Shelves, Operations of US Boats Are Compromised (17 March 2020) HONOLULU (17 March 2020) Consumers bracing against Covid-19 have raised demands not only for health and safety products but also for...

Press Release – Hawaii Longline Fishery Producing Fresh Seafood for Hawaii Food Security (16 March 2020)

by wpcouncil | Mar 16, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – Hawaii Longline Fishery Producing Fresh Seafood for Hawaii Food Security (16 March 2020) HONOLULU (16 March 2020) Due to COVID-19 impacts, local food security, self-sufficiency and access to healthy food and fish are...

Press Release – 2020 Bigeye Tuna Catch and Allocation Limits Recommended for US Pacific Territories (12 March 2020)

by wpcouncil | Mar 12, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – 2020 Bigeye Tuna Catch and Allocation Limits Recommended for US Pacific Territories (12 March 2020) HONOLULU (12 March 2020) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council today in Honolulu recommended that the...

Press Release – Feds, Local Managers to Work with Fishermen on Bottomfish Issues in US Pacific Territories (11 March 2020)

by wpcouncil | Mar 11, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – Feds, Local Managers to Work with Fishermen on Bottomfish Issues in US Pacific Territories (11 March 2020) HONOLULU (11 March 2020) Recent stock assessments by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined that...

Press Release – Council Urges Reopening of Fishing Grounds Based on New False Killer Whale Study (11 March 2020)

by wpcouncil | Mar 11, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – Council Urges Reopening of Fishing Grounds Based on New False Killer Whale Study (11 March 2020) HONOLULU (11 March 2020) A new study indicates that the pelagic stock of false killer whales around the Hawaiian Islands may...