The PRIA FEP, which covers Howland Island, Kingman Reef, Jarvis Island, Baker Island, Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, was approved in 2009 and codified in 2010.

Click links for PDFs of PRIA FEP and Final Rule.

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 PRIA FEP at its 164th meeting, and adopted revised goals and objectives for the PRIA FEP at its 165th meeting. This amendment is currently under development.

AmendmentAmendment TypeFederal Register Notice / Publication dateDescription of Action
1FEP6/27/11
76 FR 37285		Omnibus amendment that establishes a mechanism for specifying annual catch limits.
2FEP6/03/13
78 FR 32996		Establishes management measures for non-commercial and recreational fishing within the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument; prohibits commercial fishing within monument
3FEP5/07/24
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