Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists Found “Weak Hook” Study Inconclusive as a False Killer Whale Mitigation Strategy ( 15 March 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 15, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases, Protected Species

News and Announcements Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists Found “Weak Hook” Study Inconclusive as a False Killer Whale Mitigation Strategy ( 15 March 2022) HONOLULU (15 March 2022) The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) found that a National...

Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists to Discuss Research on Area-Based Management and “Weak Hooks” as a Mitigation Strategy (10 March 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 10, 2022 | Managed Fisheries, News and Updates, Press Releases, Protected Species

News and Announcements Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists to Discuss Research on Area-Based Management and “Weak Hooks” as a Mitigation Strategy (10 March 2022) HONOLULU (10 March 2022) Scientists across the Western Pacific Region will meet virtually...

FR Notice – False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan; Trigger for the Southern Exclusion Zone Closure Met in 2021 (Mar. 8, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Mar 8, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Protected Species

News + Announcements FR Notice – False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan; Trigger for the Southern Exclusion Zone Closure Met in 2021 (Mar. 8, 2022) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),...

Request for Comments – Notice of application for experimental fishing permit (comments due by January 14, 2022)

by wpcouncil | Dec 15, 2021 | Federal Register Notices, Protected Species

News + Announcements Request for Comments – Notice of application for experimental fishing permit (comments due by January 14, 2022) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION:...

Report: Could tori lines replace blue-dyed bait to reduce seabird bycatch risk in the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery?

by wpcouncil | Sep 20, 2021 | Hawaii Archipelago, News and Updates, Pacific Pelagics, Protected Species

News + Announcements Report: Could tori lines replace blue-dyed bait to reduce seabird bycatch risk in the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery? The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, in collaboration with the Hawaii Longline Association, NMFS Pacific...

FR Notice – Taking of Threatened or Endangered Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Issuance of Permits (May 6, 2021)

by wpcouncil | May 6, 2021 | Federal Register Notices, Protected Species

News + Annoucements FR Notice – Taking of Threatened or Endangered Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Issuance of Permits (May 6, 2021) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...