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Documents for Public Review and Comments

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Biological Opinions and Assessments

• Biological opinion on continued operation of the Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Swordfish Fishery-under Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (January 2012, pdf 1.01 MB).
• Biological Opinion of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the Operation of Hawaii-based Pelagic Longline Fisheries, Shallow Set and Deep Set (January 2012, pdf 2.6 MB)
• Biological Opinion on an amendment to the Pelagics FEP including management modifications for the American Samoa longline fishery (Sep 2010, pdf 790 kB)
• Biological opinion on continued authorization of pelagic troll and handline fisheries, as managed under the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (Sept 2009, pdf 2.07 MB).
• Biological opinion on FEMA funding for projects to repair infrastructure damage on Tutuila, American Samoa that resulted from the Presidentially-declared Earthquake, Tsunami, and Flooding disaster (FEMA-1859-DR-AS) of September 2009 (March 2010, pdf 1.04 MB).
• Biological Opinion on Amendment 18 to Pelagic FMP (management modifications to HI shallow-set longline fishery) (Oct 2008, pdf 1.1 MB)
• Amendment 18 and DSEIS - Biological Assessment (August 2008) (Aug 2008, pdf 6.04 MB)
• Biological Opinion on the Implementation of Bottomfish Fishing Regulations within Federal Waters of the Main Hawaiian Islands (Mar 2008, pdf 472kB)
• Biological Opinion on the Effects of the U.S. tuna purse seine fishery in the western and central Pacific Ocean on listed sea turtles and marine mammals (Nov 2006, pdf 1.14 MB)
• Biological Opinion on the Effects of the Hawaii-Based Pelagic, Deep-Set Longline Fishery on Listed Species (Oct 2005, pdf 1139kB)
• Background Sheet (Oct 2005, pdf 76kB)
• Biological Opinion on the Effects of the Shallow-set Sector of the Hawaii Longline Fishery on the Short-tailed Albatross (Oct 2004, pdf 5,479kB)
• Biological Opinion On the Authorization of Pelagic Fisheries Under the Fishery Management Plan for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (Feb 2004, pdf kB)
• Biological opinion on the Pelagic Fisheries under the Fishery Management Plan for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (Nov 15, 2002, pdf 22 MB)
• Biological Opinion for the Effects of the Hawaii-based Longline Fleet on the Short-tailed Albatross (Nov 2002, pdf 611kB)
• Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation on the Fishery Management Plan for the Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries in the Western Pacific Region (Mar 8, 2002, pdf 3 MB)

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National Environmental Policy Act Documents

• Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Analysis. Issuance of a permit to authorize the culture and harvest of a managed coral reef fish species (Seriola rivoliana) in Federal waters off the west coast of the Island of Hawaii. (pdf 4.44 MB)
• Special Coral reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit WP-CRSP-01 issued to Kona Blue Water Farms, Inc., July 8, 2011. (pdf 412kB)
• Transfer Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit WP-CRSP-01 to Kampachi Farms, LLC, August 15, 2011. (pdf 72kB)
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• Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement;Towards an Ecosystem Approach for the Western Pacific Region with Appendices A-F (Sep 24, 2009, pdf 10.6 MB)
• Appendix G: FEP American Samoa (pdf 2.1 MB)
• Appendix G: FEP Hawaii (pdf 2.4 MB)
• Appendix G: FEP Marianas (pdf 2.3 MB)
• Appendix G: FEP Pelagic (pdf 2.1 MB)
• Appendix G: FEP PRIA (pdf 1.9 MB)
• Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Amendment 18 to the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific FMP; Management Modifications for the Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Swordfish Fishery that Would Remove Effort Limits, Eliminate the Set Certificate Program, and Implement New Sea Turtle Interaction Caps. (March 10, 2009; pdf 3.5 MB)
• Appendix I (pdf 6.6 MB)
• Appendices II - VI (pdf 2.1 MB)
• Appendix VII (pdf 5.6 MB)
• Amendment 14 and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (Dec 2007, pdf 4.8 MB)
• Final Environmental Impact Statement; Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (May 2005)
• Final Environmental Impact Statement; Seabird Interaction Avoidance Methods and Pelagic Squid Fishery Management (Apr 2005)
• December 2005 Record Of Decision For Seabird Avoidance Under The Fishery Management Plan For The Pelagic Fisheries Of The Western Pacific Region (Dec 2005, pdf 537kB)
• Management Measures to Implement New Technologies for the Western pacific Pelagic Longline Fisheries, with FSEIS, FRFA, and RIR (Feb 2004)
• Record of Decision Regulatory Amendment and Additional Regulatory Adjustments Under the Fishery Management Plan For The Pelagic Fisheries Of The Western Pacific Ocean (Mar 2004, pdf 113kB)
• Final Environmental Impact Statement; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries (Mar 2001)

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Observer Quarterly and Annual Reports

• Hawaii Longline Deep Set Quarterly and Annual Status Reports (2002 - 2011)
• Hawaii Longline Shallow Set Quarterly and Annual Status Reports (2004 - 2011)
• Hawaii Longline Quarterly and Annual Status Reports (1994 - 2001)
• American Samoa Quarterly and Annual Status Reports (2006 - 2011)
• Hawaii Bottomfish Quarterly and Annual Status Reports (2003 - 2005)

Technical Memos

• Green Turtle Nesting Sites and Sea Turtle Legislation throughout Oceania (Sep 2010, pdf 98 MB)

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