How will this Reserve interact with the Department of the Interior and the National Fish and Wildlife Refuges?
The Executive Order directs the Secretary of Commerce to work with the Department of the Interior and the State of Hawaii to develop a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for coordinated conservation and management of the Reserve, the Midway Atoll and Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuges, and state waters and submerged lands. Where the Reserve overlaps the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, the Reserve shall be managed to supplement and complement the refuge. It is expected that cooperative effort will look beyond jurisdictional boundaries and ensure viability of the region’s collective resources for generations to come.
Related Questions
- Does the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service currently have plans for more hunting and trapping on National Wildlife Refuges?
- How will this Reserve interact with the Department of the Interior and the National Fish and Wildlife Refuges?
- What is so special about hunting in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge?
