News + Announcements
Press Release – Recommendations Advance from Scientists to Federal Fishery Managers on Hawai’i Small Boat, Hawai’i Grey Snapper, Hawai’i and American Samoa Longline Fisheries (11 September 2020)
HONOLULU (11 September 2020) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and its Standing Committees will meet virtually by web conference (Webex) Sept. 14-17, 2020, to discuss management of federally regulated fisheries in offshore waters surrounding...
FR Notice – Regional Fishery Management Council Membership; Financial Disclosure and Recusal (Sept. 11, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: NMFS is taking final action to amend the regulations that address disclosure of financial interests by, and voting recusal...
FR Notice – Interim Measures for American Samoa Bottomfish (Sept. 11, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed temporary rule; interim measures; request for comments. SUMMARY: NMFS proposes this temporary rule for an interim catch limit (ICL) of...
FR Notice – Marine Conservation Plan for Guam (Sept. 9, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of agency decision. SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval of a Marine Conservation Plan (MCP) for Guam. DATES: This agency decision is...
Press Release – Scientists to Set Acceptable Biological Catch for Main Hawaiian Islands Uku and Consider Hawaiʻi Small-Boat Fisheries Management Options (2 September 2020)
HONOLULU (2 September 2020) Scientists from throughout the Pacific will convene Sept. 9-10, 2020, to discuss fishery management issues and make management recommendations for fisheries in the Western Pacific Region. The meeting of the Scientific and Statistical...
Press Release – Council Holds First Virtual Fishers Forum Highlighting Fishermen Contributions to Science and Management (31 August 2020)
HONOLULU (31 August 2020) More than 100 people participated in the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council's first virtual Fishers Forum and review of Hawaiʻi small-boat fisheries management Aug. 27, 2020. The theme for the forum was fishermen,...
Summer 2020 Pacific Islands Fishery News
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FR Notice – False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan; Reopening of the Southern Exclusion Zone to the Hawaii Deep-Set Longline Fishery (Aug. 19, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan, NMFS...
FR notice – 2019 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports (Aug. 3, 2020)
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...
FR Notice – Determination of Overfishing or an Overfished Condition (Aug. 3, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has found that Southern Atlantic...