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Summer 2022 Pacific Islands Fishery News
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FR Notice- Fishing Restrictions in Purse Seine Fisheries and 2022 Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit (Sept. 12, 2022)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: This proposed rule would modify existing limits on fishing effort by U.S. purse seine vessels in...
Press Release- Western Pacific Scientists to Discuss NWHI Fishing Regulations and False Killer Whale Impact Studies Next Week (9 September 2022)
HONOLULU (9 September 2022) Scientists from throughout the Western Pacific Region will meet Sept. 13 to 15, 2022, to provide advice and comments to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council on the fishing regulations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands...
FR Notice – List of Fisheries for 2023 (Sept. 9, 2022)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule, request for comment. SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its proposed List of Fisheries (LOF) for...
FR Notice: 2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for American Samoa (Aug. 29, 2022)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Announcement of a valid specified fishing agreement. SUMMARY: NMFS announces a valid specified fishing agreement that allocates up to 1,500...
August 2022 Pacific Islands Fishery News – Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion Proposal
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FR Notice: Final 2021 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports (08/03/2022)
AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION:Notice; response to comments. SUMMARY:As required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS has considered public comments for revisions of...
2023-2026 Council Advisory Panel Member Solicitation
The Council invites you to apply for membership on one of its Advisory Panels! Who is eligible to apply? If you have an interest in keeping our fisheries sustainable, we want you to apply! However, you must be a U.S. citizen, national or permanent resident and at...
Press Release – 2021 Western Pacific Fishery Reports Now Available (30 June 2022)
HONOLULU (30 June 2022) The Council’s 2021 Annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Reports are now available on the Council website (www.wpcouncil.org/annual-reports). The five reports cover the performance of Council-managed fisheries in American Samoa,...
Press Release: Council Offended by Removal of Last Vestiges of US Ocean Waters Open to Fishing (23 June 2022)
HONOLULU (23 June 2022) The Council supported permitting non-commercial fishing and prohibiting commercial fishing in the Monument Expansion Area of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) (50 to 200 nautical miles). Council members were infuriated because...