Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
Arnold Palacios, Chair
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional fishery management councils established by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The Council, made up of 16 members, emphasizes public participation and involvement of fisheries management at the local and community levels. Arnold Palacios is Secretary of the Department of Lands and Natural Resource for the Commmonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The following is from a June 26, 2014, position statement on the Administration’s proposed Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument the Council sent to President Obama. On June 17, 2014, at the Our…
