by wpcouncil_amy | Jun 24, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release: Council Offended by Removal of Last Vestiges of US Ocean Waters Open to Fishing (23 June 2022) HONOLULU (23 June 2022) The Council supported permitting non-commercial fishing and prohibiting commercial fishing in the Monument...
by wpcouncil | Jun 23, 2022 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates
News + Announcements FR Notice: Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council (06/23/2022) AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION:...
by wpcouncil | Jun 22, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – Western Pacific Federal Managers Support Conservation Definition and Request Better Coordination with NOAA on ESA Biological Opinions (22 June 2022) HONOLULU (22 June 2022) Today, the Council requested NOAA and the Council...
by wpcouncil | Jun 21, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release: Council Concerned With Lack of Support for Western Pacific Fishing Communities (21 June 2022) HONOLULU (21 June 2022) On the first day of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council meeting, members learned that while...
by wpcouncil | Jun 17, 2022 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release: Western Pacific Scientists Support No Jeopardy Determination for Oceanic Whitetip Sharks Caught in Region’s Bottomfish Fisheries (17 June 2022) HONOLULU (17 June 2022) The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)...
by wpcouncil | Jun 17, 2022 | Hawaii Archipelago, News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – Fishery Management Council to Consider Area-Based Management Issues and Draft Fishing Regulations for Proposed NWHI Sanctuary (17 June 2022) HONOLULU (17 June 2022) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council...
