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Size Yourself Up! How do you compare to a Black-footed Albatross? NOAA rejects Wespac's Fishing Regulations.
 As part of the sanctuary designation process, fishery councils are allowed to propose regulations for continued commercial fishing in the sanctuary. In the case of the NWHI, the Western Pacific Fishery Council (Wespac) submitted regulations to expand fishing in the proposed NWHI sanctuary. NOAA reviewed this proposal and in an unprecedented move rejected Wespac's regulations because they did not abide by the goals and objectives of the proposed sanctuary that were developed by the community-based Reserve Advisory Council (RAC) and adopted by NOAA.Under sanctuary regulations, NOAA is now empowered to draft those regulations if fishing is ultimately allowed in a NWHI sanctuary. In a last ditch effort to maintain its grip on the NWHI, Wespac is calling for NOAA to withdraw its rejection. Read the letter NOAA sent to Wespac rejecting the regulations. Read NOAA's full report explaining why Wespac's fishing regulations are detrimental to the NWHI. Fishing Can Harm the Delicate NWHI ecosystem
A report commissioned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration details the negative impacts of fishing in a NWHI sanctuary. NOAA has not released this 2003 report by Sustainable Resources Group, Int'l, but you can read it right here (download may take a few minutes). Learn more about the wide range of serious and long-term threats facing the NWHI's fragile ecosystem. Evidence of ecosystem connections between Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and the Main Hawaiian Islands (589k PDF) Summary of NOAA Science Workshop on NWHI conservation management needs (417k PDF) 100 scientists identify the threats to the NWHI ecosystem, key management initiatives for conservation efforts, and areas of scientific uncertainty. May 2003. Impacts of Bottomfishing on the NWHI Reserve (1.5MB PDF) Analysis of official state data on the detrimental impact of commercial bottomfishing on the NWHI. October 29, 2001  The Hawai‘i Coral Reef Initiative 2000 report on the NWHI (2.5MB PDF)A report on the multi-agency expedition to the NWHI to map the habitat of the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem as well as conduct rapid ecological assessments. |
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