by wpcouncil | Mar 8, 2018 | News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter
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by wpcouncil | Mar 5, 2018 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (5 March 2018) Renowned scientists from throughout the Pacific will convene in Honolulu tomorrow through Thursday to provide recommendations on managing fisheries in Hawai‘i, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and...
by wpcouncil | Feb 28, 2018 | Educational Opportunities, News and Updates
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and its Education Committee members are pleased to announce the availability of up to three scholarships for academic year 2018-2019. These scholarships support the aspiration of American Samoa, Guam and the...
by wpcouncil | Feb 7, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates, Protected Species
SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its final List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2018, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The LOF for 2018 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine...
by wpcouncil | Jan 24, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates
SUMMARY: NMFS establishes the annual harvest guideline for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for calendar year 2018 at zero lobsters. DATES: January 23, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Harman, NMFS PIR Sustainable...
by wpcouncil | Jan 19, 2018 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates
SUMMARY: NMFS and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of the draft 2017 benchmark stock assessments for Guam coral reef fish. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting dates,...
