by wpcouncil | Jan 25, 2015 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (25 February 2015) Scientists from throughout the United States gathered Feb. 23 to 25, 2015, in Honolulu to explore ways of incorporating climate, ecosystems and other of areas uncertainty into the sustainable management of the nation’s fisheries. The...
by wpcouncil | Oct 27, 2014 | General, News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (24 October 2014) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its three-day 161st meeting yesterday in Honolulu, voting to maintain its previous recommendation of 346,000 pounds for the 2014-2015 annual catch limit (ACL) for main...
by wpcouncil | Oct 16, 2014 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (16 October 2014) The public is invited to attend the Fishers Forum on Hawai`i yellowfin tuna and North Pacific striped marlin and view a sneak preview of ‘Ahi–The Yellowfin Tuna. This short documentary focuses on the importance of the species and research on...
by wpcouncil | Oct 13, 2014 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (10 October 2014) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Sci entific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 14 to 16, 2014, at the Council office, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, to review management...
by wpcouncil | Sep 24, 2014 | News and Updates, Press Releases
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) acknowledges that the President’s amended Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) expansion plan reduces the economic toll the original plan would have taken on sustainable US...
by wpcouncil | Sep 23, 2014 | Press Releases
HONOLULU (WPRFMC) – 23 September 2014 – The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council sponsored a first of its kind workshop on Sept. 18–20, 2014, at the Council office in Honolulu to discuss the concept of “disproportionate burden.” The subject of...
