News + Announcements
Press Release – Scientists to Consider Rebuilding Plan for American Samoa Bottomfish and Other US Pacific Islands Fishery Management Issues (4 June 2020)
HONOLULU (4 June 2020) Scientists from throughout the Pacific will convene June 9-11, 2020, to discuss fishery management issues and make recommendations for future management of fisheries in the Western Pacific Region. The meeting of the Scientific and Statistical...
Press Release – COVID-19 Impacts on Fisheries and NOAA Surveys among the Concerns Addressed by the Nation’s Fishery Management Councils (29 May 2020)
HONOLULU (29 May 2020) Leaders of the nation’s eight Regional Fishery Management Councils concluded the first of their biannual meetings in 2020 today by videoconference. The Council Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting...
Press Release – ‘New Normal’ Trumpets a Bigger Role for U.S. Seafood (27 May 2020)
HONOLULU (27 May 2020) Leaders of the nation’s eight Regional Fishery Management Councils convened the first of their biannual meetings in 2020 today by teleconference. The Council Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting...
Press Release – Fishery Management Councils to Meet May 27-28 by Teleconference (May 21, 2020)
HONOLULU (21 May 2020) Leadership teams from the nation’s eight regional fishery management councils will convene by teleconference for the spring 2020 Council Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting. The CCC is comprised of...
FR Notice – Marine Conservation Plan for the Pacific Insular Area for the Northern Mariana Islands (May 19, 2020)
President Trump’s Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth (May 7, 2020)
Click here to read the Executive Order. ECONOMY & JOBS Issued on: May 7, 2020 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to strengthen the American economy; improve the...
FR Notice – Determination of Overfishing or an Overfished Condition (May 6, 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 Saint Matthew...
Press Release – American Samoa to Break Ground on New Fishing Dock (6 May 2020)
PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA (6 May 2020) The groundbreaking ceremony for a long-awaited dock for larger American Samoa fishing vessels will take place tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Malaloa Marina in Pago Pago. Gov. Lolo M. Moliga, members of his staff and cabinet, the Silva...
FR Notice – 2019–2021 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures (May 5, 2020)
Action Final rule. Summary This final rule establishes annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) for deepwater shrimp, precious corals, and gray jobfish (uku) in 2019-2021, and for Kona crab in 2019. This rule...
Press Release – Council Announces Three Winners for 2020-2021 US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship (30 April 2020)
HONOLULU (30 April 2020) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020-2021 US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship. The scholarships are offered annually to college students with close...