News + Announcements
FR Notice – Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review of the draft 2017 benchmark stock assessments for Guam coral reef fish (Jan. 18, 2018)
SUMMARY: NMFS and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of the draft 2017 benchmark stock assessments for Guam coral reef fish. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting dates,...
Western Pacific Region Status of the Fisheries 2016
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Fall 2017 Pacific Island Fishery News
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24 members of Congress send a letter to President Trump concerning E.O. 13792 (Nov. 9, 2017)
24 members of Congress send letter to President Trump about E.O. 13792 (Nov. 9, 2017)
Comments from the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council on E.O. 13795
Council letter to William Douros, NOAA on E.O. 13795 Review (July 19, 2017)
Press Release – Federal Fishery Managers Take Initial Action on New American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area Amendment (Oct. 20, 2017)
UTULEI, AMERICAN SAMOA (20 October 2017) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council today at the Rex Lee Auditorium in Utulei, American Samoa, took initial action on a new proposed amendment to the American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA). The...
Press Release – Federal Fishery Managers to Ask American Samoa Government, Cannery to Act on Fishery Matters (Oct. 19, 2017)
UTULEI, AMERICAN SAMOA (19 October 2017) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council yesterday at the Rex Lee Auditorium in Utulei, American Samoa, voted to undertake the following actions regarding American Samoa fisheries operating in federal waters (3...
Press Release – American Samoa Governor, NOAA Fisheries Deputy Assistant Administrator Recognize Importance of Fisheries to the Territory and Nation (Oct. 18, 2017)
UTULEI, AMERICAN SAMOA (18 October 2017) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council opened its 171st meeting yesterday at the Rex Lee Auditorium in Utulei, American Samoa, with remarks from Gov. Lolo Moliga about the Territory's fisheries followed by...
Summer 2017 Pacific Island Fishery News
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Press Release – Scientists Weigh-In on Management of US Pacific Island Fisheries
HONOLULU (16 October 2017) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) concluded its three-day meeting Thursday in Lihue, Kauai, with a suite of recommendations on managing fisheries in Hawai‘i, American Samoa,...