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2024–2026 Hawaiʻi Kona Crab Catch Limits and Accountability Measures

NOAA Fisheries is implementing catch requirements for Kona crab in the main Hawaiian Islands, for 2024, 2025, and 2026. These include:An annual catch limit, or ACL, of 30,802 lbAn annual catch target, or ACT, of 25,491 lbIn-season and post-season…
Final Rule
,
Pacific Islands
Effective
05/07/2024

Bycatch Reporting Amendments to Pacific Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plans

NOAA Fisheries announces that the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council is amending the five fishery ecosystem plans for fisheries in the Pacific Islands region. The action amends the plans to more clearly describe how bycatch amount and type are…
Final Rule
,
Pacific Islands
Published
05/07/2024

Recommended 2024 Species Recovery Grants Projects

NOAA Fisheries has recommended roughly $5.5 million in funding for six new projects and 16 ongoing projects.
May 07, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
An adult orca is swimming underwater, and a calf is next to its dorsal fin. The calf is surfacing from the water. Southern Resident killer whale swimming with calf. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Scoping it Out: A First-of-its-Kind Survey for False Killer Whales

Scientists are on a month-long survey at sea to look for Hawai‘i pelagic false killer whales far outside of their known range. What will they find?
May 06, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Feeding time A false killer whale grabs a mahimahi hiding under a bucket lid, looking very much like an Avenger in the process! Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Ernesto Vazquez (Permit #25754)

Monk Seal Pup Debuts in Waikīkī on Lei Day

Endangered Hawaiian monk seal RK96 (Kaiwi) gave birth to her sixth pup on popular Kaimana Beach in Waikīkī, Oʻahu! The birth was reported on May 1, 2024.
May 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A rainbow-shaped wave of water ebbs away into an arc around a Hawaiian monk seal mom laying on a sandy beach as her newborn pup lays next to her resting its head on its mom. Hawaiian monk seal RK96 (Kaiwi) and her newborn pup at Kaimana Beach, Waikīkī. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #24359)

NOAA Fisheries Releases 2023 Status of Stocks

This report provides a "snapshot in time" of the status of our nation's fisheries at the end of 2023.
May 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
Young fish swimming. Juvenile coho salmon. Credit: iStock

Hawaiʻi Shallow-set Longline Fishery Interactions with Leatherback Sea Turtles

A summary of current and historical fishery interactions with leatherback sea turtles.
Pacific Islands

Permits Available for American Samoa Longline Limited Entry

NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of 34 American Samoa pelagic longline limited entry permits for 2024.Twenty-one permits are available for small vessels (vessels up to 50 feet in overall length), and 13 permits are available for large vessels …
Notice
,
Pacific Islands
Published
05/07/2024
May
13

Upcoming Permanent Advisory Committee Meeting

| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. HST

NOAA Fisheries announces a public meeting of the Permanent Advisory Committee (PAC), May 13, 2024, to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.

Commercial Fishing,
International Affairs
,
Pacific Islands

Evolving Wildlife Management Cultures of Governance Through Indigenous Knowledges and Perspectives

Case study highlighting 3 priorities that can assist the field of wildlife management in achieving the changes necessary to bridge worldviews.
April 17, 2024 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands