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Summer 2023 Pacific Island Fishery News

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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

Press Release – Existing Fishing Regulations Sufficient to Meet Proposed PRI Sanctuary Goals, Science Advisors Say (13 September 2023)
September 14, 2023
Press Release – Council Science Advisors Weigh In on American Samoa Bottomfish Catch Limits, EM in Pacific Islands Region (12 September 2023)
September 13, 2023
Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists to Advise Fishery Management Council on American Samoa Bottomfish, Pacific Remote Islands Sanctuary (8 September 2023)
September 8, 2023
Request for Proposals – Coordinate Community Engagement on Issues Related to Hawaii’s Small-boat Fisheries (proposals due by Sept. 8, 2023)
August 30, 2023
Western Pacific Region Status of the Fisheries 2022
August 29, 2023