Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
Publication Year:
2004
Publication Place
Honolulu, Hawaii
Physical Description:
24 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
35336
Legacy PEIN ID:
75339
General Notes
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Marine resources - Conservation
Marine resources - Management
Marine resources - Strategic plan
Protected areas
Protected areas - Oceania
Protected areas - Management
Marine resource
Marine resource management
Marine resources - Pacific - Oceania
Abstract
In April 2003, he National Marine Fisheries Service(NMFS,also known as NOAA Fisheries) transferred the responsibility for man aging the marine resources infederal waters surrounding the US Pacific Islands from NOAA Fisheries' Southwest Region based in california to the newly defined pacific islands region based in Hawaii.The Pacific Islands Region was established with the explicit intent of employing regional expertise to provide improved customer service and stewardship of living marine resources within the expansive geographic region of the western pacific. The region's area of jurisdiction includes both domestic(Exclusive Economic Zone) and international waters(See map) throughout the central and western Pacific ocean.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
Publication Year:
2004
Publication Place
Honolulu, Hawaii
Physical Description:
24 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
35336
Legacy PEIN ID:
75339
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 27-Feb-2009
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021