The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council yesterday responded to the request by acting governor Victor B. Hocog for assistance to address sea turtle regulations impacting the people of the CNMI. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recently divided t...

The sale of half of the Commonwealth’s bigeye tuna fishing quota has effectively allowed Hawaii longline fishermen to sink their hooks into the ocean again—two months after the Hawaii vessels were banned from fishing after exhausting the state’s catch limits. Gov. Eloy S. Inos...

NOAA Fisheries has issued their formal opinion on how U.S. Navy sonar, deep-sea, and ordnance training, among others, will affect endangered or threatened species and their habitats in the waters of the Marianas. In a 520-page “Biological Opinion,” the National Marine Fisheries...

Authorizations for the U.S. Navy’s current taking or harassment of marine mammals in the “Marinas Island Range Complex” will expire in August. This as the final environmental impact statement for the Marianas Islands Training and Testing, or MITT, area was released over the...