Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 59902-59904 [2012-23957]
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LEAP/LEC will review the Council’s
Action Schedule and the status of
regulatory actions that have been
submitted to NMFS for implementation.
The LEAP/LEC will also consider
changes to recommendations for the
timing of Federal Fishery Closures, and
potential impacts of Exempted Fishing
Permits being issued during closed
seasons, such as for fishing
tournaments. Finally, the LEAP/LEC
will also consider approval of recently
completed Strategic and Operations
Plans, and review the state’s Joint
Enforcement Agreements.
The Law Enforcement Advisory Panel
consists of principal law enforcement
officers in each of the Gulf States, as
well as the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS), the U.S. Coast
Guard, and the NOAA General Counsel
for Law Enforcement. A copy of the
agenda and related materials can be
obtained by calling the Council office at
(813) 348–1630.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
Law Enforcement Advisory Panel for
discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues
may not be the subject of formal action
during this meeting. Actions of the Law
Enforcement Advisory Panel will be
restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agendas and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require 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
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The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Kathy Pereira at the Council office (see
ADDRESSES) 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
Dated: September 25, 2012.
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–XC261
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and
hearings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its 111th Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC), Executive
and Budget Standing Committee, and
155th Council to take actions on fishery
management issues in the Western
Pacific Region.
DATES: The meetings will be held from
Wednesday, October 24th through
Thursday, November 1, 2012. For
specific dates, times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 111th SSC and
Executive and Budget Standing
Committee meetings will be held at the
Council office, 1164 Bishop Street,
Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808)
522–8220. The 155th Council meeting
will be held at the Laniakea YWCAFuller Hall, 1040 Richards Street,
Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808)
538–7061. The Fishers Forum will be
held at the Harbor View Center, 1129
North Nimitz Hwy (Pier 38), Honolulu,
HI 96817; telephone: (808) 983–1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC
will meet on October 24–26, 2012,
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.; the
Council’s Executive and Budget
Standing Committee will meet on
October 29, 2012, between 10 a.m. and
12 noon; the 155th Council will meet on
October 29–November 1, 2012. The
155th Council meeting will be held
between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on October
29, 2012, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
on October 30, 2012, between 8:30 a.m.
and 5:30 p.m. on October 31, 2012, and
between 8:30 a.m. and 12 noon on
November 1, 2012. A Fishers Forum
will be held in association with the
155th Council Meeting between 6 p.m.
and 9 p.m. on October 30, 2012. All
meetings will be held in Honolulu, HI..
In addition to the agenda items listed
here, the SSC and Council will hear
recommendations from Council
advisory groups. Public comment
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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 111th SSC
Meeting
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday, October
24, 2012
1. Introductions.
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and
Assignment of Rapporteurs.
3. Status of the 110th SSC Meeting
Recommendations.
4. Report from the Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center Director.
5. Program Planning.
A. NMFS Science Plan &
Prioritization Exercise.
B. Public Comment.
C. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations.
6. Insular Fisheries.
A. Action Items.
1. Options for Acceptable Biological
Catch.
a. American Samoa, Guam,
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI).
i. Bottomfish Management Unit
Species (P-star Analysis).
ii. Crustaceans.
iii. Precious Corals.
b. Hawaii.
i. Non Deep 7 Bottomfish.
ii. Crustaceans.
iii. Precious Corals.
2. Alternatives for the Moratorium on
Gold Coral Fishery.
B. Bottomfish Fishery.
1. Cooperative Research Bottomfish
Tagging Projects in Hawaii.
2. Preliminary Results of Acoustic
Tagging of Bottomfish.
C. Public Comment.
D. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations.
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday, October 25,
2012
7. Pelagic Fisheries.
A. Status of Opah Caught by the
Hawaii-based Pelagic Longline Fishery.
B. International Seafood
Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)
Research.
C. Tracking the Changes of Economic
Performance Indicators for the Main
Commercial Fisheries in the Western
Pacific Areas.
D. Levels Of Observer Coverage In
The Shallow Set Swordfish Fishery.
E. American Samoa and Hawaii
Longline Quarterly Reports.
F. International Fisheries Meetings.
1. Eighth Meeting of Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
(WCPFC) Scientific Committee (SC 8).
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G. Public Comment.
H. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations.
8. Protected Species.
A. Update on Endangered Species Act
(ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA) Actions.
1. 90-day Finding on the Petition to
Delist the Hawaiian Green Turtle.
B. Draft 2012 Marine Mammal Stock
Assessment Reports and New
Abundance Estimates for False Killer
Whales.
C. Public Comment.
D. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations.
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday, October 26,
2012
9. Other Business.
A. 112th SSC Meeting.
10. Summary of SSC
Recommendations to the Council.
10 a.m.–12 Noon, Monday, October 29,
2012
Executive and Budget Standing
Committee Meeting.
Schedule and Agenda for 155th Council
Meeting
2 p.m.–5 p.m. Monday, October 29, 2012
1. Welcome and Introductions.
2. Approval of the 155th Agenda.
3. Approval of the 154th 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 (PIFSC).
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel
(OCG), Pacific Islands Report.
C. NOAA National Ocean Service.
D. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
E. Enforcement.
1. U.S. Coast Guard2. NMFS Office for
Law Enforcement.
3. NOAA General Counsel for
Enforcement and Litigation.
F. Public Comment.
G. Council Discussion and Action.
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2012
6. Program Planning and Research.
A. Recommendations on Moratorium
for Gold Coral (Action Item).
B. PIFSC Science Plan and
Prioritization.
C. Pacific Island Recreational (NonCommercial) Fishing Summit.
D. Education and Outreach.
1. Report on First Stewarts Meeting.
a. Video Flyover.
2. Third Managing Our Nations
Fisheries Conference (MONF3).
3. Other Activities.
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E. SSC Recommendations.
F. Public Hearing.
G. Council Discussion and Action.
7. Protected Species.
A. Update on ESA and MMPA
Actions.
1. General Update on ESA and MMPA
Actions.
2. Honu (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle)
Petition 90-Day Finding.
B. Main Hawaiian Islands Monk Seal
Management Plan.
C. Draft 2012 Marine Mammal Stock
Assessment Reports and New
Abundance Estimates for False Killer
Whales.
D. SSC Recommendations.
E. Public Comment.
F. Council Discussion and Action.
8. American Samoa Archipelago.
A. Motu Lipoti.
B. Fono Report.
C. Enforcement Issues.
D. Community Activities and Issues.
1. Update on Community Fisheries
Development.
E. Annual Catch Limits (Action Item).
1. Bottomfish Management Unit
Species (P-star Analysis).
2. Crustaceans (Spiny Lobster and
Slipper Lobster).
3. Precious Corals.
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives.
G. SSC Recommendations.
H. Public Hearing.
I. Council Discussion and Action.
9. Marianas Archipelago.
A. Island Reports.
1. Arongo Flaeey.
2. Isla Informe.
B. Legislative Report.
1. CNMI.
2. Guam.
C. Enforcement Issues.
1. CNMI.
2. Guam.
D. Status of Guam Indigenous Fishing
Rights PL 29–127.
E. Annual Catch Limits (Action Item).
1. Bottomfish Management Unit
Species (P-star Analysis).
2. Crustaceans (Spiny Lobster and
Slipper Lobster).
3. Precious Corals.
F. Community Activities and Issues.
G. Education and Outreach Initiatives.
H. SSC Recommendations.
I. Public Hearing.
J. Council Discussion and Action.
6 p.m.–9 p.m., Tuesday October 30,
2012
Fishers Forum: Tuna, Tuna, Tuna
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Wednesday,
October 31, 2012
10. Pelagic & International Fisheries.
A. American Samoa and Hawaii
Longline Quarterly Reports.
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B. International Fisheries Meetings.
1. Western Central Pacific Fishery
Commission (WCPFC) Science
Committee.
2. WCPFC Northern Committee.
3. WCPFC Technical and Compliance
Committee (TCC).
4. North Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Organization (NP RFMO).
5. WCPFC Permanent Advisory
Committee.
C. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations.
D. Public Comment.
E. Council Discussion and Action.
11. Hawaii Archipelago and Pacific
Remote Island Areas.
A. Moku Pepa.
B. Department of Land and Natural
Resources (DLNR) Admin Report/
Update.
C. Enforcement.
D. Annual Catch Limits (ACLs)
(Action Item).
1. Non Deep 7 Bottomfish.
2. Crustaceans (Spiny Lobster, Slipper
Lobster and Kona Crab).
3. Precious Corals.
E. Bottomfish Fishery.
1. Cooperative Research Bottomfish
Tagging Projects in Hawaii.
2. Preliminary Results on Acoustic
Tagging of Bottomfish.
F. Update on Hawaiian Island
Humpback Whale Sanctuary Review.
G. Community Projects, Activities and
Issues.
1. Status of Aha Moku Legislation.
2. Report on Aha Moku Projects.
H. Education and Outreach Activities.
1. Hawaii Summer High School
Course.
2. Community Meetings on ACLs and
MMPA.
3. Other Hawaii Outreach Activities.
I. SSC Recommendations.
J. Public Hearing.
K. Council Discussion and Action.
12. Public Comment on Non-Agenda
Items.
8:30 a.m.–12 Noon Thursday, November
1, 2012
13. Administrative Matters.
A. Council Member Ethics and Rules
of Conduct Training.
B. Financial Reports.
C. Administrative Reports.
D. Freedom of Information Act
(FOIAs) Requests.
E. Council Family Changes.
1. SSC.
F. Meetings and Workshops.
G. Approval of Standard Operating
Practices and Procedures (SOPP).
H. Department of Commerce/Office of
Inspector General Review of the Fishery
Management Rule Making Process.
I. Other Business.
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J. Standing Committee
Recommendations.
K. Public Comment.
L. Council Discussion and Action.
14. Election of Officers.
15. Other Business.
Non-emergency issues not contained
in this agenda may come before the
Council for discussion and formal
Council action during its 155th 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: 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 25, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Pile Driving for
Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning
Project
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) implementing regulations,
notification is hereby given that NMFS
has issued an Incidental Harassment
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Authorization (IHA) to Honolulu
Seawater Air Conditioning, LLC
(HSWAC), allowing the take of small
numbers of marine mammals, by Level
B harassment, incidental to pile driving
during construction of a sea water air
conditioning project.
DATES: Effective October 1, 2012,
through September 30, 2013.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA,
application, and Environmental
Assessment are available by visiting the
Internet at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
pr/permits/incidental.htm. Documents
cited in this notice may also be viewed,
by appointment, during regular business
hours, at the aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Magliocca, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specific
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is provided to the public
for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s), will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
subsistence uses (where relevant), and if
the permissible methods of taking and
requirements pertaining to the
mitigation, monitoring and reporting of
such takings are set forth. NMFS has
defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ as ‘‘* * *
an impact resulting from the specified
activity that cannot be reasonably
expected to, and is not reasonably likely
to, adversely affect the species or stock
through effects on annual rates of
recruitment or survival.’’
Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA
established an expedited process by
which citizens of the United States can
apply for an authorization to
incidentally take small numbers of
marine mammals by harassment.
Section 101(a)(5)(D) further established
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a 45-day time limit for NMFS’ review of
an application, followed by a 30-day
public notice and comment period on
any proposed authorizations for the
incidental harassment of marine
mammals. Within 45 days of the close
of the comment period, NMFS must
either issue or deny the authorization.
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: Any act of
pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i)
has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild [Level A harassment]; or (ii) has
the potential to disturb a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild by causing disruption of behavioral
patterns, including, but not limited to,
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
feeding, or sheltering [Level B
harassment].
Summary of Request
On April 16, 2012, NMFS received an
application from HSWAC requesting an
IHA for the take, by Level B harassment,
of small numbers of 19 marine mammal
species incidental to pile driving
activities offshore Honolulu, Hawaii. In
accordance with the MMPA and
implementing regulations, NMFS issued
a notice in the Federal Register on July
24, 2012 (77 FR 43259), requesting
comments from the public on a
proposed IHA.
Description of the Specified Activity
A complete description of the
specified activity may be found in
NMFS’ proposed IHA notice in the
Federal Register (77 FR 43259, July 24,
2012) and a summary is provided here.
HSWAC will construct a district cooling
system for commercial and residential
properties in Honolulu, consisting of an
offshore seawater intake pipe, an
offshore seawater discharge pipe, a
land-based pump station, and a landbased chilled water distribution system.
HSWAC will drive steel sheet piles and
cylindrical steel piles as part of
construction. Only pile driving
activities are expected to result in
incidental harassment of marine
mammals. A summary of the pile
driving activities are provided in Table
1 below. Further details regarding
installation of the pipelines are
provided in HSWAC’s IHA application
here: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
permits/incidental.htm.
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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 111th Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC),
Executive and Budget Standing Committee, and 155th Council to take
actions on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
DATES: The meetings will be held from Wednesday, October 24th through
Thursday, November 1, 2012. For specific dates, times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 111th SSC and Executive and Budget Standing Committee
meetings will be held at the Council office, 1164 Bishop Street,
Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808) 522-8220. The 155th Council
meeting will be held at the Laniakea YWCA-Fuller Hall, 1040 Richards
Street, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808) 538-7061. The Fishers
Forum will be held at the Harbor View Center, 1129 North Nimitz Hwy
(Pier 38), Honolulu, HI 96817; telephone: (808) 983-1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC will meet on October 24-26, 2012,
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.; the Council's Executive and Budget
Standing Committee will meet on October 29, 2012, between 10 a.m. and
12 noon; the 155th Council will meet on October 29-November 1, 2012.
The 155th Council meeting will be held between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on
October 29, 2012, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on October 30, 2012,
between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on October 31, 2012, and between 8:30
a.m. and 12 noon on November 1, 2012. A Fishers Forum will be held in
association with the 155th Council Meeting between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on
October 30, 2012. All meetings will be held in Honolulu, HI..
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 111th SSC Meeting
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2012
1. Introductions.
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs.
3. Status of the 110th SSC Meeting Recommendations.
4. Report from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Director.
5. Program Planning.
A. NMFS Science Plan & Prioritization Exercise.
B. Public Comment.
C. SSC Discussion and Recommendations.
6. Insular Fisheries.
A. Action Items.
1. Options for Acceptable Biological Catch.
a. American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI).
i. Bottomfish Management Unit Species (P-star Analysis).
ii. Crustaceans.
iii. Precious Corals.
b. Hawaii.
i. Non Deep 7 Bottomfish.
ii. Crustaceans.
iii. Precious Corals.
2. Alternatives for the Moratorium on Gold Coral Fishery.
B. Bottomfish Fishery.
1. Cooperative Research Bottomfish Tagging Projects in Hawaii.
2. Preliminary Results of Acoustic Tagging of Bottomfish.
C. Public Comment.
D. SSC Discussion and Recommendations.
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, October 25, 2012
7. Pelagic Fisheries.
A. Status of Opah Caught by the Hawaii-based Pelagic Longline
Fishery.
B. International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Research.
C. Tracking the Changes of Economic Performance Indicators for the
Main Commercial Fisheries in the Western Pacific Areas.
D. Levels Of Observer Coverage In The Shallow Set Swordfish
Fishery.
E. American Samoa and Hawaii Longline Quarterly Reports.
F. International Fisheries Meetings.
1. Eighth Meeting of Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission (WCPFC) Scientific Committee (SC 8).
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G. Public Comment.
H. SSC Discussion and Recommendations.
8. Protected Species.
A. Update on Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) Actions.
1. 90-day Finding on the Petition to Delist the Hawaiian Green
Turtle.
B. Draft 2012 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports and New
Abundance Estimates for False Killer Whales.
C. Public Comment.
D. SSC Discussion and Recommendations.
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, October 26, 2012
9. Other Business.
A. 112th SSC Meeting.
10. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council.
10 a.m.-12 Noon, Monday, October 29, 2012
Executive and Budget Standing Committee Meeting.
Schedule and Agenda for 155th Council Meeting
2 p.m.-5 p.m. Monday, October 29, 2012
1. Welcome and Introductions.
2. Approval of the 155th Agenda.
3. Approval of the 154th 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 (PIFSC).
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel (OCG), Pacific Islands Report.
C. NOAA National Ocean Service.
D. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
E. Enforcement.
1. U.S. Coast Guard2. NMFS Office for Law Enforcement.
3. NOAA General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation.
F. Public Comment.
G. Council Discussion and Action.
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday, October 30, 2012
6. Program Planning and Research.
A. Recommendations on Moratorium for Gold Coral (Action Item).
B. PIFSC Science Plan and Prioritization.
C. Pacific Island Recreational (Non-Commercial) Fishing Summit.
D. Education and Outreach.
1. Report on First Stewarts Meeting.
a. Video Flyover.
2. Third Managing Our Nations Fisheries Conference (MONF3).
3. Other Activities.
E. SSC Recommendations.
F. Public Hearing.
G. Council Discussion and Action.
7. Protected Species.
A. Update on ESA and MMPA Actions.
1. General Update on ESA and MMPA Actions.
2. Honu (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle) Petition 90-Day Finding.
B. Main Hawaiian Islands Monk Seal Management Plan.
C. Draft 2012 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports and New
Abundance Estimates for False Killer Whales.
D. SSC Recommendations.
E. Public Comment.
F. Council Discussion and Action.
8. American Samoa Archipelago.
A. Motu Lipoti.
B. Fono Report.
C. Enforcement Issues.
D. Community Activities and Issues.
1. Update on Community Fisheries Development.
E. Annual Catch Limits (Action Item).
1. Bottomfish Management Unit Species (P-star Analysis).
2. Crustaceans (Spiny Lobster and Slipper Lobster).
3. Precious Corals.
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives.
G. SSC Recommendations.
H. Public Hearing.
I. Council Discussion and Action.
9. Marianas Archipelago.
A. Island Reports.
1. Arongo Flaeey.
2. Isla Informe.
B. Legislative Report.
1. CNMI.
2. Guam.
C. Enforcement Issues.
1. CNMI.
2. Guam.
D. Status of Guam Indigenous Fishing Rights PL 29-127.
E. Annual Catch Limits (Action Item).
1. Bottomfish Management Unit Species (P-star Analysis).
2. Crustaceans (Spiny Lobster and Slipper Lobster).
3. Precious Corals.
F. Community Activities and Issues.
G. Education and Outreach Initiatives.
H. SSC Recommendations.
I. Public Hearing.
J. Council Discussion and Action.
6 p.m.-9 p.m., Tuesday October 30, 2012
Fishers Forum: Tuna, Tuna, Tuna
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 31, 2012
10. Pelagic & International Fisheries.
A. American Samoa and Hawaii Longline Quarterly Reports.
B. International Fisheries Meetings.
1. Western Central Pacific Fishery Commission (WCPFC) Science
Committee.
2. WCPFC Northern Committee.
3. WCPFC Technical and Compliance Committee (TCC).
4. North Pacific Regional Fishery Management Organization (NP
RFMO).
5. WCPFC Permanent Advisory Committee.
C. SSC Discussion and Recommendations.
D. Public Comment.
E. Council Discussion and Action.
11. Hawaii Archipelago and Pacific Remote Island Areas.
A. Moku Pepa.
B. Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Admin Report/
Update.
C. Enforcement.
D. Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) (Action Item).
1. Non Deep 7 Bottomfish.
2. Crustaceans (Spiny Lobster, Slipper Lobster and Kona Crab).
3. Precious Corals.
E. Bottomfish Fishery.
1. Cooperative Research Bottomfish Tagging Projects in Hawaii.
2. Preliminary Results on Acoustic Tagging of Bottomfish.
F. Update on Hawaiian Island Humpback Whale Sanctuary Review.
G. Community Projects, Activities and Issues.
1. Status of Aha Moku Legislation.
2. Report on Aha Moku Projects.
H. Education and Outreach Activities.
1. Hawaii Summer High School Course.
2. Community Meetings on ACLs and MMPA.
3. Other Hawaii Outreach Activities.
I. SSC Recommendations.
J. Public Hearing.
K. Council Discussion and Action.
12. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items.
8:30 a.m.-12 Noon Thursday, November 1, 2012
13. Administrative Matters.
A. Council Member Ethics and Rules of Conduct Training.
B. Financial Reports.
C. Administrative Reports.
D. Freedom of Information Act (FOIAs) Requests.
E. Council Family Changes.
1. SSC.
F. Meetings and Workshops.
G. Approval of Standard Operating Practices and Procedures (SOPP).
H. Department of Commerce/Office of Inspector General Review of the
Fishery Management Rule Making Process.
I. Other Business.
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J. Standing Committee Recommendations.
K. Public Comment.
L. Council Discussion and Action.
14. Election of Officers.
15. Other Business.
Non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before
the Council for discussion and formal Council action during its 155th
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: 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 25, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-23957 Filed 9-28-12; 8:45 am]
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