by wpcouncil | Jul 2, 2019 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates
ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule establishes an annual catch limit (ACL) of 492,000 lb for Deep 7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) for each of thethree fishing years 2018–19, 2019–20, and 2020–21. If NMFS projects that thefishery will reach...
by wpcouncil | Jun 30, 2019 | News and Updates
Click on the links below to view each report. If you would like to see previous years reports, click here. 2018 American Samoa FEP SAFE Report 2018 Hawaii FEP SAFE Report 2018 Marianas FEP SAFE Report 2018 Pacific Remote Island Areas FEP SAFE Report 2018 Pelagic FEP...
by wpcouncil | Jun 27, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (27 June 2019) A long-awaited final biological opinion (BiOp) on the Hawai’i shallow-set longline fishery was released today by the National Marine Fisheries Service. It shows the fishery does not jeopardize loggerhead or leatherback sea turtles. The...
by wpcouncil | Jun 27, 2019 | General
HONOLULU (27 June 2019) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, yesterday in Honolulu, recommended removing the 2,000 metric (mt) annual catch limit for bigeye tuna caught by longline in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) for the US Pacific...
by wpcouncil | Jun 27, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (27 June 2019) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, yesterday in Honolulu, recommended removing the 2,000 metric (mt) annual catch limit for bigeye tuna caught by longline in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) for the US Pacific...
