by wpcouncil | Jun 11, 2015 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (11 June 2015) At the conclusion of its three-day meeting today in Honolulu, the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council set the acceptable biological catch (ABC) for prized deep-water bottomfish...
by wpcouncil | May 28, 2015 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (27 May 2015) The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will meet June 9 to 11, 2015, to consider and make recommendations on numerous issues regarding federally managed species in Hawai‘i,...
by wpcouncil | Oct 27, 2014 | General, News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (24 October 2014) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its three-day 161st meeting yesterday in Honolulu, voting to maintain its previous recommendation of 346,000 pounds for the 2014-2015 annual catch limit (ACL) for main...
by wpcouncil | Jun 20, 2014 | Past Council and Advisory Body Meetings
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public informational scoping meetings in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) to solicit comments on the management of the bottomfish fishery in their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ)....
by wpcouncil | Mar 21, 2014 | Press Releases
HONOLULU (15 March 2014) A group of 20 prominent scientists from throughout the Pacific concluded its three-day meeting Thursday in Honolulu with recommendations for the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council on federally managed fisheries in Hawai`i,...