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...
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),...
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:...
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...
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...
by wpcouncil | Apr 15, 2021 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Protected Species
News + Annoucements FR Notice – 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Shortfin Mako Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act (April 15, 2021) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
