News + Announcements ← Previous Post Next Post → Winter 2023 Pacific Islands Fishery NewsNews and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter, Publications Click here for printable PDF. Newsletter articles listed in order 1. Climate Change in the Western Pacific 9. Get to Know Your Council Members: Shaelene Kamakaala 2. 193rd Council Meeting Highlights, December 5-8, 2022 10. Congressional Corner and Council Family Updates 3. Scientists Work With Fishermen to Understand Bottomfish Data 11. Meet Your Council Advisory Panel Leadership 4. Positive Outcomes from International Fisheries Commission Meeting Lead to Optimism in 2023 12. Summary of Action Items at the March 2023 Council Meeting 5. Large-Scale MPAs Have Limited Conservation Benefits for Pacific Tropical Tunas According to New Study 12a. Recipe for Seafood Miso Soup with Dipping Sauce 6. New DLNR Chief in the CNMI Administration 13. 2023 Council Calendar & Upcoming Events 7. Revetment Work Begins at the Garapan Fishing Base ← 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!