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Executive Director’s Report, the Science
Report, Committee Reports, and conduct
any continuing and/or new business.
ADDRESSES: Historic Inns of Annapolis,
58 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401;
telephone: (410) 263–2641.
Council Address: Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: 302–674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, PhD, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; telephone: 302–
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda
items by day for the Council’s
Committees and the Council itself are:
On Tuesday, April 12—The Ecosystems
and Oceans Planning Committee will
prioritize recommendations from the
December Workshop. On Wednesday,
April 13—The Squid, Mackerel, and
Butterfish Committee will review
Advisory Panel (AP) Membership,
review Amendment 14 analysis and
direct the Fishery Management Action
Team (FMAT), and adjust Amendment
14 range of alternatives as appropriate.
The Council will hear an HMS
presentation on the Squid Trawl
Proposed Rule and look at options to
minimize discards of swordfish in the
Illex fishery and the trawl retention
limits for incidental catch of smooth
dogfish. The Spiny Dogfish Committee
will identify action alternatives for
Amendment 3. There will be a Public
Listening Session where the Council
invites the public to engage Council
leadership and NMFS representatives in
a Q & A roundtable session. Those in
attendance will be able to ask questions
or comment on any issue related to MidAtlantic Fisheries Management
including annual specifications,
ecosystem management, bycatch
reduction, catch shares, etc. On
Thursday, April 14—The Executive
Committee will discuss the Council
budget, the process and timeline for
2012 specifications, the AP Performance
Report, the ecosystem based fisheries
management goals and objectives, the
Advisory Panel composition and
governance, Council communications,
and hold a NRCC Meeting review. Dr.
Paul Rago will provide the Council with
a presentation regarding the 3-Year
SBRM Report. The Council will hear a
BOEMRE presentation which will
provide the Council with an overview of
offshore wind energy, introduction to
the Smart from the Start Energy
Initiative, and an overview of the
Proposed Mid-Atlantic Wind Energy
Areas. Howard King will provide the
Council with an update on Amendment
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6 to the Monkfish FMP. The Council
will hold its regular Business Session to
approve the February 2011 minutes,
receive Organizational Reports, hear the
South Atlantic Liaison Report, the
Executive Director’s Report, the Science
Report, Committee Reports, and conduct
any continuing and/or new business.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders (302–526–5251) at least
five days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 21, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its Hawaii Advisory
Panel (AP), Hawaii Plan Team (PT),
Pelagic PT and Regional Ecosystem
Advisory Committee (REAC).
DATES: The Hawaii PT meeting will be
held on April 12 to 13, 2011, Hawaii AP
meeting on April 13 to 14, 2011, and
Hawaii REAC meeting on April 20,
2011. The Pelagic PT meeting will be
held on April 26 to 28, 2011. For
specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Hawaii AP, PT, REAC
and Pelagic PT meetings will be held at
the Council Office Conference Room,
1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
SUMMARY:
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Schedule and Agenda for Hawaii PT
Meeting
9 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday,
April 12–13, 2011
The Hawaii PT will meet to hear
reports on, discuss and consider
developing recommendations on the
following upcoming Council meeting
actions:
1. Status of Fishery Monitoring
Programs and Research Projects
A. Coral Reef Fisheries
B. Crustacean Fisheries
C. Precious Coral Fisheries
D. Pacific Islands Regional Office
(PIRO) Administrative Activities
E. Bottomfish Fisheries
i. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Total
Allowable Catch (TAC) Monitoring
ii. Market/Economic Report
iii. PIRO Report on TAC and Annual
Catch Limits (ACL) process update
iv. Recreational permit and reporting
2. Hawaii Archipelago Fishery
Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Draft Annual
Report Structure
3. Improving Fishery Data Collection
and Research
A. Update on Recommendations from
2009 Fishery Data Workshop
B. Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) FiveYear Priorities
C. Review of Cooperative Research
D. Review of PT Risk Ranking Results
for Stock Assessment and ACLs
4. Other Business
5. National Fisheries Mandates
A. Coastal and Marine Spatial
Planning (CMSP)
i. Overview of CMSP
ii. Community CMSP Workshop Plans
B. Update on ACLs
C. Report on ACL and Catch Share
Workshops
6. Upcoming Fishery Management
Actions
A. Options for Non-Commercial
Fishery Data Reporting
B. Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and Habitat
Area of Particular Concern (HAPC)
Review
C. Status of State Bottomfish
Regulatory Changes
D. Options for Limited Entry of
Offshore Aquaculture
7. Coral Reef Funded Projects
A. Kona Crab Stock Assessment
B. Black Coral Mapping
C. Deepwater Chorusing Phenomenon
D. Report on Tournament Sampling
E. Upcoming Coral Reef Projects
Schedule and Agenda for Hawaii AP
Meeting
9 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday to Thursday,
April 13–14, 2011
The Hawaii AP will meet to hear
reports on, discuss and consider
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developing recommendations on the
following upcoming Council meeting
actions:
1. National Fisheries Mandates
A. Coastal and Marine Spatial
Planning (CMSP)
i. Overview of CMSP
ii. Community CMSP Workshop Plans
B. Update on Annual Catch Limits
(ACLs)
C. Report on ACL and Catch Share
Workshops
2. Upcoming Fishery Management
Actions
A. Options for Non-Commercial
Fishery Data Reporting
B. Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish
EFH and HAPC Review
C. Status of State Bottomfish
Regulatory Changes
D. Options for Limited Entry of
Offshore Aquaculture
3. Coral Reef Funded Projects
A. Kona Crab Stock Assessment
B. Black Coral Mapping
C. Deepwater Chorusing Phenomenon
D. Report on Tournament Sampling
E. Upcoming Coral Reef Projects
4. Council and Advisory Panel
Responsibilities
A. Council and MSA Overview
B. Advisory Panel Responsibilities
5. Review of Previous Day
Presentations
A. Review of Action Items
6. Hawaii Fishery Issues
A. Fishery Issues Presented by
Members
B. MHI Bottomfish Update
C. Ocean Regulatory Regime Review
Initiative
D. Fishery Development
E. Other Business
7. Ecosystems and Communities
A. Report on Hoolei Ia Puwalu
B. Marine Recreational Information
Program/National Salt Water Angler
Registry Update
C. Community Monitoring Tacklebox
Schedule and Agenda for Hawaii REAC
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The Hawaii REAC will meet to hear
reports on, discuss and consider
developing recommendations on the
following upcoming Council meeting
actions:
1. Marine and Coastal Ecosystem
Policies, Program and Community
Initiatives
A. Coastal and Marine Spatial
Planning
i. Pacific Islands Regional Office
ii. Pacific Services Center Activities
iii. Pacific Ocean Regional
Partnership
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B. Ocean Regulatory Regime Review
Initiative
C. Aha Moku Initiative
2. Ocean Management Activities
A. Hawaiian Islands Humpback
Whale Sanctuary Management Plan
Review
B. Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish
Essential Fish Habitat
C. Protected Species
i. Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Incidental Take Permit for Sea Turtles
and Monk Seals
ii. Monk Seal—Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
iii. Insular False Killer Whale listing
Under ESA
iv. Spinner Dolphin Human
Interaction EIS and Rule-making
3. Overview of 2011 Ocean
Legislation
4. Impacts of the March 2011 Tsunami
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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 five days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 21, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Schedule and Agenda for the Pelagic PT
Meeting
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday,
April 26–28, 2011
AGENCY:
The Pelagic Plan Team members from
Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) will meet to hear reports
on, discuss and consider developing
recommendations on the following
upcoming Council meeting actions:
1. Annual Report review
a. Review 2010 Annual Report
modules and recommendations
i. CNMI
ii. American Samoa
iii. Guam
iv. Hawaii
v. International
vi. Recreational
b. 2010 Annual report region wide
recommendations
2. Summary of current Fishery
Ecosystem Plan (FEP) amendment
actions
3. American Samoa longline fishery
large circle hooks study
4. Potential American Samoa
swordfish fishery
5. Marine Conservation Biology
Institute (MCBI)/NMFS seabirds and
pelagic fish workshop
6. Pacific Council Highly Migratory
Species Plan Amendment 2 and lead
Council designation
7. Migratory Bird Treaty Act—permit
implications for pelagic fisheries
8. Hawaii Troll/charter fishery
Category I to Cat II listing
9. Loggerhead status—Implications for
consultations
10. Other business
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scientific and Statistical Committee on
April 12–13, 2011 to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Tuesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. and
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
meeting will be held at the Hotel
Providence, 139 Mathewson Street,
Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401)
861–8000; fax: (401) 861–8002.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Tuesday, April 12, 2011–Wednesday,
April 13, 2011
The Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) will peer review work
completed by the Council’s Skate Plan
Development Team. The review is being
convened on April 12, 2011 for the
purpose of providing expert technical
comments and advice on the following:
Approve a FSV Bigelow calibration
method to be used to recommend Skate
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA317
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.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its Hawaii Advisory Panel (AP), Hawaii Plan Team (PT),
Pelagic PT and Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC).
DATES: The Hawaii PT meeting will be held on April 12 to 13, 2011,
Hawaii AP meeting on April 13 to 14, 2011, and Hawaii REAC meeting on
April 20, 2011. The Pelagic PT meeting will be held on April 26 to 28,
2011. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Hawaii AP, PT, REAC and Pelagic PT meetings will be held
at the Council Office Conference Room, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Hawaii PT Meeting
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, April 12-13, 2011
The Hawaii PT will meet to hear reports on, discuss and consider
developing recommendations on the following upcoming Council meeting
actions:
1. Status of Fishery Monitoring Programs and Research Projects
A. Coral Reef Fisheries
B. Crustacean Fisheries
C. Precious Coral Fisheries
D. Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) Administrative Activities
E. Bottomfish Fisheries
i. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Total Allowable Catch (TAC)
Monitoring
ii. Market/Economic Report
iii. PIRO Report on TAC and Annual Catch Limits (ACL) process
update
iv. Recreational permit and reporting
2. Hawaii Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Draft Annual
Report Structure
3. Improving Fishery Data Collection and Research
A. Update on Recommendations from 2009 Fishery Data Workshop
B. Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) Five-Year Priorities
C. Review of Cooperative Research
D. Review of PT Risk Ranking Results for Stock Assessment and ACLs
4. Other Business
5. National Fisheries Mandates
A. Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP)
i. Overview of CMSP
ii. Community CMSP Workshop Plans
B. Update on ACLs
C. Report on ACL and Catch Share Workshops
6. Upcoming Fishery Management Actions
A. Options for Non-Commercial Fishery Data Reporting
B. Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and
Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) Review
C. Status of State Bottomfish Regulatory Changes
D. Options for Limited Entry of Offshore Aquaculture
7. Coral Reef Funded Projects
A. Kona Crab Stock Assessment
B. Black Coral Mapping
C. Deepwater Chorusing Phenomenon
D. Report on Tournament Sampling
E. Upcoming Coral Reef Projects
Schedule and Agenda for Hawaii AP Meeting
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday to Thursday, April 13-14, 2011
The Hawaii AP will meet to hear reports on, discuss and consider
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developing recommendations on the following upcoming Council meeting
actions:
1. National Fisheries Mandates
A. Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP)
i. Overview of CMSP
ii. Community CMSP Workshop Plans
B. Update on Annual Catch Limits (ACLs)
C. Report on ACL and Catch Share Workshops
2. Upcoming Fishery Management Actions
A. Options for Non-Commercial Fishery Data Reporting
B. Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish EFH and HAPC Review
C. Status of State Bottomfish Regulatory Changes
D. Options for Limited Entry of Offshore Aquaculture
3. Coral Reef Funded Projects
A. Kona Crab Stock Assessment
B. Black Coral Mapping
C. Deepwater Chorusing Phenomenon
D. Report on Tournament Sampling
E. Upcoming Coral Reef Projects
4. Council and Advisory Panel Responsibilities
A. Council and MSA Overview
B. Advisory Panel Responsibilities
5. Review of Previous Day Presentations
A. Review of Action Items
6. Hawaii Fishery Issues
A. Fishery Issues Presented by Members
B. MHI Bottomfish Update
C. Ocean Regulatory Regime Review Initiative
D. Fishery Development
E. Other Business
7. Ecosystems and Communities
A. Report on Hoolei Ia Puwalu
B. Marine Recreational Information Program/National Salt Water
Angler Registry Update
C. Community Monitoring Tacklebox
Schedule and Agenda for Hawaii REAC Meeting
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The Hawaii REAC will meet to hear reports on, discuss and consider
developing recommendations on the following upcoming Council meeting
actions:
1. Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Policies, Program and Community
Initiatives
A. Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
i. Pacific Islands Regional Office
ii. Pacific Services Center Activities
iii. Pacific Ocean Regional Partnership
B. Ocean Regulatory Regime Review Initiative
C. Aha Moku Initiative
2. Ocean Management Activities
A. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Sanctuary Management Plan Review
B. Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish Essential Fish Habitat
C. Protected Species
i. Endangered Species Act (ESA) Incidental Take Permit for Sea
Turtles and Monk Seals
ii. Monk Seal--Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
iii. Insular False Killer Whale listing Under ESA
iv. Spinner Dolphin Human Interaction EIS and Rule-making
3. Overview of 2011 Ocean Legislation
4. Impacts of the March 2011 Tsunami
Schedule and Agenda for the Pelagic PT Meeting
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, April 26-28, 2011
The Pelagic Plan Team members from Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam,
and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) will meet to hear
reports on, discuss and consider developing recommendations on the
following upcoming Council meeting actions:
1. Annual Report review
a. Review 2010 Annual Report modules and recommendations
i. CNMI
ii. American Samoa
iii. Guam
iv. Hawaii
v. International
vi. Recreational
b. 2010 Annual report region wide recommendations
2. Summary of current Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) amendment
actions
3. American Samoa longline fishery large circle hooks study
4. Potential American Samoa swordfish fishery
5. Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI)/NMFS seabirds and
pelagic fish workshop
6. Pacific Council Highly Migratory Species Plan Amendment 2 and
lead Council designation
7. Migratory Bird Treaty Act--permit implications for pelagic
fisheries
8. Hawaii Troll/charter fishery Category I to Cat II listing
9. Loggerhead status--Implications for consultations
10. Other business
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 five days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 21, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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