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Current Pacific Islands Fishing Permits
 
 

The following table lists the number of current Federal permits by permit type and area. Click on the permit type links to download a summary table of permit holders and vessels in Excel format. This information will be updated periodically.

Permit Type

Number

Hawaii Longline Limited Entry

131 current (164 total)

American Samoa Longline Limited Entry

52 current (60 total)

Western Pacific General Longline

5

Western Pacific Receiving Vessel

3

Western Pacific Pelagic Squid Jig
0

NWHI Bottomfish Limited Entry - Mau Zone

3 current (4 total)

NWHI Bottomfish Limited Entry - Ho‘omalu Zone

3 current (4 total)

Guam Bottomfish Large Vessel

1

CNMI Bottomfish

0

Main Hawaiian Islands Non-commercial Bottomfish

86

NWHI Lobster Limited Entry

15 total

MHI Lobster

3

WP (AS, GU, NMI) Lobster

3

WP Deepwater Shrimp

0

Pacific Remote Island Areas Pelagic Troll & Handline

13

PRIA Bottomfish

2

PRIA Lobster

5

Western Pacific Precious Corals

2

Coral Reef Ecosystems (special permit)

0

Last update: October 16, 2009

 
     
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