# 2025-15197: Pacific Fish Talks: Meetings for Samoa, Hawaii Fishing Rules

2025-15197, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2025-08-11 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15197
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15197
- Title: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 38627
- Published: 2025-08-11
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Pacific Fish Talks: Meetings for Samoa, Hawaii Fishing Rules

## Summary

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council is holding several public meetings to talk about fishing rules and plans for areas like American Samoa, Hawaii, and the Mariana Islands. These meetings affect local fishers and communities who rely on fishing, aiming to keep fish populations healthy and fishing fair. The Council will discuss important updates and get advice to help manage the region’s fisheries better, with decisions coming soon that could impact fishing seasons and rules.

## Abstract

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its American Samoa Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP), Mariana Archipelago FEP Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) AP, Hawaii Archipelago and Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) FEP AP, Fishing Industry Advisory Committee (FIAC), and Mariana Archipelago FEP Guam AP to discuss and make recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.

## Effects PRIA read

- Meetings May Lead to Fishing Rule Changes: mixed, medium. The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council is holding public advisory meetings for American Samoa, Hawaii, Guam, CNMI, and Pacific Remote Island Areas to discuss fishery management. These meetings could lead to decisions that change fishing seasons or rules and so may affect local fishers' inco…

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## Sources
- [2025-15197 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/11/2025-15197/western-pacific-fishery-management-council-public-meetings)
- [2025-15197 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-11/pdf/2025-15197.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15197 (as of 2026-06-08).