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Hawaii 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 Hawaii (PDF)​
  • Amendment 1 - Western Pacific Community Development Program Process (PDF)
  • Amendment 2 - Addressing the Overfished Condition of Armorhead (Pseudopentaceros wheeleri) at the Hancock Seamounts (PDF)
  • Amendment 3 - Process for Specifying Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures (PDF)
  • Amendment 4 - Revised Descriptions and Identification of Essential Fish Habitat and Habitat Areas of Particular Concern for Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish of the Hawaiian Archipelago (PDF)
  • Amendment 5 - Ecosystem Components (Download File)

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Actions

Current Recently Finalized Historical Actions

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline

NOAA Fisheries establishes the annual harvest guideline for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for calendar year 2021 at zero lobsters. Read the Federal Register notice
Final Rule
,
Pacific Islands
Published
06/17/2021

Pacific Island Fisheries 2019–2021 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures

The final rule establishes annual catch limits and accountability measures in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) for deepwater shrimp, precious corals, and gray jobfish (uku) in 2019-2021, and for Kona crab in 2019. This rule supports the long-term…
Final Rule
,
Pacific Islands
Published
05/05/2020

2020-2023 Hawaii Kona Crab Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures

NOAA Fisheries implements an annual catch limit (ACL) of 30,802 lb, and an annual catch target (ACT) of 25,491 lb, of Hawaii Kona crab for fishing years 2020–2023. This rule also implements, as accountability measures (AM), an in-season closure of the…
Final Rule
,
Pacific Islands
Published
12/11/2020

Public Meeting Notice: Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review

NOAA Fisheries and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review of a 2020 benchmark stock assessment for Hawaii gray jobfish (uku). The meeting will be held at the Council office from…
Notice
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Pacific Islands
Published
01/31/2020

Annual Catch Limit of 492,000 lb Implemented for Deep 7 Bottomfish in the Main Hawaiian Islands

This final rule establishes an annual catch limit (ACL) of 492,000 lb for Deep 7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) for each of the three fishing years 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21. If NOAA Fisheries projects that the fishery will reach the…
Final Rule
,
Pacific Islands
Published
06/24/2019

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

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
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Pacific Islands
Published
08/23/2018

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