Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last week’s Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council meeting, Council members discussed the importance of maintaining tuna supply to the StarKist cannery in American Samoa, which relies heavily on tuna brought in from U.S.-flagged purse seiners.
The Council...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is coming out in support of permitting non-commercial fishing while prohibiting commercial fishing in the Monument Expansion Area of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI.
“With the additional restrictions that keep...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Commercial alia fishing is virtually non-existent at this time, for many reasons, but the higher costs for fuel and general inflation play a major role in commercial fishing trips,” according to the local fishery update on issues included in the American Samoa “Motu...
HONOLULU — On the first day of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council meeting yesterday, members learned that while the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) FY2022 budget increased this year, the Council’s annual request was reduced by $343K. This cut will impact capacity-...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council with representatives from U.S. tuna industries, developed a paper that calls for a task force of federal agencies to work together to implement a new Pacific strategy. The paper’s holistic approach addresses greater U.S....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fishing Industry Advisory Committee (FIAC) met last week to provide advice and recommendations to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPFMC) when it meets March 22-24, including the following issues that affect American Samoa.
PACIFIC STRATEGY...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is pleased to announce the availability of the 2022 traditional lunar calendars for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam and Hawaiʻi.
The Council has produced traditional lunar calendars...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The “American Samoa Island Report”, prepared by staff of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, shows that the ASG Procurement Office has awarded the contract to build four “Super Alia” or “Alia Tele” for this project to a Washington state-based company...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has endorsed their Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) recommendation to use a single-species, age-structured management approach for the next American Samoa bottomfish stock assessment scheduled for 2023. The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The “American Samoa Island Report” prepared by staff of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, gives a grim picture of locally based alia when it comes to commercial fishing.
According to the report, submitted to this week’s 189th Meeting of the Council...