PIFG Heading to Marianas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

24 SEPTEMBER 2025

PIFG will be heading to the Marianas to facilitate 8 community meetings across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands with the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. The purpose of the meetings are to listen to communities that are witnessing and impacted by climate change. The meeting schedule is available below and includes focus on climate change, shark depredation, community well-being, fisher needs & challenges. Please join us and share your voice.

A video by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Executive Director, Kitty Simonds

Schedule:

1 Oct Wednesday 6:00 - 8:00 pm - IRA Community Consultation #2 Inalahan (Inalahan Community Center)

2 Oct Thursday 6:00-8:00 pm - Guam IRA Community Consultation #2 Malesso (Malesso Senior Citizen’s Center)

3 Oct Friday 6:00-8:00 pm - Guam IRA Community Consultation #2 Sinajana (Sinajana Community Center)

4 Oct Saturday 1:00 - 3:00 pm - Saipan IRA Community Consultation #2 (Crowne Plaza-Azucena Room) - Fish Vendors

6 Oct Monday 6:00 - 8:00 pm - PIFG History of Shark Depredation workshop (Crowne Plaza-Azucena Room)  

7 Oct Tuesday 5:30-7:30 pm - Rota IRA Community Consultation #2 (Mayor’s Conference Room)

8 Oct Wednesday 5:30 - 7:30 pm - Tinian IRA Community Consultation #2 (Tinian Western Lodge)

9 Oct Thursday 5:30 - 8:00 pm PIFG Shark Depredation Workshop (Guam CoOp)

For inquiries or more information, contact Alex Min, pacificfisheries@gmail.com