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Responses to Obama Administration’s Proposed Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion

by wpcouncil | Aug 1, 2014 | General, News and Updates

https://www.wpcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/FINAL-WPRFMC-Reaction-to-Proposed-PRIMNM-plus-letter.pdf

Council’s response to President Obama (June 26, 2014)

Request to President Obama to abandon plan to expand Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (August 15, 2014)

Watch footage from the Council’s press conference last week responding to President Obama’s announcement, and discussing potential consequences of the proposed Monument expansion here

WPRFMC Press Release June 30

WPFMC PRIMNM Bio-physical Science Statement

WPFMC PRIMNM Social Science Statement 7 3 14

WPRFMC Best Available Science Fact Sheet

The Washington Post – Pacific fishing interests oppose Obama’s plan to expand marine reserve – Copy

Civilbeat – HI Senate Race_20140724

Fox News – The Administration’s secretive fishing policies_20140709

Fox News – Pacific Pushback: Podesta, White House warned about ocean expansion to combat ‘climate change’

Seafoodnews.com – Sen. Murkowski legislation_20140721

National Fisherman – A frank discussion in the White House_20141009

Map – Monument overlay Gulf of Mexico

Map – WPR Large Regulated Commercial Fishing

Map – WPR MNMs & Sanctuaries

 

 

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