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 | Jan 5, 2024 | Announcements, Federal Register Notices, Management & Policy, News and Updates
Precious corals (also called deep-sea corals) include black, pink, red, bamboo, and gold corals, and are harvested for use in high quality jewelry. NMFS and the Council manage the fishery for precious corals in the U.S. Pacific Islands under FEPs for American Samoa,...
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...
