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Press Release – SSC Concurs with Studies Suggesting Large-Scale MPAs Have Limited Conservation Benefits for Pacific Tropical Tunas (16 March 2023)

by wpcouncil | Mar 16, 2023 | Uncategorized

News and Announcements Press Release – SSC Concurs with Studies Suggesting Large-Scale MPAs Have Limited Conservation Benefits for Pacific Tropical Tunas (16 March 2023) HONOLULU (16 March 2023) The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) yesterday...

FR Notice – Draft Recovery Plan for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus) (Jan. 25, 2023)

by wpcouncil | Jan 25, 2023 | Uncategorized

News + Announcements FR Notice – Draft Recovery Plan for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus) (Jan. 25, 2023) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice;...

Request for Proposal: Coordinate and Host 2021 Summer High School Courses on Fisheries and Marine Resource Management (Due by June 18, 2021)

by wpcouncil | Jun 2, 2021 | Uncategorized

News and Announcements Request for Proposal: Coordinate and Host 2021 Summer High School Courses on Fisheries and Marine Resource Management (Due by June 18, 2021) Search WP Council Search for: Upcoming Events Nov 16 Tue 1:00 pm Fishing Industry Advisory Committee...

Council Letter to Secretary Gina M. Raimondo, U.S. DOC to provide recommendations on Executive Order 14008, March 31, 2021

by wpcouncil | Mar 31, 2021 | Key Council Correspondence, Uncategorized

News + Annoucements Council Letter to Secretary Gina M. Raimondo, U.S. DOC to provide recommendations on Executive Order 14008, March 31, 2021 The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council provided recommendations to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

WCPO Purse Seince BET Management Workshop II

by wpcouncil | Sep 21, 2015 | Uncategorized

Date: August 19-21, 2015 Location: Marshall Islands Resort, Majuro Agenda Participants list WCPO Purse Seine BET Management Workshop II (Majuro) report

Disproportionate Burden Workshop

by wpcouncil | Oct 18, 2014 | Uncategorized

Date: Sept. 18-20, 2020 Location: Honolulu, HI Agenda with participants list Disproportionate Burden report

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  • Press Release – ESA-listed Species Not at Risk of Extinction From Hawai‘i and American Samoa Longline Fishery Interactions (17 March 2023)

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  • Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists to Discuss Longline Fishery Interaction Analyses and Bigeye Tuna Regulations Next Week (10 March 2023)

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  • Press Release – ESA-listed Species Not at Risk of Extinction From Hawai‘i and American Samoa Longline Fishery Interactions (17 March 2023)

    Press Release – ESA-listed Species Not at Risk of Extinction From Hawai‘i and American Samoa Longline Fishery Interactions (17 March 2023)

  • Press Release: Science Advisors Weigh In on Cost Recovery in NWHI Fishing Trips (14 March 2023)

    Press Release: Science Advisors Weigh In on Cost Recovery in NWHI Fishing Trips (14 March 2023)

  • Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists to Discuss Longline Fishery Interaction Analyses and Bigeye Tuna Regulations Next Week (10 March 2023)

    Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists to Discuss Longline Fishery Interaction Analyses and Bigeye Tuna Regulations Next Week (10 March 2023)

  • FR Notice – Draft Recovery Plan for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus) (Jan. 25, 2023)

    FR Notice – Draft Recovery Plan for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus) (Jan. 25, 2023)

  • FR Notice – Nominations for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee (Jan. 9, 2023)

    FR Notice – Nominations for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee (Jan. 9, 2023)

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Great news for American Samoa #bottomfish! The WPSAR panel for managed BF species recently met in Pago Pago. The independent panel concluded that the AS BF stock is NOT overfished and NOT experiencing overfishing. https://www.samoanews.com/local-news/2023-stock-assessment-indicates-bottomfish-stock-not-overfished
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Join #WPCouncil at the #AS #AP Mtg Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 5-8pm (SST). Talking about 2019-2022 AS AP plan report; Multi-year #BET catch and allocation limit options; AS #BMUS revision update and #WPSAR outcomes; and more. https://www.wpcouncil.org/event/american-samoa-advisory-panel-3/?instance_id=398
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