by wpcouncil | Mar 16, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – Hawaii Longline Fishery Producing Fresh Seafood for Hawaii Food Security (16 March 2020) HONOLULU (16 March 2020) Due to COVID-19 impacts, local food security, self-sufficiency and access to healthy food and fish are...
by wpcouncil | Mar 12, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – 2020 Bigeye Tuna Catch and Allocation Limits Recommended for US Pacific Territories (12 March 2020) HONOLULU (12 March 2020) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council today in Honolulu recommended that the...
by wpcouncil | Mar 11, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – Feds, Local Managers to Work with Fishermen on Bottomfish Issues in US Pacific Territories (11 March 2020) HONOLULU (11 March 2020) Recent stock assessments by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined that...
by wpcouncil | Mar 11, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – Council Urges Reopening of Fishing Grounds Based on New False Killer Whale Study (11 March 2020) HONOLULU (11 March 2020) A new study indicates that the pelagic stock of false killer whales around the Hawaiian Islands may...
by wpcouncil | Mar 10, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – Mandatory Hawai‘i Pelagic Small Boat Fishery Permit and Reporting to Be Explored (10 March 2020) HONOLULU (10 March 2020) Federal fishery managers today in Honolulu voted to explore mandatory permit and reporting...
by wpcouncil | Mar 6, 2020 | News and Updates, Press Releases
News and Announcements Press Release – Meeting on Management of US Pacific Island Fisheries Next Week Allows Web Participation (06 March 2020) HONOLULU (06 March 2020) Members of the public concerned about the coronavirus can participate in next week’s 181st...