Press Release – Federally Managed Fisheries in US Pacific Islands Face a Mixed Future (21 March 2019)

by wpcouncil | Mar 21, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Press Releases Press Release – Federally Managed Fisheries in US Pacific Islands Face a Mixed Future (21 March 2019) HONOLULU (21 March 2019) Federal fishery managers concluded their meeting in Honolulu today after dealing since Tuesday with a mixed bag of good...

Press Release – Managers, Fishermen Grapple with Federal Pace, Definitions Leading to Fishery Closures (20 March 2019)

by wpcouncil | Mar 20, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Press Release, News + Updates ← Previous Post Next Post → HONOLULU (20 March 2019) At 9:40 a.m. yesterday, minutes after Kitty M. Simonds completed the executive director’s report to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, the...

Press Release – Fishermen Identify Projects to Improve Fisheries Development in the US Pacific Islands (18 March 2019)

by wpcouncil | Mar 18, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Press Releases ← Previous Post Next Post →   HONOLULU (18 March 2019) Projects to develop fisheries topped the list of needs identified by fishermen from Hawai‘i, American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) during...

Press Release – Change Is in the Air: Scientists Suggest New Approaches for Marine Mammal Interaction Mitigation, Spatial Management, Non-traditional Data Use, Hawai‘i Kona Crab Measures (15 March 2019)

by wpcouncil | Mar 16, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Press Releases ← Previous Post Next Post →   HONOLULU (15 March 2019) The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded a three-day meeting yesterday in Honolulu with a suite of...

Press Release – Turtles, Whales, Birds among Fishery Science Discussions This Week in Honolulu (12 March 2019)

by wpcouncil | Mar 12, 2019 | General, News and Updates, Press Releases

Press Releases ← Previous Post Next Post →   HONOLULU (12 March 2019) Renowned scientists from throughout the Pacific began a three-day meeting today in Honolulu to consider a range of issues facing the offshore fisheries of Hawai‘i and the US...

Press Release – Modern Recreational Fisheries Management Act Implications in the Western Pacific Region (10 January 2019)

by wpcouncil | Jan 10, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Press Releases ← Previous Post Next Post → HONOLULU (10 January 2019) On the last day of 2018, President Trump signed into law the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act (S. 1520), also known as the Modern Fish Act. The bill, which had been...