News + Announcements
Press Release – Mandatory Hawai‘i Pelagic Small Boat Fishery Permit and Reporting to Be Explored (10 March 2020)
HONOLULU (10 March 2020) Federal fishery managers today in Honolulu voted to explore mandatory permit and reporting requirements for the pelagic small-boat fishery in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) waters (3 to 200 miles offshore) around Hawai‘i. The Western...
Press Release – Meeting on Management of US Pacific Island Fisheries Next Week Allows Web Participation (06 March 2020)
HONOLULU (06 March 2020) Members of the public concerned about the coronavirus can participate in next week’s 181st meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council by web conference. The public may also participate in person in the March 10 to 12...
Press Release – Scientists Set Acceptable Biological Catches for Mariana Archipelago Bottomfish, Recommend New Stock Assessment for Mariana and American Samoa Bottomfish (05 March 2020)
HONOLULU (05 March 2020) The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its three-day 135th meeting today in Honolulu. Key outcomes addressed the Mariana and American Samoa Archipelago bottomfish...
Winter 2020 Pacific Islands Fishery News
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Press Release – Scientists to Address 2020 Bottomfish and Bigeye Tuna Catches for US Pacific Territories (28 Feb. 2020)
HONOLULU (28 February 2020) Scientists from throughout the Pacific will meet March 3 to 5 in Honolulu to discuss acceptable catch of bottomfish in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and catch and allocation limits for longline-caught...
Press Release – Reviewers Approve Stock Assessment for Uku (Hawai‘i Gray Snapper), Emphasize the Need for Accurate Recreational Catch Data (28 Feb. 2020)
HONOLULU (28 Feb. 2020) In Hawai‘i, consumers prefer deep-water snappers for their red and pink color, which has cultural significance especially around the winter holidays. However, in May and June, fishermen switch to target the less desired, but just as delicious,...
Press Release – Kudos to the Coast Guard for Combatting IUU Fishing in the Western Pacific Region (27 Feb. 2020)
HONOLULU (27 Feb. 2020) Taotasi Archie Soliai and Kitty M. Simonds, chair and executive director of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, laud the US Coast Guard's recent success in combating illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing in the...
Advisory Panel Applications Open for American Samoa Advisors-DUE MARCH 6
Applications for the Council’s Advisory Panel Available for American Samoa Advisors-DUE March 6, 2020 The Council is currently soliciting for the American Samoa Archipelago FEP Advisory Panel. Fishermen, members of fishery-related industries and individuals from...
Press Release – National Listening Session on Fisheries Management Held in Honolulu – No Reauthorization of Fisheries Management Act Expected This Year, Branding of US Produced Seafood Discussed (21 February 2020)
HONOLULU (21 February 2020) The seventh stop of a nationwide listening tour on fisheries management issues was held today in Honolulu. Initiated by Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), chair of the House Subcommittee on Waters, Ocean and Wildlife, the session was hosted by...
Testimony provided to the listening session hosted by U.S. Rep. Huffman on the Re-authorization of the MSA on Feb. 21, 2020
The Testimonies were provided at a listening session hosted by US Representative Jared Huffman on the Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act on February 21, 2020, at the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI. Testimony of Mr. Taotasi...