WPRFMC to Amend Pacific Fishing Regs to Accommodate Hawaii's Expanded MPA; No Changes Made to Bigeye
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - October 17, 2016
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WestPac) will propose changes to fishery regulations to accommodate an expanded marine monument designation and also made no changes to the 2017 Pacific longline bigeye tuna catch.
WestPac agreed to produce a draft of amendments and regulations to the Hawai'i and Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plans (FEPs) to accommodate provisions of the August 26th Presidential Proclamation that expanded the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
The Obama Administration's designation expanded the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to encompass the entire 200-mile US EZZ around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands...
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