Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 202nd meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will convene in person March 25-27, 2025, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral Ballroom, Honolulu, HI. A remote participation option will be available by web conference (Webex).
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fisheries in the Pacific were once again ignored and suffered a loss in striped marlin quota at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting, according to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council). The decision at the WCPFC...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At its meeting last week, the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council made key recommendations on advancing fisheries management in the region. Discussions covered the development of an electronic monitoring (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At its meeting last week, the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council made key recommendations on advancing fisheries management in the region. Discussions covered the development of an electronic monitoring (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meets today and tomorrow Dec. 12-13, to address key issues affecting fisheries management in the Pacific Islands.
AMERICAN SAMOA BOTTOMFISH REVISION
In June 2023, the SSC...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Concluding its 200th meeting, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council established an Indigenous Committee to provide recommendations to federal authorities on cultural fishing rights and related issues.
Sub-panels for Hawai‘i, American Samoa, Guam and the CNMI...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Airing of interagency issues at the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s 200th meeting this week over proposed Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listing of giant clams in the U.S. Pacific Territories drove the meeting.
Council members expressed frustration...
Honolulu, HAWAII — At the opening of the 200th meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council on Monday, September 23, 2025, themes of cultural recognition, indigenous legacies and ocean security of its Pacific members were highlighted by acknowledging their indigenous roots and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa members of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council pointed out at the 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) that a 30-30 initiative — protecting 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030 — will come at great cost to the...
Honolulu, HAWAII — At the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s meeting last week, the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) reviewed and discussed options for modifying Guam's bottomfish rebuilding plan, focusing on balancing sustainable fishing opportunities with...