Council letter to Michael Tosatto, NOAA PIRO requesting that the National Marine Fisheries Service continue coordination with the governments of American Samoa, Guam, and CNMI with respect to the proposed critical habitat designation for coral species listed under the Endangered Species Act (Dec. 14, 2021)

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council requested that the National Marine Fisheries Service continue coordination with the governments of American Samoa, Guam, and CNMI with respect to the proposed critical habitat designation for coral species listed...

Council letter to Dave Hogan, U.S. DOS about important issues pertaining to tuna fisheries within the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) and funding opportunities for US Territories (Oct. 22, 2021)

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council have identified important issues pertaining to tuna fisheries within the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) and funding opportunities for US Territories. The US currently disburses an...

Letter from Earthjustice to Michael Tosatto, NOAA PIRO about Domestic Measures to Address Purse Seine Fishery Impact on Silky Shark Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific (Oct. 12, 2021)

Earthjustice wrote this letter to Michael Tosatto, NOAA PIRO Administrator on behalf of Mike Nakachi, Moana Ohana and Conservation Council for Hawai'i regarding domestic management recommendations to address the overfishing of silky sharks. Urging NMFS to adopt...

Council Letter to Michael Tosatto, NOAA PIRO on Proposed Critical Habitat Designation for Seven Threatened Corals in U.S. Waters in the Indo-Pacific (NOAA-NMFS-2016-0131), May 24, 2021

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council provided recommendations to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on the Proposed Critical Habitat Designation for Seven Threatened Corals in U.S. Waters in the Indo-Pacific (NOAA-NMFS-2016-0131)....

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5
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6:00 pm American Samoa Fishery Ecosystem...
American Samoa Fishery Ecosystem...
Dec 5 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday, December 5, 2023,              5 p.m. – 8 p.m. (SST) Virtual Meeting via Webex: https://wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/j.php?MTID=m4c14e9b447edda41bf34aa62d22777d1 Event number (if prompted): 2630 290 2591 Event password (if prompted): ASAP1205mtg (27271206 from phones) Agenda Major agenda items:[...]
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10:00 pm Joint Mariana Archipelago Fisher...
Joint Mariana Archipelago Fisher...
Dec 6 @ 10:00 pm – 12:00 am
Thursday, December 7, 2023,             6 p.m. – 8 p.m. (ChST) Virtual Meeting via Webex: https://wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/j.php?MTID=m452d5fca91c13258ca1f9f952dcebe8b Event number (if prompted): 2631 749 3547 Event password (if prompted): GUAP1207mtg (48271208 from phones) Agenda Major agenda items: Multi-year U.S.[...]
Dec
11
Mon
all-day WPSAR for Stock Assessment of Ma... @ NMFS Honolulu Service Center at Pier 38
WPSAR for Stock Assessment of Ma... @ NMFS Honolulu Service Center at Pier 38
Dec 11 – Dec 15 all-day
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of a benchmark stock assessment for the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Deep 7 Bottomfish Complex. Scientists from[...]
9:30 am Executive & Budget Standing Comm...
Executive & Budget Standing Comm...
Dec 11 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Date: December 11, 2023          Time: 9:30 a.m. – Noon Location: Web conference via Webex, and Host site at the Council office – 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI To access[...]