by wpcouncil | Feb 8, 2021 | Hawaii Archipelago, News and Updates, Pacific Pelagics, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Protected Species
News + Annoucements Practicality and Efficacy of Tori Lines to Mitigate Albatross Interactions in the Hawaii Deep-set Longline Fishery The Hawaii deep-set longline fishery incidentally interacts with seabirds, primarily Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) and...
by wpcouncil | Feb 5, 2021 | Federal Register Notices, Hawaii Archipelago, News and Updates, Pacific Pelagics, Protected Species
News + Annoucements FR Notice – Experimental Fishing Permit (Feb. 5, 2021) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. SUMMARY: NMFS is issuing an...
by wpcouncil | Aug 18, 2020 | Hawaii Archipelago, Management & Policy, Pacific Pelagics
Do you fish from a boat? Do you catch tunas, mahimahi, ono, or uku? Then we want to talk to YOU! The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is hosting a virtual Fishers Forum to get comments on options for mandatory permitting and reporting in the Hawaii...
by wpcouncil | Jun 27, 2020 | Pacific Pelagics, Upcoming Other Meetings and Events
News + Annoucements International Workshop on Area-Based Management of Blue Water Fisheries Date: June 15-17, 2020 Time: 9:00 amLocation: Video Conference via Zoom Access to Documents: Agenda Road Map to Effective Area-Based Management of Blue Water...
by wpcouncil | Jul 20, 2013 | General, Pacific Pelagics
Regulatory Amendment 5 Regulatory Amendment 5 Appendix I: Albatross interaction rates for seabird avoidance methods tested in the North Pacific Ocean pelagic longline swordfish and tuna fisheries Appendix II: Distribution of fishing effort in the Hawaii-based longline...
by wpcouncil | Jul 20, 2013 | Pacific Pelagics
Amendment 18 Final Amendment 18 Appendix 1: Public Scoping Report Appendix 2: Assessment of the Population-level Impacts of Potential Increases in Marine Turtle Interactions Resulting from a Hawaii Longline Association Proposal to Expand the Hawaii-based Shallow-set...
