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    • Pacific Islands Region Fishing Permits

    Metadata Updated: November 22, 2025

    The Sustainable Fisheries Division Permits Program issues around 300 permits annually for pelagic longline and troll & handline, bottomfish, crustacean (lobster and shrimp), coral reef, and precious coral fisheries. The permits are for American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Remote Islands, and Pacific Marine National Monument areas. These permits are linked to Fishery Ecosystem Plans managing Federal fisheries within the Exclusive Economic Zones around these areas.

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    Metadata Date November 11, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date November 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update continual

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS PIRO

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date November 11, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date November 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:9552
    Access Constraints Cite As: Pacific Islands Regional Office, [Date of Access]: Pacific Islands Region Fishing Permits [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/9552., Access Constraints: Data may not be shared with non-authorized individuals. Data are not accessible to individuals without prior authorization or password access to the National Permit System or local databases.
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update continual
    Harvest Object Id 193e1079-7661-419a-9e5f-06d55a485719
    Harvest Source Id 81a16d6d-7005-4114-816e-f4943974f108
    Harvest Source Title NMFS PIRO
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage Paper application forms are entered manually into permit databases. Hawaii longline limited access permit applications and WCPFC Area Endorsement and FEEZ Supplement applications are entered into the National Permit System (NPS) online. Other permit applications are entered into local databases. Issuance, effective, and expiration dates are updated in the databases when the permits are issued. Databases generate permit certificates and letters. Permit certificates and accompanying documents are delivered to permit holders.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1988

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