News & Updates

• Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery
• Pacific Island Fishery News newsletter:
  • 2008 Winter
• Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (6.7MB pdf) 
• Press Releases:
  • 04-23-08: International Roundtable Calls for Improved Regional Management and Use of Market-Driven Incentives for Sustainable Tuna Production
  • 04-17-08: Workshop Kicks Off Marine Education and Training Initiative for US Pacific Islands
  • 04-15-08: Federal Fishery Managers Reaffirm Purse Seine Closures for US Pacific Islands
  • 04-11-08: Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Seasonal Closure
  • 04-10-08: Federal Fishery Managers to Address Longline, Purse Seine and Bottomfish Fishery Issues in the US Pacific Islands
  • 03-21-08: Federal Fishery Managers Hear CNMI Opposition to Marine Monument Proposal, Vote to Ban Purse-Seine Fishing in CNMI Waters
  • 03-18-08: Federal Fishery Managers Recommend Purse Seine Area Closure for Guam
  • 03-17-08: US Representative Bordallo opens Regional Fishery Management Meeting on Guam
  • 03-07-08: Federal Fishery Managers to Meet in March to Review Scientists Recommendations on Hawaii Swordfish and Bottomfish Fishery
  • 02-29-08: Scientists to Discuss Management of US Pacific Islands Bottomfish and Pelagic Fisheries
  • 02-29-08: Scientists Discuss Ecosystem Risk Assessment for Fisheries in Hawaii and Other US Pacific Islands