Press Releases
Press Release – Scientists Recommend Management Measures for Longline Tuna Fisheries in American Samoa and Other US Pacific Islands
HONOLULU (13 March 2015) At the conclusion of its three-day meeting yesterday, the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council recommended three management measures for longline fisheries in American Samoa and...
Draft of NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy Open for Public Comment
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Press Release – Scientists Meet to Address Western Pacific Fishery Management Issues
HONOLULU (5 March 2015) The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will meet March 10 to 12, 2015, to consider and make recommendations on the issues summarized below. The SSC will convene at the Council...
`Ahi: The Yellowfin Tuna Documentary to Premiere on KGMB This Saturday
HONOLULU (3 February 2015) The locally produced documentary `AHI, The Yellowfin Tuna: Managing Our Fisheries will premiere on KGMB at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. The information contained in this video explains the cultural and economic importance of...
Nation’s Fishery Scientists Tackle Climate, Ecosystem and Other Uncertainty Issues
HONOLULU (25 February 2015) Scientists from throughout the United States gathered Feb. 23 to 25, 2015, in Honolulu to explore ways of incorporating climate, ecosystems and other of areas uncertainty into the sustainable management of the nation’s fisheries. The...
Press Release – Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Maintains 346,000-Pound Catch Limit for Hawai`i Deep 7 Bottomfish, Urges the Feds to Support US Fisheries at International Meetings
HONOLULU (24 October 2014) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its three-day 161st meeting yesterday in Honolulu, voting to maintain its previous recommendation of 346,000 pounds for the 2014-2015 annual catch limit (ACL) for main...
Press Release – Fishers Forum on Hawai`i Yellowfin and North Pacific Striped Marlin Management
HONOLULU (16 October 2014) The public is invited to attend the Fishers Forum on Hawai`i yellowfin tuna and North Pacific striped marlin and view a sneak preview of ‘Ahi–The Yellowfin Tuna. This short documentary focuses on the importance of the species and research on...
Press Release – Scientists to Review Pacific Bigeye Tuna, North Pacific Striped Marlin and Other US Pacific Island Fishery Management Measures
HONOLULU (10 October 2014) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Sci entific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 14 to 16, 2014, at the Council office, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, to review management...
Press Release – Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Responds to the President’s Pacific Monument Expansion Decision
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) acknowledges that the President's amended Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) expansion plan reduces the economic toll the original plan would have taken on sustainable US Pacific...
Press Release – Workshop Addresses Issue of Disproportionate Burden in Pacific Island Fisheries
HONOLULU (WPRFMC) – 23 September 2014 – The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council sponsored a first of its kind workshop on Sept. 18–20, 2014, at the Council office in Honolulu to discuss the concept of “disproportionate burden.” The subject of...