Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Pacific Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region. Country/Territory United States of America Document type Miscellaneous Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Policy/planning Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Marine fishes Migratory species Cartilaginous fishes Landing Bycatch Fishing gear/fishing method Data collection/reporting Monitoring Non-commercial fishing Community management Indigenous peoples Authorization/permit Management/conservation Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation Marine mammals Endangered species Protection of species Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council establishes the framework under which the Council will manage fishery resources, and begin the integration and implementation of ecosystem approaches to management of Pacific pelagic species. It represents the first step in an incremental and collaborative approach to implement ecosystem approaches to fishery management for western Pacific pelagic species. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) has authority over the fisheries based in, and seaward of the State of Hawaii, the Territory of American Samoa, the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) of the Western Pacific Region. In the Western Pacific Region, responsibility for the management of marine resources is shared by a number of federal and local government agencies. Full text English Website www.wpcouncil.org