News + Announcements ← Previous Post Next Post → Spring 2023 Pacific Island Fishery NewsNews and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter Click here for printable PDF. Newsletter articles listed in order 1 – Potential Economic and Political Fallout of Tuna Fishery Closures in Proposed PRIA Sanctuary 8 – WPRFMC Out in the Community 2 – 194th Council Meeting Highlights 9 – New Licensing System for American-Samoa Purse Seine Fleet 3 – Council Finalizes Recommendations for Fishing Rules in NWHI at March Meeting 10 – Congressional Corner and Council Family Updates 4 – NMFS Determines HI and AS Tuna Longline Fisheries Not Likely to Threaten Survival of Protected Species 11 – New Outreach Resources and Recipe 5 – Archipelagic Fisheries: Progress Through Management 12 – Summary of Action Items at the June 2023 Council Meeting 6 – State of Hawaii Solicits Input on New Fishing Licenses 13 – Upcoming Events 7 – Ensuring Fishing Access in Light of Offshore Wind Development 14 – 2023 Council Calendar ← Previous Post Next Post → Search WP Council Search for: Upcoming Events Dec 9 Tue all-day 158th Scientific and Statistical... 158th Scientific and Statistical... Dec 9 – Dec 11 all-day Dec 15 Mon all-day Executive and Budget Standing Co... Executive and Budget Standing Co... Dec 15 all-day Dec 16 Tue all-day 205th Council Meeting (Virtual) 205th Council Meeting (Virtual) Dec 16 – Dec 17 all-day Latest News & AnnouncementsPress Release-Mariana Islands Community Consultation – Round 2 Navigating Change (26 September 2025)September 26, 2025Press Release-WP Council Urges Stronger Standards for Marine Mammal Protection in Seafood Imports (18 September 2025)September 18, 2025Press Release-Council Responds to President Trump’s Mandates, Recommends Opening Monuments to Commercial Fishing (16 September 2025)September 17, 2025Press Release-Scientific Committee Recommends CNMI Bottomfish Catch, Highlights Key Research Challenges for Pacific Fisheries (15 September 2025)September 15, 2025Press Release-Council to Decide on Fishing in the Monuments and Seafood Policy at Upcoming Meeting (12 September 2025)September 12, 2025 Get Connected, Stay Involved!