Submission of 2017–2018 U.S. Fishery Statistics For the Western and Central Pacific Ocean and Other Areas to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

This is the 15th submission of annual U.S. and Territorial fishery statistics by the NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). The submission consists of preliminary 2018 fisheries data for highly migratory species (HMS) in the Pacific Ocean, and updated data for 2017, unless otherwise indicated. Annual catch and effort estimates are included for fisheries of the United States and Participating Territories of American Samoa and Guam, as well as the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 2019 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) Submitted https://doi.org/10.25923/p3pf-aq39 Public Domain 1930