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AGENCY:
Notice of public meetings and
hearings.
ACTION:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its 119th Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) and its
163rd Council meeting to take actions
on fishery management issues in the
Western Pacific Region. The Council
will also convene meetings of the
Pelagic and International Standing
Committee, Fishery Data Collection and
Research Committee (FDCRC), Hawaii
Standing Committee, and Executive and
Budget Standing Committee.
SUMMARY:
The meetings will be held from
June 9, 2015 through June 18, 2015. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates, times and agendas.
DATES:
The 119th SSC, Pelagic and
International Standing Committee,
FDCRC, Hawaii Standing Committee,
and Executive and Budget Standing
Committee will be held at the Council
office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813; phone: (808) 522–
8220. The 163rd Council meeting and
the Fishers Forum will be held at the
Harbor View Center, Pier 38, 1129 North
Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817;
phone: (808) 983–1200. Background
documents will be available from, and
written comments should be sent to, Mr.
Edwin Ebisui, Chair, Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI
96813; phone: (808) 522–8220 or fax:
(808) 522–8226.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
phone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The SSC meeting will be held
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on June
9–11, 2015. The Council’s Pelagic and
International Standing Committee and
the FDCRC meetings will be held
between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on June
15, 2015; Hawaii Standing Committee
meeting will be held between 1 p.m.
and 3 p.m. on June 15, 2015; Executive
and Budget Standing Committee
meeting will be held between 3 p.m.
and 5 p.m. on June 15, 2015; and the
163rd Council meeting will be held
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on June
16–18, 2015. In addition, the Council
will host a Fishers Forum on June 17,
2015, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
In addition to the agenda items listed
here, the SSC and Council will hear
recommendations from Council
advisory groups. Public comment
periods will be provided throughout the
agendas. The order in which agenda
items are addressed may change. The
meetings will run as late as necessary to
complete scheduled business.
Schedule and Agenda for 119th SSC
Meeting
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday, June 9, 2015
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 118th SSC Meeting
Recommendations
4. Report from the Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center Director
5. Insular Fisheries
A. Review of the Bottomfish Stock
Assessment Update for American
Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth
of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
B. Report on the Data Workshop for
the MHI deep 7 Bottomfish
C. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Deep
7 Bottomfish P-star Working Group
Report
D. Specification of Acceptable
Biological Catch for the MHI Deep
7 Bottomfish Fishery for Fishing
Year 2015–16 (Action Item)
E. Evaluation of 2014 Catch to the
2014 Annual Catch Limits
F. Report from the Council Advisory
Groups
1. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
2. Fishery Data Collection and
Research Committee—Technical
Committee
3. Advisory Panel
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
6. Program Planning
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A. Overview of Management Strategy
Evaluation Use in Fisheries
B. Report on SSC Subgroup
Comments NS1, 3, and 7 Guidelines
Proposed Rule
C. Western Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Council 5-year
Research Priorities
D. Annual Report Changes
E. Cooperative Research Priorities and
Framework
F. Report from the Council Advisory
Groups
1. Advisory Panel
2. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Pelagic Plan Team
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday, June 10,
2015
7. Pelagic Fisheries
A. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye
Commercial Minimum Size Limit
1. Hawaii Yellowfin Population
Model
2. Hawaii Yellowfin Survey Plan
B. Report on Hawaii Catch Shares
Meeting
C. International Fisheries
1. Report on Purse Seine Bigeye Tuna
(BET) Workshop
2. Report on Longline Vessel Day
Scheme (VDS)
3. Report on Tokelau Agreement
D. Report from the Council Advisory
Groups
1. Pelagic Plan Team
2. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Advisory Panel
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
8. Protected Species
A. Green Sea Turtle Status Review
and Proposed Rule
B. Humpback Whale Status Review
and Proposed Rule
C. Marine Mammals Reported under
Catch Lost to Predators on
Fishermen’s Commercial Catch
Reports to the State of Hawaii
D. Pilot Study of Interactions between
Cetaceans and Small-Boat
Fishing Operations in the Main
Hawaiian Islands
E. Report of the False Killer Whale
Take Reduction Team Meeting
F. Statistical Control Chart Approach
for Wildlife Monitoring
G. Report of SSC Subcommittee on
False Killer Whale Stock Boundary
Revision and Bycatch Proration
H. Updates on Other Endangered
Species Act and Marine Mammal
Protection Act Actions
I. Report from the Council Advisory
Groups
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1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
J. Public Comment
K. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday, June 11,
2015
9. Other Business
A. 120th SSC Meeting
10. Summary of SSC Recommendations
to the Council
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Schedule and Agenda for the FDCRC
1. Administrative Report
2. Financial Report
3. Magnuson Stevens Act
reauthorization
4. Standard Operating Policies and
Procedures
5. Meetings and Workshops
6. Council Family Changes
7. Other Issues
8. Committee Discussion and Action
Schedule and Agenda for 163rd Council
Meeting
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday, June 16,
2015
10 a.m.–12 noon, Monday, June 15, 2015 1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 163rd Agenda
1. Welcome Remarks
3. Approval of the 162nd Meeting
2. Introductions
Minutes
3. Update on Previous FDCRC
4. Executive Director’s Report
Recommendations
5. Agency Reports
4. Report on FDCRC-Technical
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
Committee
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
a. Prioritization of Tasks
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
b. Endorsement of Proposals for
Center
Funding
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel,
c. Funding Identification
Pacific Islands Section
5. Alternative Summarization and
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Analytics Interface
D. Enforcement
6. Reporting Framework on
1. U.S. Coast Guard
Improvements by FDCRC Members
2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
7. Public Comment
3. NOAA Office of General Counsel,
8. Discussions and Recommendations
Enforcement Section
Schedule and Agenda for Council
E. Public Comment
Standing Committee Meetings
F. Council Discussion and Action
10 a.m.–12 noon, Monday, June 15, 2015 6. Program Planning and Research
A. National Standard Guidelines 1, 3
Pelagic and International Standing
& 7 SSC Subgroup Report
Committee
B. Research Priorities
A. International
1. WPRFMC Five-year Priorities
1. Report on Purse Seine BET
2. Cooperative Research Priorities
Workshop
C. Stock Assessments
2. Report on Logline Vessel Day
1. Western Pacific Stock Assessment
Scheme
Review (WPSAR) Policy
B. Domestic
2. Review of Bottomfish Stock
1. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye
Assessment Update for American
Commercial Minimum Size Limit
Samoa, Guam and CNMI
Update
D. Evaluation of 2014 Annual Catch
2. Hawaii Cross Seamount Fishery
Limits
Review
E. Update on Fishery Ecosystem Plan
C. SSC Recommendations
Review
D. Council Discussion and
F. Update on Fisheries Internship and
Recommendations
Student Help Project
1 p.m.–3 p.m., Monday, June 15, 2015
G. Report on Presidential Task Force
on Illegal, Unreported, and
Hawaii Standing Committee
Unregulated (IUU) fishing
1. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish
H. U.S. Insular Areas Climate Change
a. P-star Working Group Report
Meeting
b. MHI Deep-7 Bottomfish Data
I. Regional, National and International
Workshop Report
Outreach & Education
c. Specification of Annual Catch Limit
J. Advisory Group Report and
for the MHI Deep-7 Bottomfish
Recommendations
Fishery for 2015–16 Fishing Year
1. Fishery Data Collection and
2. Other Issues
Research Committee
3. Discussion and Recommendations
2. Protected Species Advisory
3 p.m.–5 p.m., Monday, June 15, 2015
Committee
3. Advisory Panel
Executive and Budget Standing
4. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
Committee
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5. Pelagic Plan Team
6. Scientific & Statistical Committee
K. Public Comment
L. Council Discussion and Action
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday, June 17,
2015
7. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Report on the Governor’s Fisheries
Task Force Initiatives
a. Fisheries Development
b. American Samoa Purse Seine
Vessels and WCPFC Limits
c. Update on Fisheries Disaster Relief
Project
2. Update on the Fagatogo Market
3. Update on funding for Super Alia
Vessels and Local Fishery Business
Development Initiatives
E. UN Decolonization
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Public Comment
I. Council Discussion and Action
8. Hawaii Archipelago & Pacific Remote
Island Areas (PRIA)
A. Moku Pepa
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish
(MHI)
1. P-star Working Group Report
2. MHI Deep-7 Bottomfish Data
Workshop Report
3. Specification of Annual Catch
Limit for the MHI Deep-7
Bottomfish Fishery for 2015–16
Fishing Year (Action Item)
E. Community Activities and Issues
1. Council Comments on Hawaiian
Islands Humpback Whale National
Marine Sanctuary Management Plan
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Standing Committee
Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
9. Protected Species
A. Green Sea Turtle
1. Status Review and Proposed Rule
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2. Council Comments on Proposed
Rule
B. Humpback Whale
1. Status Review and Proposed Rule
2. Council comments on Proposed
Rule
C. False Killer Whales (FKW)
1. Report of FKW Take Reduction
Team
2. Council Comments on TRT
Recommendations
D. Report of SSC Subcommittee on
FKW Stock Boundary Revision and
Bycatch Proration
E. Updates on Other Endangered
Species Act and Marine Mammal
Protection Act
F. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
10. Public Comment on Non-agenda
Items
6 p.m.–9 p.m., Wednesday, June 17,
2015
Fishers Forum: Seafood Safety and
Traceability
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8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday, June 18,
2015
11. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Isla Informe
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
a. Status Report on Fishing Platform
b. Malesso Community Based
Management Program (CBMP)
Implementation
c. Report on Village of Yigo CBMP
Meeting
d. Report on Indigenous Fishing
Rights Initiatives
e. Micronesian Fishing Community
Project Update
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
B. CNMI
´
1. Arongol Falu
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
a. Report on Northern Islands CBMP
meeting
b. Council comments on CNMI Joint
Military Training Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS)
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
C. Update on Marianas Trench Marine
National Monument
D. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory
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Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
12. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye
Commercial Minimum Size Limit
Update
B. Hawaii Cross Seamount Fishery
Review
C. Report on Hawaii Catch Shares
Meeting
D. International Fisheries
1. Report on Purse Seine BET
Workshop
2. Report on Longline VDS
3. Tokelau Arrangement Update
E. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
F. Standing Committee
Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and
Recommendations
13. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Council Family Changes
1. Advisory Panel Alternate Selection
2. Plan Team Realignment
3. SSC Membership
D. Magnuson Stevens Act
Reauthorization
E. Standard Operating Policies and
Procedures
F. Meetings and Workshops
1. Council Coordination Committee
Meeting
G. Other Business
H. Standing Committee
Recommendations
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
14. Other Business
Non-Emergency issues not contained
in this agenda may come before the
Council for discussion and formal
Council action during its 163rd meeting.
However, Council action on regulatory
issues will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this document and
any regulatory issue arising after
publication of this document that
requires emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take action to
address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
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Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds,
(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522–
8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 20, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD959
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its 119th Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
and its 163rd Council meeting to take actions on fishery management
issues in the Western Pacific Region. The Council will also convene
meetings of the Pelagic and International Standing Committee, Fishery
Data Collection and Research Committee (FDCRC), Hawaii Standing
Committee, and Executive and Budget Standing Committee.
DATES: The meetings will be held from June 9, 2015 through June 18,
2015. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates, times and
agendas.
ADDRESSES: The 119th SSC, Pelagic and International Standing Committee,
FDCRC, Hawaii Standing Committee, and Executive and Budget Standing
Committee will be held at the Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite
1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; phone: (808) 522-8220. The 163rd Council
meeting and the Fishers Forum will be held at the Harbor View Center,
Pier 38, 1129 North Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817; phone: (808)
983-1200. Background documents will be available from, and written
comments should be sent to, Mr. Edwin Ebisui, Chair, Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu,
HI 96813; phone: (808) 522-8220 or fax: (808) 522-8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
phone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The SSC meeting will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on June
9-11, 2015. The Council's Pelagic and International Standing Committee
and the FDCRC meetings will be held between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on June
15, 2015; Hawaii Standing Committee meeting will be held between 1 p.m.
and 3 p.m. on June 15, 2015; Executive and Budget Standing Committee
meeting will be held between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on June 15, 2015; and
the 163rd Council meeting will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
June 16-18, 2015. In addition, the Council will host a Fishers Forum on
June 17, 2015, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
In addition to the agenda items listed here, the SSC and Council
will hear recommendations from Council advisory groups. Public comment
periods will be provided throughout the agendas. The order in which
agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will run as late as
necessary to complete scheduled business.
Schedule and Agenda for 119th SSC Meeting
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday, June 9, 2015
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 118th SSC Meeting Recommendations
4. Report from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director
5. Insular Fisheries
A. Review of the Bottomfish Stock Assessment Update for American
Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
B. Report on the Data Workshop for the MHI deep 7 Bottomfish
C. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Deep 7 Bottomfish P-star Working
Group Report
D. Specification of Acceptable Biological Catch for the MHI Deep 7
Bottomfish Fishery for Fishing Year 2015-16 (Action Item)
E. Evaluation of 2014 Catch to the 2014 Annual Catch Limits
F. Report from the Council Advisory Groups
1. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
2. Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee--Technical
Committee
3. Advisory Panel
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
6. Program Planning
A. Overview of Management Strategy Evaluation Use in Fisheries
B. Report on SSC Subgroup Comments NS1, 3, and 7 Guidelines
Proposed Rule
C. Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council 5-year
Research Priorities
D. Annual Report Changes
E. Cooperative Research Priorities and Framework
F. Report from the Council Advisory Groups
1. Advisory Panel
2. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Pelagic Plan Team
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2015
7. Pelagic Fisheries
A. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye Commercial Minimum Size Limit
1. Hawaii Yellowfin Population Model
2. Hawaii Yellowfin Survey Plan
B. Report on Hawaii Catch Shares Meeting
C. International Fisheries
1. Report on Purse Seine Bigeye Tuna (BET) Workshop
2. Report on Longline Vessel Day Scheme (VDS)
3. Report on Tokelau Agreement
D. Report from the Council Advisory Groups
1. Pelagic Plan Team
2. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Advisory Panel
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8. Protected Species
A. Green Sea Turtle Status Review and Proposed Rule
B. Humpback Whale Status Review and Proposed Rule
C. Marine Mammals Reported under Catch Lost to Predators on
Fishermen's Commercial Catch Reports to the State of Hawaii
D. Pilot Study of Interactions between Cetaceans and Small-Boat
Fishing Operations in the Main Hawaiian Islands
E. Report of the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting
F. Statistical Control Chart Approach for Wildlife Monitoring
G. Report of SSC Subcommittee on False Killer Whale Stock Boundary
Revision and Bycatch Proration
H. Updates on Other Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal
Protection Act Actions
I. Report from the Council Advisory Groups
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1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
J. Public Comment
K. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, June 11, 2015
9. Other Business
A. 120th SSC Meeting
10. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council
Schedule and Agenda for the FDCRC
10 a.m.-12 noon, Monday, June 15, 2015
1. Welcome Remarks
2. Introductions
3. Update on Previous FDCRC Recommendations
4. Report on FDCRC-Technical Committee
a. Prioritization of Tasks
b. Endorsement of Proposals for Funding
c. Funding Identification
5. Alternative Summarization and Analytics Interface
6. Reporting Framework on Improvements by FDCRC Members
7. Public Comment
8. Discussions and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for Council Standing Committee Meetings
10 a.m.-12 noon, Monday, June 15, 2015
Pelagic and International Standing Committee
A. International
1. Report on Purse Seine BET Workshop
2. Report on Logline Vessel Day Scheme
B. Domestic
1. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye Commercial Minimum Size Limit Update
2. Hawaii Cross Seamount Fishery Review
C. SSC Recommendations
D. Council Discussion and Recommendations
1 p.m.-3 p.m., Monday, June 15, 2015
Hawaii Standing Committee
1. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish
a. P-star Working Group Report
b. MHI Deep-7 Bottomfish Data Workshop Report
c. Specification of Annual Catch Limit for the MHI Deep-7
Bottomfish Fishery for 2015-16 Fishing Year
2. Other Issues
3. Discussion and Recommendations
3 p.m.-5 p.m., Monday, June 15, 2015
Executive and Budget Standing Committee
1. Administrative Report
2. Financial Report
3. Magnuson Stevens Act reauthorization
4. Standard Operating Policies and Procedures
5. Meetings and Workshops
6. Council Family Changes
7. Other Issues
8. Committee Discussion and Action
Schedule and Agenda for 163rd Council Meeting
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2015
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 163rd Agenda
3. Approval of the 162nd Meeting Minutes
4. Executive Director's Report
5. Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel, Pacific Islands Section
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
D. Enforcement
1. U.S. Coast Guard
2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
3. NOAA Office of General Counsel, Enforcement Section
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
6. Program Planning and Research
A. National Standard Guidelines 1, 3 & 7 SSC Subgroup Report
B. Research Priorities
1. WPRFMC Five-year Priorities
2. Cooperative Research Priorities
C. Stock Assessments
1. Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) Policy
2. Review of Bottomfish Stock Assessment Update for American Samoa,
Guam and CNMI
D. Evaluation of 2014 Annual Catch Limits
E. Update on Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review
F. Update on Fisheries Internship and Student Help Project
G. Report on Presidential Task Force on Illegal, Unreported, and
Unregulated (IUU) fishing
H. U.S. Insular Areas Climate Change Meeting
I. Regional, National and International Outreach & Education
J. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee
2. Protected Species Advisory Committee
3. Advisory Panel
4. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Pelagic Plan Team
6. Scientific & Statistical Committee
K. Public Comment
L. Council Discussion and Action
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2015
7. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Report on the Governor's Fisheries Task Force Initiatives
a. Fisheries Development
b. American Samoa Purse Seine Vessels and WCPFC Limits
c. Update on Fisheries Disaster Relief Project
2. Update on the Fagatogo Market
3. Update on funding for Super Alia Vessels and Local Fishery
Business Development Initiatives
E. UN Decolonization
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Public Comment
I. Council Discussion and Action
8. Hawaii Archipelago & Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA)
A. Moku Pepa
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish (MHI)
1. P-star Working Group Report
2. MHI Deep-7 Bottomfish Data Workshop Report
3. Specification of Annual Catch Limit for the MHI Deep-7
Bottomfish Fishery for 2015-16 Fishing Year (Action Item)
E. Community Activities and Issues
1. Council Comments on Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National
Marine Sanctuary Management Plan
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Standing Committee Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
9. Protected Species
A. Green Sea Turtle
1. Status Review and Proposed Rule
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2. Council Comments on Proposed Rule
B. Humpback Whale
1. Status Review and Proposed Rule
2. Council comments on Proposed Rule
C. False Killer Whales (FKW)
1. Report of FKW Take Reduction Team
2. Council Comments on TRT Recommendations
D. Report of SSC Subcommittee on FKW Stock Boundary Revision and
Bycatch Proration
E. Updates on Other Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal
Protection Act
F. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
10. Public Comment on Non-agenda Items
6 p.m.-9 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Fishers Forum: Seafood Safety and Traceability
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2015
11. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Isla Informe
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
a. Status Report on Fishing Platform
b. Malesso Community Based Management Program (CBMP) Implementation
c. Report on Village of Yigo CBMP Meeting
d. Report on Indigenous Fishing Rights Initiatives
e. Micronesian Fishing Community Project Update
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
B. CNMI
1. Arongol Fal[uacute]
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
a. Report on Northern Islands CBMP meeting
b. Council comments on CNMI Joint Military Training Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS)
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
C. Update on Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
D. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
12. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye Commercial Minimum Size Limit Update
B. Hawaii Cross Seamount Fishery Review
C. Report on Hawaii Catch Shares Meeting
D. International Fisheries
1. Report on Purse Seine BET Workshop
2. Report on Longline VDS
3. Tokelau Arrangement Update
E. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
F. Standing Committee Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Recommendations
13. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Council Family Changes
1. Advisory Panel Alternate Selection
2. Plan Team Realignment
3. SSC Membership
D. Magnuson Stevens Act Reauthorization
E. Standard Operating Policies and Procedures
F. Meetings and Workshops
1. Council Coordination Committee Meeting
G. Other Business
H. Standing Committee Recommendations
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
14. Other Business
Non-Emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before
the Council for discussion and formal Council action during its 163rd
meeting. However, Council action on regulatory issues will be
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any
regulatory issue arising after publication of this document that
requires emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to
take action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220
(voice) or (808) 522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting
date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 20, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-12638 Filed 5-22-15; 8:45 am]
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