Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
HONOLULU — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council this week took another step toward restoring sustainable commercial fishing in waters within several Pacific marine national monuments, considered pristine when they were established. The Council directed its staff to continue...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The 205th meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will convene by web conference on December 16-17, 2025.
Host sites for Webex include 1164 Bishop St., Ste. 1400, Honolulu, HI; Tedi of Samoa Bldg., Ste. 208B, Fagatogo Village, AS; BRI Bldg., Ste. 205,...
HONOLULU — Prompted by a Proclamation and Executive Order from President Trump, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council deliberated on the impacts of commercial fishing within the boundaries of the Pacific Islands Heritage, Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench and Papahānaumokuākea Marine...
HONOLULU — (September 15, 2025) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) concluded its 157th meeting this week, providing key scientific recommendations to the Council on bottomfish management, climate impacts, bycatch and new ocean...
HONOLULU — At its 204th meeting this week, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will decide whether to recommend lifting commercial fishing prohibitions in parts of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.
On April 17, 2025, President Donald Trump issued...
HONOLULU — (11 June 2025) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council took final action today to authorize the use of electronic monitoring (EM) as a mandatory tool for data collection aboard longline vessels operating under Hawai‘i and American Samoa limited-entry permits.
The Council’...
HONOLULU — At the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council meeting yesterday, discussions on electronic monitoring (EM) in longline fisheries in Hawai‘i and American Samoa focused on cost allocation, funding strategies and economic viability.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet March 11-13, 2025, in Kailua-Kona to tackle some of the region’s most pressing fisheries management issues. Scientists, fishery managers and industry leaders...
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...