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Press Release – Council Holds First Virtual Fishers Forum Highlighting Fishermen Contributions to Science and Management (31 August 2020)

by wpcouncil | Aug 31, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – Council Holds First Virtual Fishers Forum Highlighting Fishermen Contributions to Science and Management (31 August 2020) HONOLULU (31 August 2020)  More than 100 people participated in the Western Pacific Regional  Fishery...

Winter 2020 Pacific Islands Fishery News

by wpcouncil | Mar 2, 2020 | News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter

News and Announcements Winter 2020 Pacific Islands Fishery News click here for printable PDF. Search WP Council Search for: Upcoming Events Sep 11 Wed all-day 153rd Scientific and Statistical... 153rd Scientific and Statistical... Sep 11 – Sep 13 all-day   Sep 23...

Press Release – Scientists to Address 2020 Bottomfish and Bigeye Tuna Catches for US Pacific Territories (28 Feb. 2020)

by wpcouncil | Feb 28, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases

News and Announcements Press Release – Scientists to Address 2020 Bottomfish and Bigeye Tuna Catches for US Pacific Territories (28 Feb. 2020) HONOLULU (28 February 2020) Scientists from throughout the Pacific will meet March 3 to 5 in Honolulu to discuss...

Press Release – Interim Bottomfish Measure Addresses Overfishing, Allows American Samoa Fishery to Operate (24 October 2019)

by wpcouncil | Oct 24, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases

Press Release ← Previous Post Next Post → Press Release – Interim Bottomfish Measure Addresses Overfishing, Allows American Samoa Fishery to Operate (24 October 2019) UTULEI, AMERICAN SAMOA (24 October 2019) Fishermen from Tutuila and Manu’a...

FR Notice – Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures; Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish (June 24, 2019)

by wpcouncil | Jul 2, 2019 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates

ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule establishes an annual catch limit (ACL) of 492,000 lb for Deep 7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) for each of thethree fishing years 2018–19, 2019–20, and 2020–21. If NMFS projects that thefishery will reach...
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