On April 8, 2016, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council wrote to President Obama regarding a January 2016 request to expand the expand the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). Click here to see a pdf of the letter.
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