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Hawai‘i and American Samoa Bycatch Guided User Interface

The Bycatch Guided User Interface is an online tool that captures and increases the ease of access to recent and historical Hawai‘i and American Samoa observed bycatch and bycatch estimates.
October 17, 2024 - Tool/App ,
Pacific Islands
Aug
19

Webinar: Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Renaming

| Variable depending on time zone. See announcement details.

Join NOAA Fisheries, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and Udall Foundation for an informational webinar on the renaming of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.

Habitat Conservation
,
Pacific Islands
Jul
08

Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review – Guam Bottomfish

Meeting on the Western Pacific Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review for the multispecies bottomfish complex in Guam.

Commercial Fishing,
Partners,
Population Assessments,
Recreational Fishing,
Recreational Fishing Data,
Science & Data,
Sustainable Fisheries
,
Pacific Islands

Final Management Plan for Mariana Trench Marine National Monument

NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Government, have prepared a final management plan for the proper care and management of the Mariana Trench Marine National…
Notice
,
Pacific Islands
Published
11/21/2024

Biden-Harris Administration Publishes Final Management Plan for Mariana Trench Marine National Monument

Plan advances administration’s goal to conserve and restore 30 percent of nation’s lands and waters by 2030.
June 06, 2024 - Media Release ,
Pacific Islands
Various colored fish swim amongst corals at Mariana Trench. Soft corals and tropical fish from the summit of the East Diamante submarine volcano in the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Office of Exploration & Research (OER), 2004 Submarine Ring of Fire exploration
Feb
17

Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review of the 2023 Benchmark Stock Assessment for American Samoa Bottomfish Management Unit Species

| 9:00 AM

The Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review is a cooperative effort between the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, and Pacific Islands Regional Office to improve the quality, timeliness, objectivity, and integrity of stock assessments and other scientific information used in managing fishery resources in the Pacific Islands region.

Population Assessments
,
Pacific Islands
Dec
11

Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review of the 2023 Stock Assessment Update for Deep-7 Bottomfish in the Main Hawaiian Islands

| 8:30 AM

A stock assessment update for the main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 bottomfish complex.

Population Assessments
,
Pacific Islands

Another Year Of Protecting A Precious Population

Hawaiian monk seal monitoring and recovery work in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument was marked by partnerships, pups, and promise in 2023.
February 20, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Adult monk seal lying on the sand, eyes open, facing the camera, with a darker-colored pup on its left side, resting on a sandy beach with the ocean visible in the background. The pup’s right foreflipper is extended, touching the mother seal. Monk seal mother and pup on Hōlanikū (Kure Atoll). Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Sarah Glover (Permit #22677, PMNM-2023-001)

From Analyzing Data To Collecting It: Gaining Perspective as a Visiting Scientist

Michaela Kratofil, an Oregon State University Ph.D. student, was invited to be a visiting scientist in 2023. She shares her experience from the high seas collecting the field data that will ultimately go into her dissertation research.
February 16, 2024 - Survey ,
Pacific Islands
Micahela sits on a chair aboard a ship under a blue tent while two people observe the ocean on each side of her. Michaela Kratofil (center) on the flying bridge with visual observers. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Final Rule Regarding Gold Corals Harvest in the U.S. Pacific Islands

NOAA Fisheries is extending the current moratorium on the harvest of gold corals in federal waters across the U.S. Pacific Islands (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaiʻi, and the Pacific Remote Island…
Final Rule
,
Pacific Islands
Effective
11/21/2024