News + Announcements
President Trump’s Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth (May 7, 2020)
Click here to read the Executive Order. ECONOMY & JOBS Issued on: May 7, 2020 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to strengthen the American economy; improve the...
FR Notice – Determination of Overfishing or an Overfished Condition (May 6, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has found that Saint Matthew...
Press Release – American Samoa to Break Ground on New Fishing Dock (6 May 2020)
PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA (6 May 2020) The groundbreaking ceremony for a long-awaited dock for larger American Samoa fishing vessels will take place tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Malaloa Marina in Pago Pago. Gov. Lolo M. Moliga, members of his staff and cabinet, the Silva...
FR Notice – 2019–2021 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures (May 5, 2020)
Action Final rule. Summary This final rule establishes annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) for deepwater shrimp, precious corals, and gray jobfish (uku) in 2019-2021, and for Kona crab in 2019. This rule...
Press Release – Council Announces Three Winners for 2020-2021 US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship (30 April 2020)
HONOLULU (30 April 2020) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020-2021 US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship. The scholarships are offered annually to college students with close...
FR Notice – List of Fisheries for 2020 (April 16, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its final List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2020, as required by the...
FR Notice – Emergency Measures to Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic (March 27, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.ACTION: Temporary rule; emergency action; request for comments. SUMMARY: NMFS issues this temporary rule (also referred to herein as “emergency action”)...
Press Release – As Canned Tuna Fly Off Shelves, Operations of US Boats Are Compromised (17 March 2020)
HONOLULU (17 March 2020) Consumers bracing against Covid-19 have raised demands not only for health and safety products but also for many food staples, including tuna. According to an NPR report yesterday, tuna sales were up more than 31 percent last week compared to...
Press Release – Hawaii Longline Fishery Producing Fresh Seafood for Hawaii Food Security (16 March 2020)
HONOLULU (16 March 2020) Due to COVID-19 impacts, local food security, self-sufficiency and access to healthy food and fish are increasingly important. Hawaii longline vessels are positioned to continue supplying fish to Hawaii restaurant and retail markets for local...
Press Release – 2020 Bigeye Tuna Catch and Allocation Limits Recommended for US Pacific Territories (12 March 2020)
HONOLULU (12 March 2020) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council today in Honolulu recommended that the federal catch limits for longline-caught bigeye tuna for the US Territories of American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana...