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 There are no upcoming events. Latest News & AnnouncementsPress 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, 2023Request for Proposals – Coordinate Community Engagement on Issues Related to Hawaii’s Small-boat Fisheries (proposals due by Sept. 8, 2023)August 30, 2023Western Pacific Region Status of the Fisheries 2022August 29, 2023 Get Connected, Stay Involved!