• Biological Opinions and Assessments
• Compliance Guides
• Environmental Impact Statements
• Federal Register Notices
• Observer Quarterly and Annual Reports
• Records of Decision

Biological Opinions and Assessments

• Amendment 18 and DSEIS - Biological Assessment (August 2008) (Aug 2008, pdf 6.04 MB)
• Biological Opinion on the Implementation of Bottomfish Fishing Regulations within Federal Waters of the Main Hawaiian Islands (Mar 2008, pdf 472kB)
• Biological Opinion on the Effects of the U.S. tuna purse seine fishery in the western and central Pacific Ocean on listed sea turtles and marine mammals (Nov 2006, pdf 1.14 MB)
• Biological Opinion on the Effects of the Hawaii-Based Pelagic, Deep-Set Longline Fishery on Listed Species (Oct 2005, pdf 1139kB)
  • Background Sheet (Oct 2005, pdf 76kB)
• Biological Opinion on the Effects of the Shallow-set Sector of the Hawaii Longline Fishery on the Short-tailed Albatross (Oct 2004, pdf 5,479kB)
• Biological Opinion On the Authorization of Pelagic Fisheries Under the Fishery Management Plan for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (Feb 2004, pdf kB)
• Biological Opinion for the Effects of the Hawaii-based Longline Fleet on the Short-tailed Albatross (Nov 2002, pdf 611kB)

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Compliance Guides

• 2006 CNMI and PRIA Compliance Guide (Dec 2006, pdf 151kB)
• 2006 Guam Large Vessel Compliance Guide (Dec 2006, pdf 150kB)
• November 2006. Summary of Hawaii Longline Fishery Regulations (April 2008, pdf 148kB)
• 2006 Seabird Compliance Guide (pdf 120kB)
• August 2006. American Samoa Longline Limited Entry (Sep 2006, pdf 642kB)
• July 2006. Summary of Hawaii Longline Fishery Regulations (pdf 807kB)
• January 2006. Regulations to Reduce Interactions between Seabirds and Hawaii-Based Longline Vessels (pdf 441kB)
• December 2005. Regulations to Reduce and Mitigate Interactions between Sea Turtles and Pelagic Fisheries (pdf 917kB)
• 2005 Sea Turtle Compliance Guide (pdf 125kB)
• April 2004 Changes to the Regulations Governing the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (pdf 80kB)
• 2004 Pelagics Reg Changes Compliance Guide (pdf 152kB)

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Environmental Impact Statements

• Draft
  • Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Amendment 18 to the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific FMP; Management Modifications for the Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Swordfish Fishery That Would Remove Effort Limits, Eliminate the Set Certificate Program, and Implement New Sea Turtle Interaction Caps. Comments due October 6, 2008. (Aug 2008, pdf 6.04 MB)
  • Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement;
    Towards an Ecosystem Approach for the Western Pacific Region (Mar 2007, pdf 6871kB)
  • Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Measures to End Bottomfish Overfishing in the Hawaii Archipelago (Mar 2006, pdf 3085kB)
• Final
  • Final Environmental Impact Statement; Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (May 2005)
  • Final Environmental Impact Statement; Seabird Interaction Avoidance Methods and Pelagic Squid Fishery Management (Apr 2005)
  • Management Measures to Implement New Technologies for the Western pacific Pelagic Longline Fisheries, with FSEIS, FRFA, and RIR (Feb 2004)
  • Final Environmental Impact Statement; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries (Mar 2001)

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Federal Register Notices

• April 2008. Approval of a marine conservation plan for Pacific Insular Areas other than American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. (pdf 52 kB)
• April 2008. Closure of Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish Fishery on April 16 (pdf 52 kB), and related correction notice (pdf 49 kB)
• April 2008. Bottomfish Management Measures in the Main Hawaiian
  Islands. (pdf 101 kB)
• January 2008. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lobster harvest guideline. (pdf 56 kB)
• October 2007. Hawaii black coral minimum size. (pdf 62 kB)
• June 2007. Partial Approval of Pelagics Amendment 14 and Withdrawal of Proposed Rule. (pdf 53 kB)
• May 2007. Control Date for Hawaii Pelagic Charter Fishery. (pdf 46 kB)
• April 2007. Optional Use of Electronic Logbook Forms. (pdf 54 kB)
• February 2007. Remove delay in closing Hawaii-based shallow-set longline fishery (pdf 55 kB) See also: March 2007. Correction notice (pdf 45 kB)
• February 2007. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lobster harvest guidelines (pdf 50 kB)
• February 2007. WCPF Convention Implementation (pdf 62kB)
• November 2006. Guam Bottomfish (pdf 68kB)
• October 2006. Protection of Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins (pdf 69kB)
• September 2006. Amendments to the FMPs for Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries, Crustacean Fisheries and Precious Coral Fisheries (pdf 19kB)
• August 2006. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument 50 CFR Part 404 (pdf 203kB)
• July 2006. Approved Mobile Transmitting Unit for Vessels Issued Permits to Operate in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Manrine National Monument (pdf 52kB)
• July 2006. Availability of Permit Upgrades in American Samoa Longline Fishery (pdf 51kB)
• July 2006. Closure of the 2006 U.S. Long Line Fishery for Bigeye Tuna in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (html 8kB)
• May 2006. CFR Corrections (pdf 45kB)
• April 2006. Regulatory Reorganization (pdf 69kB)
• March 2006. Yellowfin Tuna Overfishing Determination (pdf 49kB)
• March 2006. Closure of the 2006 Hawaii Shallow-set Longline Fishery (pdf 49kB)
• March 2006. Remove Delay in Closing 2005 Hawaii Shallow-set Longline Fishery (pdf 57kB)
• March 2006. Guam Longline Fishing Prohibited Area (pdf 54kB)
• February 2006. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Quota (pdf 45kB)
• December 2005. Seabird protection (pdf 71kB)
• November 2005. Sea turtle protection (pdf 60kB)
• October 2005. WCPFC Public Meetings (pdf 59kB)
• September 2005. Closure of the IATTC longline fishery for bigeye tuna (pdf 54kB)
• August 2005. Control date for western Pacific purse seine and longline fisheries (pdf 48kB)
• August 2005. Control date for non-longline pelagics fisheries in Hawaii (pdf 53kB)
• July 2005. Correction to Pelagics Amendment 11: Longline limited entry program for American Samoa (pdf 50kB)
• July 2005. Control date for Hawaii Bottomfish (pdf 49kB)
• June 2005. Hawaii bottomfish determination of overfishing (pdf 58kB)
• May 2005. Pelagics Amendment 11: Longline limited entry program for American Samoa (pdf 95kB)

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Observer Quarterly and Annual Reports

• Hawaii Longline Deep Set Quarterly and Annual Status Reports (2002 - 2007)
• Hawaii Longline Shallow Set Quarterly and Annual Status Reports (2004 - 2007)
• Hawaii Longline Quarterly and Annual Status Reports (1994 - 2001)
• American Samoa Quarterly and Annual Status Reports (2006)
• Hawaii Bottomfish Quarterly and Annual Status Reports (2003 - 2005)

Records of Decision

• December 2005 Record Of Decision For Seabird Avoidance Under The Fishery Management Plan For The Pelagic Fisheries Of The Western Pacific Region (Dec 2005, pdf 537kB)
• Record of Decision Regulatory Amendment and Additional Regulatory Adjustments Under the Fishery Management Plan For The Pelagic Fisheries Of The Western Pacific Ocean (Mar 2004, pdf 113kB)

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