December 2021 Council Meeting Highlights
Jan 01, 2022
3 minutes
by Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC)
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (the Council) recommended to replace blue-dyed fish bait and strategic offal discharge with tori lines in the Hawai‘i deep-set longline fishery’s suite of seabird conservation measures. This amendment will improve the overall operational practicality and efficacy of required mitigation regulations. At their meeting last week, the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) supported the regulatory changes, noting that they are informed by the best scientific information available.
The change was based on a
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