by wpcouncil | Oct 24, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
Press Release ← Previous Post Next Post → Press Release – Interim Bottomfish Measure Addresses Overfishing, Allows American Samoa Fishery to Operate (24 October 2019) UTULEI, AMERICAN SAMOA (24 October 2019) Fishermen from Tutuila and Manu’a...
by wpcouncil | Oct 23, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements ← Previous Post Next Post → Press Release – Lt. Governor, Congresswoman, Territory Commerce Department Stress Importance of Fisheries to the U.S. Territory of American Samoa (23 October 2019) UTULEI, AMERICAN SAMOA (23 October...
by wpcouncil | Oct 16, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements ← Previous Post Next Post → Press Release – Hawai‘i Shallow-Set Longline Fishery Has No Discernable Impact on Sea Turtle Populations (16 October 2019) HONOLULU (16 October 2019) Scientists from throughout the Pacific meeting this...
by wpcouncil | Oct 9, 2019 | Press Releases
HONOLULU (9 October 2019) Scientists from throughout the Pacific region will meet Oct. 15 to 17, 2019, in Honolulu to address the quality of the data used to manage federal fisheries and other topics. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western...
by wpcouncil | Aug 9, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (9 August 2019) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council met yesterday to amend the Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plan with revisions to the loggerhead and leatherback turtle mitigation measures for the Hawai’i shallow-set longline fishery....
by wpcouncil | Aug 6, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
Leatherback sea turtle. Photo courtesy USFWS. HONOLULU (6 August 2019) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will meet on Aug. 8, 2019, to consider final recommendations on the management of the Hawai’i swordfish fishery’s interactions...
