American Samoa Archipelago Ecosystem Management Plan

Pacific Islands

About

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council developed five fishery ecosystem plans for fisheries in the Pacific Islands region, and has amended them, as necessary. These plans incorporated and replaced five fishery management plans. The original plans are available from the council. In addition to the plans and amendments, the implementing regulations here are subject to change.

 

  • Fishery Ecosystem Plan for American Samoa (PDF)
  • Amendment 1 - Western Pacific Community Development Program Process (PDF)
  • Amendment 2 - Process for Specifying Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures (PDF)
  • Amendment 3 - Fishing Requirements in the Marianas Trench, Pacific Remote Islands, and Rose Atoll Marine National Monuments (PDF)
  • Amendment 4 - Ecosystem Components (Download File)

More Information

Actions

Current Recently Finalized Historical Actions

Interim Measures for American Samoa Bottomfish

NOAA Fisheries proposes this temporary rule for an interim catch limit (ICL) of 13,000 lb of American Samoa bottomfish for fishing year 2020. NOAA Fisheries would monitor 2020 catches, and if the fishery reaches the ICL, we would close the fishery in…
Proposed Rule
,
Pacific Islands
Comments Close
09/28/2020

Pacific Islands Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Logbook and Reporting

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as…
Notice
,
Pacific Islands
Published
08/23/2018

Pacific Islands Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Permit Form

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as…
Notice
,
Pacific Islands
Published
08/23/2018
There are no recently finalized actions associated with this management plan.

Reclassifying Management Unit Species to Ecosystem Component Species

This final rule reclassifies certain management unit species in the Pacific Islands as ecosystem component species. The rule also updates the scientific and local names of certain species. The intent of this final rule is to prioritize conservation and…
Final Rule
,
Pacific Islands
Published
02/08/2019

Last updated by Pacific Islands Regional Office on 02/25/2019