Green Sea Turtle Critical Habitat Proposed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and CNMI; Public Comment Period through October 17, 2023

On July 18, 2023, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published proposed rules to designate critical habitat for populations of green sea turtles listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). USFWS and NMFS will...

Press Release – Western Pacific Council Challenged by NOAA Prohibition on Commercial Fishing for Proposed Pacific Remote Islands Sanctuary (3 July 2023)

HONOLULU (3 July 2023) Congresswoman Amata Radewagen from American Samoa expressed her deep concern regarding the lack of consultation with the U.S. territories affected by the NOAA proposed sanctuary in the Pacific Remote Islands. In a video message during the...

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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:[...]
Dec
6
Wed
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[...]
Dec
12
Tue
all-day 197th Council Meeting
197th Council Meeting
Dec 12 – Dec 13 all-day
Dec. 12-13, 2023 (T-W)            Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Hawaii) Dec. 12-13, 2023 (T-W)            Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (American Samoa) Dec. 13-14,[...]