by wpcouncil | Apr 19, 2019 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates
Federal Register Notices ← Previous Post Next Post → ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.SUMMARY: NMFS is proposing regulations under the Tuna ConventionsAct of 1950 (TCA), as amended, to implement International MaritimeOrganization (IMO)...
by wpcouncil | Apr 15, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
Press Release, News and Updates ← Previous Post Next Post → HONOLULU (15 April 2019) Federal fishery managers on Friday concluded its nearly year-long effort to provide relief to the Hawai’i-based shallow-set longline fishery for swordfish....
by wpcouncil | Mar 29, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases, Protected Species
Press Releases ← Previous Post Next Post → HONOLULU (29 March 2019) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has announced that the Biological Opinion (BiOp) Review Advisory Panel meeting scheduled for April 2 and the 177th Council meeting...
by wpcouncil | Mar 28, 2019 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates
Federal Register Notices ← Previous Post Next Post → SUMMARY: This final rule closes the Hawaii shallow-set pelagic longline fishery north of the Equator for all vessels registered under the Hawaii longline limited access program. The shallow-set fishery has...
by wpcouncil | Mar 21, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
Press Releases Press Release – Federally Managed Fisheries in US Pacific Islands Face a Mixed Future (21 March 2019) HONOLULU (21 March 2019) Federal fishery managers concluded their meeting in Honolulu today after dealing since Tuesday with a mixed bag of good...
by wpcouncil | Mar 20, 2019 | News and Updates, Press Releases
Press Release, News + Updates ← Previous Post Next Post → HONOLULU (20 March 2019) At 9:40 a.m. yesterday, minutes after Kitty M. Simonds completed the executive director’s report to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, the...
