Pacific Islands Regional Office

In the Pacific Islands, the natural resources, peoples, cultures, and economic vitality are intertwined, and their health, persistence and success are dependent upon each other.

Our Location

Map of Pacific Islands Regional Office locations

Bounded by the Hawaiian Archipelago in the north, American Samoa and U.S. Pacific Remote Island Areas in the south, and the Marianas Archipelago in the west, the Pacific Islands Region encompasses the largest geographical area within NOAA Fisheries' jurisdiction. The U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone within the region includes more than 1.7 million square nautical miles of ocean, roughly equal to the total EEZ around of the continental United States, including Alaska. Specific land areas in our jurisdiction are Hawaiʻi, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas of Kingman Reef; Howland, Baker, Jarvis, and Wake islands; and Johnston and Palmyra atolls.


Our Leadership


Management Team