Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council

	Fishery Ecosystem Plans
	Pelagics FEP American Samoa FEP Marianas FEP Hawaii FEP PRIA FEP

	Fishery Management Plans
	Pelagics FMP Bottomfish FMP Crustaceans FMP Precious Corals FMP Coral Reefs FMP

Pelagics Fishery Ecosystem Plan

The Pelagics FEP was approved in 2009 and codified in 2010.

Amendment	Amendment Type	Federal Register Notice / Publication date	Description of Action
5	FEP	8/24/11 76 FR 52888	American Samoa longline gear configuration modifications to reduce sea turtle interactions.
4	FEP	6/27/11 76 FR 37285	Omnibus amendment that establishes a mechanism for specifying annual catch limits.
3	FEP	6/27/11 76 FR 37287	Establishes a purse seine area closure and longline area closure in CNMI. The final rule only approved the longline closure.
2	FEP	Disapproval: 7/11/11 76 FR 40764	Establishes a purse seine area closure in American Samoa. The purse seine area closure was disapproved.
1	FEP	09/03/10 75 FR 54044	Establishes eligibility requirements and procedures for reviewing and approving community development plans. The intent is to promote participation of island communities in fisheries that they traditionally depend on, but may not have the capabilities to support continued and substantial participation.