Aloha Dean, 

What was Wespac's big conservation measure in the Pacific?  I've known Wespac for a quarter century and cannot recall any conservation measure they implemented by their own free will.  It's usually the court's will.

National Marine Fisheries Service created the longline exclusion zones because Hawaii's fishermen and threatened and endangered species demanded it.

As you know, Wespac's "management" led to the crash of NWHI lobster stocks, not once but twice.  Wespac shifted into high gear by supporting the take of berried females and juveniles, so the court stepped in and shut it down.

In December 2000, Bill Clinton signed an executive order creating the Northwest Hawaiian islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=61667

Local story here: http://kahea.org/issues/ocean-protection/northwestern-hawaiian-islands-1/documents-and-resources/northwestern-hawaiian-island-coral-reef-ecosystem-reserve-questions-and-answers/at_download/file

Aloha!