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Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Convenes in Honolulu

11Sep

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Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Convenes in Honolulu

Members of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee are scheduled to convene in Honolulu Sept. 11-13 to address issues impacting fisheries management in the Pacific Islands. The seven agenda items include the Guam bottomfish rebuilding plan and the Guam bottomfish data for future assessments. The committee may provide recommendations on modifications to the bottomfish rebuilding plan and review projections to rebuild the stock by 2031, in alignment with the Mariana Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan. The SSC is also expected to consider the Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review report on Guam bottomfish data and discuss how this data may be used in future stock assessments, including single-species and multi-model assessm...

Wespac Scientific Advisors to Meet Regarding Proposed Pacific Remote Islands Sanctuary

Scientific advisors to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC, Wespac) are slated to wrap up a two-day meeting in Honolulu Nov. 29 regarding several topics, including the proposed Pacific Remote Islands (PRI) sanctuary. Also on the agenda is a call for advice on uku (blue-green snapper) essential fish habitat revision for the Hawai’i Fishery Ecosystem Plan, U.S. territorial bigeye tuna catch and allocation limits. The council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting, scheduled for Nov. 28-29, is being held remotely via web conference. The full agenda and background documents and instructions for providing oral public comments are online at www.wpcouncil.org/event/150th-scientific-and-statistical-committee. The SSC was scheduled to review av...

WPRFMC Reveals Agenda for Sept. 18-20 Meeting in Honolulu

Officials with the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) have scheduled final action on the 2023 US Territorial Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit and allocation specification for their Sept. 18-20 meeting in Honolulu. Bigeye tuna comprises a Pacific-wide population that is internationally managed and assessed as separate stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) and Eastern Pacific Ocean by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, respectively. The most recent stock assessment conducted in 2023 for the WCPO indicate the bigeye tuna stock is not subject to overfishing, nor overfished. The council is expected to consider taking final action on the specification of the 2023 U.S. territoria...