Western Pacific Council Asks for Transparent Analysis of Proposed Marine Monument Expansion
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - August 8, 2016
HONOLULU -- The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council agreed to a resolution asking the U.S. government to address a suite of concerns before acting on the proposed expansion on the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (MNM) in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
The resolution requests a “public, transparent, deliberative, documented and science-based process” to address the proposed expansion, which could prohibit fishing in two-thirds of the 200-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Hawaii. The resolution is being sent to President Obama, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Secretaries of Commerce, Interior and State.
The resolution follows a letter sent to President Obama last June from Senator Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, calling for expansion of the Papahānaumokuākea MNM and asking for protection of businesses relying on resources from that area on an economic basis. The Council responded to Schatz...
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