by wpcouncil | Jun 8, 2017 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (8 June 2017) Renowned scientists from throughout the Pacific will convene in Honolulu June 13 to 15 to provide recommendations on managing fisheries in Hawai‘i, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and the US Pacific...
by wpcouncil | Jun 1, 2017 | News and Updates, Pacific Island Fishery Newsletter
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by wpcouncil | May 10, 2017 | News and Updates
The Council’s Advisory Panel solicitation is now closed. If you have any questions, please call (808) 522-8220.
by wpcouncil | May 5, 2017 | Federal Register Notices, News and Updates
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., and in order to maintain global leadership in energy innovation, exploration, and...
by wpcouncil | Mar 24, 2017 | News and Updates, Press Releases
HONOLULU (24 March 2017) A bill introduced in the US Senate in mid-February to amend the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 would negatively impact Hawaii’s commercial fisheries. It is generally estimated that 20 percent of Hawaii billfish catch (about 550,000 pounds)...
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...
