Pacific Islands Geographic Strategic Plan 2020-2023

The Pacific Islands Geographic Strategic Plan 2020-2023 is a national sectoral strategic plan of the United States of America. Its main objectives are to amplify the economic value of commercial and recreational fisheries while ensuring their sustainability; conserve and recover protected species while supporting responsible fishing and resource development; and improve organizational excellence and regulatory efficiency.
More specifically, the Plan provides to manage stocks for optimum yield; increase U.S. marine aquaculture production; adequately assess all prioritized stocks and maintain information for currently assessed stocks; modernize fishery information collection, management, and dissemination systems, and enhance cooperative data collection and sharing; strengthen international institutions and partnerships; increase consumer confidence in the quality and safety of U.S. seafood while promoting sustainable fisheries development; assess and predict the impacts of environmental changes and activities on fisheries and ecosystems; stabilize highest priority protected species; review and streamline permitting and authorization processes for fisheries, energy development, and national defense, while maximizing conservation outcomes; minimize bycatch and entanglement of protected species while supporting fisheries; preserve special places and conserve ocean trust resources in the midst of changing climate conditions; match a diverse workforce to mission needs; recapitalize infrastructure and facilities; institutionalize prioritization and performance management practices; review agency regulations and remove or modify rules that unnecessarily burden businesses and economic growth; institutionalize the use of innovative technologies; and promote strategic coordination and collaboration across the Pacific Islands region.