by wpcouncil | Oct 22, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (21 October 2013) The State of Hawaii’s Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas (BRFAs) located in federal waters should be eliminated, according to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. Meeting last week in Honolulu, the Council also...
by wpcouncil | Oct 21, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (18 October 2013) The United States should not accept a reduction in the bigeye tuna limit for the Hawaii longline fishery, according to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, which concluded a four-day meeting in Honolulu today. Authorized...
by wpcouncil | Oct 4, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (04 October 2013) The port of Honolulu consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 fishing ports in terms of value landed. The reason is the sashimi-quality bigeye tuna landed by the Hawaii longline fleet. This fishery is recognized globally as a model...
by wpcouncil | Jul 1, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (28 June 2013) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its three-day meeting today in Honolulu on federally managed fisheries in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and other US...
by wpcouncil | Jun 24, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (21 June 2013) Scientists who provide advice on the management of federal fisheries in Hawaii and other US Pacific Islands are recommending a 6 percent increase in the 2014 quota for deep- water bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands. The Scientific and...
by wpcouncil | Jun 24, 2013 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (17 June 2013) Each year since 2011, federal fishery managers have been required to set annual catch limits (ACLs) for all federally managed fish stocks with a few exceptions. During this week and next, the scientists and managers responsible for setting the...
