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• Hawaii Bottomfish Observer Program Field Manual Draft November 9th 2001
• Press Release October 31 2001 Moratorium Suggested for American Samoa Longling Fishery
• Press Release October 31 2001 Federal Fishery Council to Address Moratorium for American Samoa Longline Fishery, Refuge for Precious Corals
• Press Release October 29 2001 Federal Fishery Council Votes to Establish Criteria for Western Pacific Community Demonstration Projects, Elects New
• Press Release October 25, 2001 Federal Fishery Council Votes to Approve American Samoa Longline Moratorium
• Hooked Sea Birds Handling Guidelines
• Proceedings of the 1998 Pacific Island Gamefish Tournament Symposium 29th July - 1st August 1998

Bottomfish

• Hawaii Bottomfish Observer Program Field Manual Draft November 9th 2001
• Summary of the NWHI Bottomfish Fishery 
• 1998 Annual Report of the Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region
• Scoping Hearings for Bottomfish, Seamount Grounfish and Crustacean Fisheries Environmental Impact Statements
• Report of the 64th Meeting of the SSC
• Report from the 5^th Bottomfish Task Force Meeting
• Recommendations to the Council from the 66th Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee
• Draft Report from the Joint Bottomfish Task Force, Hawaii Plan Team and Hawaii Advisory Panel Meeting
• Draft Report of the Bottomfish Standing Committee
• Bottomfish Task Force Meeting Summary, 2 October 1997
• Recommendations to the Council from the 70^th Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee

• Bottomfish Plan Team Meeting Report 28 April 1999
  

Coral Reef Ecosystem

• Report of the Joint Meeting of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Plan Team and Ecosystem and Habitat Advisory Panel
• Frequently Asked Questions of the Draft Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan / Draft Environmental Impact Statement
• Summary of the Draft Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan / Draft Environmental Impact Statement
• Draft Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan / Draft Environmental Impact Statement
• Draft FMP for the Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Western Pacific Region Summary November 2000
• Summary of Council's Preferred Alternative for its Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan
• New Federal Regulations Proposed for Fisheries in Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Western Pacific Region
• New Federal Regulations Proposed for Fisheries in Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Western Pacific Region Summary
  

Precious Corals

• Summary of the Precious Coral Fishery
• Summary of Council's Preferred Alternative
• Briefing Document for Public Scoping Hearings:  Scoping Hearings for Precious Coral Fisheries Environmental Impact Statements
• WPRFMC Precious Corals Reports: 66th Meeting of SSC
• WPRFMC Precious Corals Reports: 65th Meeting of SSC
• Recommendations to the Council from the 66th Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee
  

Crustaceans

• Draft Framework Regulatory Measure Under the Fishery Management Plan for Crustaceans Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region for Temporary Closure of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Lobster Fishery  
• Summary of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Lobster Fishery
• Meeting to Consider Overcapitalization in the NWHI Lobster Fishery
• NMFS Request to Close NWHI Lobster Fishery
• Recommendations to the Council from the 74th Meeting of the SSC Crustaceans
• Recommendations to the Council from the 75th Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee Crustaceans
• WPRFMC Crustacean Reports: 65th Meeting of SSC
• WPRFMC Crustacean Reports: 66th Meeting of SSC
• Recommendations to the Council from the 66th Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee
  

Ecosystem/Habitat

• Recommendations to the Council from the 74th Meeting of the SSC Ecosystem and Habitat
• Recommendations to the Council from the 75th Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee Ecosystems and Habitat
• International Conference to Focus on Derelict Fishing Gear
• WPRFMC Ecosystem Reports: 66th Meeting of SSC
• WPRFMC Ecosystem Reports: 65th Meeting of SSC
• Recommendations to the Council from the 66th Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee
• Abstract THE INFLUENCE OF INCIDENTAL CATCH AND PROTECTED SPECIES INTERACTIONS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HAWAII-BASED LONGLINE FISHERY
• Recommendations to the Council from the 71st Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee Ecosystems and Habitat
• Environmental Review Procedures
  

Enforcement

• WPRFMC Enforcement Report: Joint VMS and Enforcement Standing Committee
• Satellites May Track Foreign Fishing Vessels
• Enforcement Standing Committee Report from the 100th Council Meeting
  

Native and Indigenous Rights

• Advisory Panel Meeting
• Native and Indigenous Rights
• Recommendations to the Council from the 66th Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee
• Native and Indigenous Rights Advisory Panel Meeting 19-20 April 1999
  

Pelagics

• Hooked Sea Birds Handling Guidelines
• Proceedings of the 1998 Pacific Island Gamefish Tournament Symposium 29th July - 1st August 1998
• Biological Opinion of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the Effects of the Hawaii-Based Domestic Longline Fleet on the Short-Tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
• Minutes of the Pelagics Plan Team Meeting 1-3rd May 2001
• Draft Marlin management in Hawaii: Are there interactions between longline vessels and charter vessels targeting blue and striped marlin?
• 1999 Annual Report of the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region
• Regulatory Amendment Establishing Permit and Reporting Requirements for the Pelagic Troll and Handline Fishery in the U.S. Remote Island Areas of the Western Pacific Region
• Amendment 9 to the Pelagic FMP Proposed Actions February 2000
• Overview of Pacific Fisheries Agencies and Institutions Collecting Shark Catch Data
• The Management of Shark Catches in the US-Flag Islands of the Pacific
• Fisheries for sharks in the Western Pacific Region and Alternative Conservation and Management Measures
• Catch and Management of Sharks in Pelagic Fisheries in Hawaii and the Western Pacific Region
• Prohibition on Fishing for Pelagic Management Unit Species Within Closed Areas Around the Islands of American Samoa by Vessels More than 50 feet in Length
• Managing pelagic longline-albatross interactions in the North Pacific Ocean
• International Fisheries/Pelagics Standing Committee
• Recommendations to the Council from the 74th Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee
• Pelagic Plan team meeting 2-4th May 2000
• Catch and Management of Sharks in Pelagic Fisheries in Hawaii and the Western Pacific Region
• Draft Report Pelagics Advisory Panel Meeting 5-6 April 2000
• Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region 1998 Annual Report
• WPRFMC Pelagics Report: 66th Meeting of SSC
• Pelagics Plan Team Meeting
• Pelagics Advisory Panel Meeting
• The Influence of Incidental Catch and Protected Species Interactions on the Management of the Hawaii-Based Longline Fishery
• WPRFMC Pelagics Report: 65th Meeting of SSC
• WPRFMC Pelagics Report: Advisory Panel Meeting
• Report of the 64th Meeting of the SSC
• Bluefin Tuna Report
• 1995 Annual Report Summary
• Important Pelagic Fishes of the Pacific
• Hawaii Seafood Market for Pelagic Fish
• Pelagic Fishing Methods in the Pacific
• Recommendations to the Council from the 66th Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee
• Prohibition of fishing for pelagic management unit species within closed areas around the islands of American Samoa by vessels more than 50 feet in length
• 1997 Draft Annual Report of the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region
• 100th Council Meeting Pelagics Standing Committee Report
• Pelagics Advisory Panel Meeting 14th - 15th April 1999
• Pelagics Plan Team Meeting 12th - 14th May 1999
• Draft Prohibition of Fishing for Pelagic Management Unit Species within a Closed area Around the Islands of American Samoa by vessels more than50 feet in Length
• Catch and Management of Sharks in Pelagic Fisheries in Hawaii and the Western Pacific Region
• Memo to Pelagics Advisory Panel Members 21 March 2000
  

Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS)

• VMS Standing Committee Meeting of the 100th council Meeting
  

Recreational Fisheries Data Task Force

• Report of the First Recreational Fishery Task Force Meeting
• Report of the Second Recreational Fishery Task Force Meeting
• Report of the Third Recreational Fishery Task Force Meeting
• Report of the Fourth Recreational Fishery Task Force Meeting
• Recreational Fisheries Data Planning Meeting Minutes April 1 1999

Amendments

• Preparation of FMP Amendments: Compliance With the National Environmental Policy Act
• Amendment 9 to The Fishery Management Plan for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region
• Amendment 5 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Mau Zone Limited Access System Fishery Management Plan for the Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region
• Magnuson-Stevens Act Definitions and Required Provisions September 1998

Miscellaneous Reports

• 106th Council Meeting Highlights
• 105th Council Meeting Highlights 
• Advisory Panel Member Appointments for 2001 - 2002
• Measures to Reduce the Incidental Catch of Seabirds in the Hawaii Longline Fishery
• The Value of the Fisheries in the Western Pacific Management Council's Area