The Mariana Archipelago FEP, which includes fishery management measures for
Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), was approved in 2009 and codified in 2010.

Click link for PDFs of the Mariana Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan and Final Rule (Federal Register Notice).

Click here for Appendix 1 – Essential Fish Habitat Descriptions for Western Pacific Archipelagic and Remote Island Areas Fishery Ecosystem Plan Management Unit Species

The Council adopted a living document approach to organizing the Mariana Archipelago FEP at its 164th meeting, and adopted revised goals and objectives for the Mariana Archipelago FEP at its 165th meeting. This amendment is currently under development.

AmendmentAmendment TypeFederal Register Notice / Publication dateDescription of Action
7FEP5/07/24
89 FR 37984		Omnibus amendment to update data collection mechanisms identified as standardized bycatch reporting methodologies (SBRM) and to revise descriptions of SBRM for consistency with the 2017 NMFS regulations
6FEP02/18/2022
87 FR 9271		Establishes conservation and management measures to rebuild the Guam bottomfish management unit species complex above the biomass at MSY within 10 years.
5FEP11/01/18
84 FR 2767		Reclassifying certain management unit species as escosystem Component species
4FEP09/07/16
81 FR 61625		Removes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands medium and large vessel (vessels 40 ft and longer) bottomfish prohibited areas
3FEP6/03/13
78 FR 32996		Establishes management measures for non-commercial and recreational fishing within the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument; prohibits commercial fishing within monument
2FEP6/27/11
76 FR 37285		Omnibus amendment that establishes a mechanism for specifying annual catch limits.
1FEP09/03/10
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.