News + Announcements ← Previous Post Next Post → Summer 2023 Pacific Island Fishery NewsNews and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter Click here for printable PDF. Newsletter articles listed in order 1 – Council and AS Leaders Frustrated by Continued Fishery Management Through Sanctuaries and Monuments in the Pacific 8 – Rising Tides and Changing Times: Climate Change in American Samoa 2 – Federal Government Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Green Sea Turtle Critical Habitat in Western Pacific Region 9 – New Outreach Resources and Science and Management 101: Management Unit Species vs Ecosystem Component Species 3 – Fishers Forum – Hawaii – What’s in the Gut? 10 – Council Family updates 4 – 2022 U.S. Pacific Island Fisheries Reports Highlight Data Trends and Renewed Focus on Fishers’ Perspectives 11 – In Memoriam – Paul Bartram 5 – Renegotiations on COFA Withholds Funds from Hawai’i and US Pacific Territories 12 – Crab Cakes Recipe 6 – Severe Storm Disrupts Guam’s Small-Boat Fishery 13 – Summary of Action Items at the September 2023 Council Meeting & 2023 Council Calendar 7 – Enhancing Coastal Safety and Empowering Local Fishermen with Waves Buoys and Technology 14 – Upcoming Events ← Previous Post Next Post → Search WP Council Search for: Upcoming Events Dec 15 Mon 10:00 am Executive and Budget Standing Co... Executive and Budget Standing Co... Dec 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Dec 15 (M) 10 a.m. to noon (HST) Virtual Meeting via Webex: https://wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/j.php?MTID=m7b17ac302fc220e0ba6503fb80034ac3 Event number (if prompted): 2866 780 9971 Event password (if prompted): EB1215mtg (32721216 from phones) FR Notice Agenda 2:00 pm Program Planning Standing Commit... Program Planning Standing Commit... Dec 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Dec 15 (M) 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (HST) Virtual Meeting via Webex: https://wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/j.php?MTID=m7b17ac302fc220e0ba6503fb80034ac3 Event number (if prompted): 2633 776 2059 Event password (if prompted): PPSC1215mtg (77721216 from phones) FR Notice Agenda Report of the[...] Dec 16 Tue all-day 205th Council Meeting (Virtual) 205th Council Meeting (Virtual) Dec 16 – Dec 17 all-day 205th Meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council December 16-17, 2025; 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (HST), 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (SST) December 17-18, 2025; 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. (ChST) Virtual[...] Mar 16 Mon all-day 206th Council Meeting (tent) 206th Council Meeting (tent) Mar 16 – Mar 20 all-day LOCATION: Guam and CNMI (tent) Latest News & AnnouncementsPress Release-SSC Calls for Day One Monument Monitoring and Clearer FKW Analysis Ahead of Council Meeting (12 December 2025)December 12, 2025Request For Proposals: American Samoa Archipelago Fisheries Coordination (Proposals Due: December 25, 2025)December 11, 2025Request For Proposals: Document Development Assistance (Proposals Due: December 25, 2025)December 11, 2025Request For Proposals: Developing a Framework for Promoting ECS to MUS (Proposals due by: December 25, 2025)December 11, 2025Request For Proposals: Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management Indicators for the Coral Reef Fisheries of the Mariana Archipelago (Proposals due: December 25, 2025)December 11, 2025 Get Connected, Stay Involved!
