Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
HONOLULU — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will hold its 207th meeting June 9–11, 2026, at the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center in American Samoa to discuss major fishery issues affecting the territory and the wider Pacific.
A key focus will be South Pacific albacore tuna, an...
HONOLULU — The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council completed its review of several key fisheries science and management issues at its meeting last week.
The SSC endorsed the 2026 American Samoa Bottomfish Stock Assessment Update as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 207th meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene in person June 9- 11, 2026, at the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, Fagatogo, AS. A remote participation option will be available by web conference (Webex).
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HONOLULU — (March 25, 2026) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WestPac) today advanced follow-up work on fisheries science and management priorities, reaffirmed its seafood Executive Order recommendations from its September 2025 meeting, and took action on shark depredation...
Honolulu, HI — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will deliberate on two major actions at its 206th meeting this week allowing U.S. fishermen to fish in U.S. Pacific marine national monuments.
The first action concerns the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument...
HONOLULU — (March 18, 2026) At its meeting yesterday, the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council reviewed a preliminary National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) risk/value matrix intended to align science and management priorities under...
HONOLULU — (March 13, 2026) From monument fishing regulations to false killer whale science and Hawai‘i fishery catch limits, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will take up several key issues at its March 17 to 19, 2026, meeting in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 206th Meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene in person March 24- 26, 2026, at the Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus Ballroom, Honolulu, HI.
The Council will consider and may take action on four issues, including any public...
HONOLULU — (February 19, 2026) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, in partnership with the Pacific Islands Fisheries Group, hosted the region’s first shark depredation workshop Feb. 10–11, 2026, to address the issue and develop mitigation strategies for U.S. Pacific Island...
HONOLULU — On the second day on Wednesdday of its 205th meeting, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council advanced key actions to strengthen monitoring, improve at-sea communications and support U.S. Pacific territories in international tuna negotiations.
Electronic Monitoring:...