Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 197th meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will convene December 12-13, 2023, by web conference (Webex).
Of particular interest to American Samoa are:
• Fishing Regulations for the Proposed Pacific Remote Island National Marine Sanctuary...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) convened an informal meeting last week to discuss longline fishery management components of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) has issued the 2022 Status of Fisheries in the Western Pacific Region.
The Council promotes sustainable fisheries and provides stewardship of marine resources seaward of the state waters of Hawai‘i,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has 10 of its members in American Samoa this week to hold meetings concerning various issues, including what concerns American Samoa the most these days — the development of a national marine sanctuary in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) has called on the U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure that the “Governors of the U.S Pacific Territories are consulted with” as the National Marine Sanctuary designation process...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Members of Congress are demanding answers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on how it plans to hold the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council accountable for nearly $1 million in “misspent” federal funds.
U.S. Reps. Ed Case, Raul Grijalva,...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s completed its 194th meeting in the Mariana Islands last month and moved on to Guam, where the meeting began with a cultural blessing ceremony led by Para I Prubechu’n I Taotao’ta. The members called on ancestral spirits to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A report on Climate Change in the Western Pacific recently released by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council drills down on the effects of climate change on American Samoa and warns that the loss of StarKist and the tuna industry due to the implications...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Scientific advisors to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will meet March 14-16, 2023, to provide advice and comments on on protected species interactions with the commercial Hawai‘i deep-set and American Samoa longline fisheries, domestic and international...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 193rd meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will convene in-person on Dec. 5-8, 2022, with a remote participation option available by web conference (Webex).
SUMMARY OF ACTION ITEMS
• Alternatives for an Aquaculture Management...