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 There are no upcoming events. Latest News & AnnouncementsPress Release – Status Quo Preferable for Proposed Pacific Remote Islands Sanctuary (19 September 2023)September 29, 2023Press Release – Existing Fishing Regulations Sufficient to Meet Proposed PRI Sanctuary Goals, Science Advisors Say (13 September 2023)September 14, 2023Press Release – Council Science Advisors Weigh In on American Samoa Bottomfish Catch Limits, EM in Pacific Islands Region (12 September 2023)September 13, 2023Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists to Advise Fishery Management Council on American Samoa Bottomfish, Pacific Remote Islands Sanctuary (8 September 2023)September 8, 2023Summer 2023 Pacific Island Fishery NewsSeptember 1, 2023 Get Connected, Stay Involved!