Equitable Fishing Access, Sustainable Practices to be Addressed at WPRFMC Meeting
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is tackling equitable access and fair treatment of fishing communities head on this week when it meets in Honolulu.
Council continues to document the unfair burden of conservation of the EEZ on Pacific Island communities in letters, but the Biden administration continues to support placing new layers of management and limits on fishing access, including subsistenc fishing, to these communities.
As the U.S. exclusive economic zone available to fishing continues to shrink due to federal regulations, foreign fishing...
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