News + Announcements
Press Release-New Day on the Horizon for Western Pacific Fisheries (18 December 2024)
HONOLULU (17 December 2024) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) ended its 201st meeting on a hopeful note, inspired by the upcoming change in the Federal administration. The Council found that the incoming administration provides a chance...
Request for Proposals: Document Development Specialist (Proposals due by: December 25, 2024)
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council), established through Congress under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MFCMA) of 1976, has the responsibility for preparing management plans for those fisheries within its...
Fall 2024 Pacific Islands Fishery News
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Request for Proposals – Island Coordinator for the American Samoa Archipelago (proposals due by Dec. 18, 2024)
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council), established through Congress under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MFCMA) of 1976, has the responsibility for preparing management plans for those fisheries within its...
Vacancy Announcement – Senior Scientist
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT PDF: Senior Scientist Term: Full-time permanent, with 1 year probation and 2-year review, Continuation based on funding and performance Deadline for application submittal is December 22, 2024 A. Background The Western Pacific Regional Fishery...
FINAL RULE: Discontinue rebuilding plan for American Samoa Bottomfish and ACLs/AMs for 2024-26
This final rule amends the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago (FEP) to discontinue the rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish and implements single-species annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (AM) for bottomfish in the...
Request for Proposals-Climate Change & Communities Program (due by Nov. 22, 2024)
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is soliciting services to support its Climate Change and Communities Program (CCCP). Contractors and services are required to carry out projects as supported through NOAA’s Inflation Reduction Act funding....
Request for Written Comments: Request for public comment on the draft National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy
NOAA announces the request for written public comments on the draft National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy (National Strategy) in accordance with the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (CRCA), as reauthorized and amended by the James M. Inhofe National Defense...
*COMMENT PERIOD REOPENED* Proposed Rule; Request for Comment: Marine Mammal Protection Act List of Fisheries for 2025
NMFS is publishing its proposed List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2025, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The proposed LOF for 2025 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine mammals. NMFS must classify each...
Notice of Agency Decision: NMFS announces approval of a Marine Conservation Plan for American Samoa
NMFS announces approval of a Marine Conservation Plan (MCP) for American Samoa. This agency decision is effective from August 30, 2024 through July 24, 2027. See Federal Register Notice here. The Government of American Samoa developed the MCP, with concurrence of...