by wpcouncil | Mar 24, 2017 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (23 March 2017) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its three- day meeting in Honolulu today with a suite of recommendations, many of which are focused on keeping US fishing grounds open to sustainably managed US fisheries. The...
by wpcouncil | Mar 22, 2017 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (20 March 2017) Developing new fishing regulations for the expanded marine national monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) and identifying marine species to be federally managed as components of the ecosystem are two key issues to be addressed...
by wpcouncil | Mar 17, 2017 | News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter
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by wpcouncil | Feb 16, 2017 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (16 Feb. 2017) The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced on Monday its intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to analyze the environmental impacts of U.S. Pacific Island deep-set tuna longline fisheries managed...
by wpcouncil | Feb 7, 2017 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (7 Feb. 2017) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is pleasedto announce the release of the 2015 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region. Pelagic fisheries are the single...
by wpcouncil | Dec 21, 2016 | News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter
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