by Council Staff | Aug 28, 2024 | American Samoa, Federal Register Notices, Management & Policy, News and Updates
NMFS proposes to amend the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago (FEP) to discontinue the rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish and to implement single-species annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (AM) for bottomfish in the...
by Council Staff | Aug 9, 2024 | Federal Register Notices, Protected Species, Upcoming Other Meetings and Events
NMFS will hold two public hearings related to the proposed rule to apply protective regulations to the oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Public hearings on the proposed protective regulations for the oceanic...
by Council Staff | Aug 9, 2024 | Federal Register Notices, Pacific Pelagics
NMFS seeks comments on this interim final rule issued under authority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (WCPFC Implementation Act) that implements a recent decision of the Commission for the Conservation and Management of...
by Council Staff | Aug 2, 2024 | Announcements, Federal Register Notices, Mariana Archipelago, News and Updates
This final rule implements an annual catch limit (ACL) and annual catch target (ACT) for bottomfish in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) for fishing years 2024 and 2025. This rule does not revise, add, or remove the most recent current...
by Council Staff | Aug 2, 2024 | American Samoa, Federal Register Notices, News and Updates
NMFS announces that the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) proposes to amend the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago (FEP). If approved, the FEP would be amended to discontinue the rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish...
by wpcouncil | Aug 2, 2024 | American Samoa, Announcements, Federal Register Notices, Hawaii Archipelago, Mariana Archipelago, News and Updates, Pacific Pelagics, Protected Species
NMFS will hold two public hearings on the proposed protective regulations for the oceanic whitetip shark. NMFS has scheduled the hearings in response to a request to allow fishing communities in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern...
