by wpcouncil | Mar 30, 2017 | Past Council and Advisory Body Meetings
Date: March 30-31, 2017 Location: Honolulu, HI Agenda FR Notice Meeting Report
by wpcouncil | Mar 24, 2017 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (24 March 2017) A bill introduced in the US Senate in mid-February to amend the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 would negatively impact Hawaii’s commercial fisheries. It is generally estimated that 20 percent of Hawaii billfish catch (about 550,000 pounds)...
by wpcouncil | Mar 24, 2017 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (23 March 2017) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its three- day meeting in Honolulu today with a suite of recommendations, many of which are focused on keeping US fishing grounds open to sustainably managed US fisheries. The...
by wpcouncil | Mar 22, 2017 | Past Council and Advisory Body Meetings
Date: March 22, 2017 Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus Ballroom, 410 Atkinson Dr., Honolulu, HI 96814 Agenda
by wpcouncil | Mar 22, 2017 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (20 March 2017) Developing new fishing regulations for the expanded marine national monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) and identifying marine species to be federally managed as components of the ecosystem are two key issues to be addressed...