Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 54799-54800 [E6-15527]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Othel Freeman or Chris Rilling at 301–
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focus on science, coordination, and
communication issues between NMFS
and the Atlantic Regional Fishery
Management Councils (New England,
Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf of
Mexico, and Caribbean Fishery
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Atlantic HMS.
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Dated: September 14, 2006.
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This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Othel Freeman or Chris Rilling at (301)
713–2347, at least 7 days prior to the
meeting.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801
et seq.
Dated: September 13, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
Meeting of Atlantic Regional Fishery
Management Council Chairs and
Executive Directors
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS will host a half-day
meeting with the Atlantic Regional
Fishery Management Council Chairs
and Executive Directors in October
2006. The intent of this meeting is to
discuss science, coordination, and
communication issues related to
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS).
The meeting with the Atlantic
Regional Fishery Management Council
Chairs and Executive Directors will be
held from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on
Thursday, October 5, 2006.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public meeting to gather public
comments on options to research and
manage shark viewing operations in
federal waters around Hawaii.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday October 5, 2006, from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Haleiwa Elementary School, 66–505
Haleiwa Rd., Haleiwa, HI 96712.
Council address: Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
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telephone: (808) 522–8220; fax: (808)
522–8226.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2001,
commercial shark viewing operations
began providing and promoting services
to swim, dive and snorkel with sharks
off the North Shore of Oahu. The
operations essentially consist of
deploying a protective cage into the
water into which individuals enter
while sharks swim freely outside of the
cage. To keep sharks near the cage for
viewing, tour operators often introduce
chum (i.e. fish parts) into the water. In
2002, citing concerns of the risk to
human safety, particularly, the potential
increased risk of shark attacks on
individuals not involved in shark
feeding operations, the State of Hawaii
promulgated regulations prohibiting the
feeding of sharks for commercial
purposes in state marine waters from 0
to three miles from shore. As a result of
the State’s law, commercial shark tour
operations relocated into federal waters
beyond three miles from shore where
there are no rules or regulations in place
to control this activity.
Currently, the commercial shark
viewing operations occur three to four
miles offshore of Haleiwa, HI in waters
approximately 400 to 600 feet in depth.
The precise locations are marked by
buoys deployed by the tour operators.
Species of sharks encountered during
these operations include the galapagos
shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis), the
sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus),
the hammerhead shark (Sphyrna spp.)
and occasionally grey reef sharks
(Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) and tiger
sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier).
Presently, information on the effects
of commercial shark viewing operations
on shark behavior and ecology, fish
habitat and other user groups are largely
anecdotal. As a result, there remains
great uncertainty regarding the potential
impacts to humans as well as to shark
populations and the health of the
marine ecosystem in this area.
The Council will convene a public
meeting to gather public comments on
options to research and manage shark
viewing operations in federal waters
around Hawaii. These include but are
not limited to: (1) Conducting research
on shark movement and behavior and
population numbers in and around the
North Shore of Oahu; (2)
Recommending the State of Hawaii
establish a moratorium on any new
shark tour operations; (3) Establishing
federal regulations for shark tour
operations such as prohibiting or
limiting the amount of chum that may
be used, requiring shark tour operations
to move further offshore, limiting the
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number of shark tour operations; and (4)
Banning on shark viewing operations in
federal waters.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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: September 14, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Western Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Council; Public Meeting
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Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The 93rd meeting of the
Western Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will convene Tuesday, October 3,
2006, through Thursday October 5,
2006. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for specific times, dates, and agenda
items.
DATES: The SSC meeting will be held
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
Tuesday, October 3, 2006, through
Thursday October 5, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The SSC meeting will be
held at the Council Office Conference
Room, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 522–
8220.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808)-522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tuesday, October 3, 2006, 9 a.m.
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Approval of the Minutes of the 92nd
Meeting
4. Report of the Pacific Science Center
Director
5. Ecosystem and Habitat
A. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Monument (ACTION ITEM)
B. Hawaii Archipelago Ecosystem
Research Program
C. Hawaii coral reef fisheries statistics
D. Hawaii coral reef fisheries
assessment
E. American Samoa coral reef fish
survey
F. Guam Offshore Project
G. Public Comment
H. Discussion and Recommendations
6. Protected Species
A. Update on protected species issues
B. Monk seal fatty acid study report
C. Public Comment
D. Discussion and Recommendations
7. Insular Fisheries
A. Precious Corals
1. Recommendations Black Coral
Workshop
2. Plan Team Report
3. Public comment
4. Discussion and recommendations
B. Crustaceans
1. Addition of Heterocarpus to
Fishery Ecosystem Plans (FEPs)
(ACTION ITEM)
2. Lobster Research
3. Ecosystem Report on
Oceanographic Conditions
4. Plan Team Report
5. Public comment
6. Discussion and recommendations
Wednesday, October 4, 2006, 8:30 a.m.
7. Insular Fisheries (Cont’d)
C. Bottomfish and Seamount
Groundfish Issues
1. Bottomfish Stock Assessment
2. Update on Main Hawaiian Islands
(MHI) bottomfish closed areas working
group
3. Status of bottomfish stocks
4. Public comment
5. Discussion and recommendations
8. Pelagics Fisheries
A. Analysis of swordfish longline
observer data
B. Minimizing bycatch of loggerhead
turtles based on a prediction of the
transition zone frontal structure
C. Prediction model for minimizing
bycatch of sea turtles
D. American Samoa and Hawaii
Longline quarterly reports
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E. Swordfish Closure (ACTION ITEM)
F. Pelagic stock assessments
G. Shark management (ACTION
ITEM)
H. American Samoa fishery
aggregating devices (FADs) (ACTION
ITEM)
I. Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
quotas and data
J. Bigeye Tuna (BET) quota in the
Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO)
K. NMFS Pacific Island Fisheries
Science Center (PIFSC) International
Fisheries capabilities
L. International Fisheries
1. Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission Annual Meeting
2. Western & Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission (Science Committee,
Compliance Committee, Plenary)
3. Council South Pacific Albacore
Workshop
M. Shark bycatch in longline fisheries
N. Public Comment
O. Discussion and Recommendations
Thursday, October 5, 2006, 8:30 a.m.
9. Social Science
Indicators of community health
10. Other Business
A. Stock assessment protocol
B. Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA)
reauthorization
C. 94th SSC meeting
11. Summary of SSC Recommendations
to the Council
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: September 14, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a public meeting to gather public comments on options to research
and manage shark viewing operations in federal waters around Hawaii.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday October 5, 2006, from 6
p.m. to 9 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Haleiwa Elementary School,
66-505 Haleiwa Rd., Haleiwa, HI 96712.
Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220; fax: (808) 522-8226.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2001, commercial shark viewing operations
began providing and promoting services to swim, dive and snorkel with
sharks off the North Shore of Oahu. The operations essentially consist
of deploying a protective cage into the water into which individuals
enter while sharks swim freely outside of the cage. To keep sharks near
the cage for viewing, tour operators often introduce chum (i.e. fish
parts) into the water. In 2002, citing concerns of the risk to human
safety, particularly, the potential increased risk of shark attacks on
individuals not involved in shark feeding operations, the State of
Hawaii promulgated regulations prohibiting the feeding of sharks for
commercial purposes in state marine waters from 0 to three miles from
shore. As a result of the State's law, commercial shark tour operations
relocated into federal waters beyond three miles from shore where there
are no rules or regulations in place to control this activity.
Currently, the commercial shark viewing operations occur three to
four miles offshore of Haleiwa, HI in waters approximately 400 to 600
feet in depth. The precise locations are marked by buoys deployed by
the tour operators. Species of sharks encountered during these
operations include the galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis), the
sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), the hammerhead shark (Sphyrna
spp.) and occasionally grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)
and tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier).
Presently, information on the effects of commercial shark viewing
operations on shark behavior and ecology, fish habitat and other user
groups are largely anecdotal. As a result, there remains great
uncertainty regarding the potential impacts to humans as well as to
shark populations and the health of the marine ecosystem in this area.
The Council will convene a public meeting to gather public comments
on options to research and manage shark viewing operations in federal
waters around Hawaii. These include but are not limited to: (1)
Conducting research on shark movement and behavior and population
numbers in and around the North Shore of Oahu; (2) Recommending the
State of Hawaii establish a moratorium on any new shark tour
operations; (3) Establishing federal regulations for shark tour
operations such as prohibiting or limiting the amount of chum that may
be used, requiring shark tour operations to move further offshore,
limiting the
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number of shark tour operations; and (4) Banning on shark viewing
operations in federal waters.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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: September 14, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-15527 Filed 9-18-06; 8:45 am]
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