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Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold
meetings.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The SSC meetings will be held
June 19–20, 2013. The SSC will convene
on June 19, 2013, from 9 a.m. until 5
p.m., and will reconvene on June 20,
2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The meetings are open to the public,
and will be conducted in English.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Caribbean Fishery Management
Council Headquarters, located at 270
˜
Munoz Rivera Avenue, 4th Floor, Suite
401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
˜
270 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918, telephone:
(787) 766–5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC
will meet to discuss the items contained
in the following agenda:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
DATES:
June 19, 2013—9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Call to order
• Roll Call
• Adoption of Agenda
Review SEFSC re-analysis of queen
and silk snapper based on SEDAR 26
data, including reviewing the
assumptions of the new analysis and the
most appropriate application of a
control rule that would allow the
estimation of quantitative ACL advice.
June 20, 2013—8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Continue discussion of the new
SEFSC queen and silk snapper
analysis.
• Review and comment on the final
stock assessment reports for SEDAR
30 U.S. Caribbean Queen triggerfish.
The report can be downloaded from
the SEDAR Web site: https://
www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sedar/Sedar_
Workshops.jsp?WorkshopNum=30
• Other business
• Adjourn meeting
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
For more information or request for sign
language interpretation and/other
auxiliary aids, please contact Mr.
´
Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director,
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
˜
270 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918, telephone
(787) 766–5926, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: May 28, 2013
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and
hearings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its 113th Scientific and Statistical
Committee, Executive and Budget
Standing Committee, Pelagic and
International and Protected Species
Standing Committee and the 157th
Council Meeting to take actions on
fishery management issues in the
Western Pacific Region.
DATES: The meetings will be held from
June 18, 2013 through June 27, 2013. All
meetings will be held in Honolulu, HI.
For specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The SSC, Executive and
Budget Standing Committee and the
Pelagic and International and Protected
Species Standing Committee meetings
will be held at the Council Office, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI
96813, telephone: (808) 522–8220. The
157th 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, Pier 38, 1129 North Nimitz
Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817,
telephone: (808) 983–1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will meet from June 18, 2013 to
June 20, 2013 between 8:30 a.m. and 5
p.m.; the Council’s Executive and
Budget Standing Committee will meet
on June 25, 2013 between 10 a.m. and
12 noon; the Pelagic and International
and Protected Species Standing
Committee will meet on June 25
between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.; the 157th
Council meeting will be held between
8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on June 26,
2013, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
June 27, 2013, and between 8:30 a.m.
and 5 p.m. on June 28, 2013. A Fishers
Forum will be held in association with
the 157th Council Meeting between 6
p.m. and 9 p.m. on June 27, 2013.
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In addition to the agenda items listed
here, the 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 113th SSC
Meeting
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 111th SSC Meeting
Recommendations
4. Report from the Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Director
5. Insular Fisheries
A. PIFSC Bottomfish Research
1. Life History Investigations
a. Challenges of Traditional Age
Estimation of Hawaii Bottomfish
b. Age-Validated Life Histories of
Bottomfish: Hawaii and the Western
Pacific
2. Assessments
a. Report on Cooperative Research
Cruise
b. Report on Bottomfish Restricted
Fishing Area (BRFA) Evaluation
B. Plan Team Report
C. Public Comment
D. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
6. Program Planning
A. Re-specification of Acceptable
Biological Catches (ABCs) (Action
Item)
1. Evaluation of the 2012 Catches
Relative to 2012 Annual Catch
Limits (ACLs)
2. Modified Catch-Maximum
Sustainable Yield (MSY) Approach
to Specify ABCs
3. Options for Re-specifying ABCs
a. Coral Reef Management Unit
Species
b. Crustaceans and Precious Corals
c. Main Hawaiian Island (MHI) Deep
7 Bottomfish
d. Non-deep 7 Bottomfish
4. Report from the P-star Working
Group
B. Allocation
C. Subsistence Fisheries Definition
D. Cooperative Research Priorities
E. National Bycatch Report Update
F. Plan Team Report
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday, June 19,
2013
7. Pelagic Fisheries
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A. Action Items
1. Modifying the Swordfish Trip Limit
in the American Samoa Longline
Fishery
2. Overfishing of Pacific Bluefin
3. Overfishing of North Pacific
Western and Central Pacific Ocean
(WCPO) Striped Marlin
4. Territory Longline Bigeye Tuna
Limits
B. Fishery-induced Changes in the
Sub-Tropical Pacific Pelagic
Ecosystem
C. American Samoa and Hawaii
Longline Quarterly Reports
D. International Fisheries Meetings
1. 85th Meeting of the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
2. Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)/
Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC)
Sub-committee on Tuna and
Billfish
E. Pelagic Plan Team
F. Public Comment
G. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
8. Protected Species
A. Age-Structured Model of False
Killer Whales
B. Papahanaumokuakea Associated
Cetacean Ecology Survey (PACES)
C. Updates on Endangered Species
Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal
Protection Act Actions (MMPA)
1. Proposed Rule to List 66 Species of
Coral as Endangered or Threatened
under the ESA
2. Humphead Wrasse Status Review
3. Green Turtle Status Review
4. North Pacific Humpback Whale
Petition
5. Shark Petitions
6. Proposed 2013 MMPA List of
Fisheries
D. Report of the False Killer Whale
Take Reduction Team Meeting
E. Western Pacific Stock Assessment
Review (WPSAR) on False Killer
Whale Genetic Studies
F. Public Comment
G. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursday, June 20,
2013
9. Other Business
A. 114th SSC Meeting
10. Summary of SSC Recommendations
to the Council
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10 a.m.–12 Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Executive and Budget Standing
Committee Meeting
1 p.m.–4 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Pelagic and International and Protected
Species Standing Committee
Schedule and Agenda for 157th Council
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26, 2013
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 157th Agenda
3. Approval of the 156th Meeting
Minutes
4. Executive Director’s Report
5. Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS)
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
(PIRO)
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center (PIFSC)
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel
(OGC), Pacific Islands Report
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
D. Enforcement
1. U.S. Coast Guard (To be presented
at 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon
(June 27) before agenda item 10.
Program Planning)
2. NMFS Office for Law Enforcement
3. NOAA General Counsel for
Enforcement and Litigation
E. U.S. State Department
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
6. Hawaii Archipelago and PRIAs
A. Moku Pepa
B. Department of Land and Natural
Resources Report
1. Enforcement—Cooperative
Enforcement
2. Legislation
3. Notice of Intent to Conduct an EIS
for the Sanctuary
4. Boat-based Commercial Marine
License (CML) Changes
C. Bottomfish Fishery
1. Report on State Evaluation of
BRFAs through BotCam Research
2. Report on MHI Bottomfish Research
Cruise
3. Challenges of Traditional Age
Estimation of Hawaii Bottomfish
4. Age-validated Life Histories of
Bottomfish: Hawaii and the Western
Pacific
D. Community Projects, Activities and
Issues
1. Community Development Project
(CDP) Multi-fishery Proposal-Ohai
2. Maui Community Fish Aggregating
Devices (FADs)
3. Report on Aha Moku Projects
E. Report on Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands (NWHI) Monument Permits
and Projects
F. Big Ocean—Network of Large Scale
Marine Managed Areas
G. Hawaii Outreach Activities
H. Regional Ecosystem Advisory
Committee (REAC) Report
I. Hawaii Advisory Panel Report
J. Plan Team Reports
K. SSC Recommendations
L. Public Comment
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M. Council Discussion and Action
7. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. Fishery-induced Changes in the
Sub-Tropical Pacific Pelagic
Ecosystem
B. Action Items
1. Modifying the Swordfish Trip Limit
in the American Samoa Longline
Fishery
2. Overfishing of Pacific Bluefin
3. Overfishing of North Pacific WCPO
Striped Marlin
4. Territory Longline Bigeye Limit
C. American Samoa and Hawaii
Longline Quarterly Reports
D. International Fisheries Meetings
1. 85th IATTC Resolution on Tropical
Tunas
2. FFA/FFC Sub-committee on Tuna
and Billfish
3. Western and Central Pacific
Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
Workshop for Tropical Tunas
Conservation
E. Advisory Panel Reports
F. Pelagic Plan Team
G. SSC Recommendations
H. Standing Committee
Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
8. Public Comment on Non-Agenda
Items
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursday, June 27,
2013
9. Protected Species
A. Age-structured Model of False
Killer Whale
B. Update on ESA and MMPA Actions
1. Proposed Rule to List 66 Species of
Coral as Endangered or Threatened
under the ESA
2. Humphead Wrasse Status Review
3. Green Turtle Status Review
4. North Pacific Humpback Whale
Petition
5. Shark Petitions
6. Proposed 2013 List of Fisheries
C. ESA Section 7 Consultation of the
Hawaii Deep-set Longline Fishery
D. Update on the Monk Seal Recovery
Program
E. Update on the CCC/MAFAC ESA
Working Group
F. Report on False Killer Whale Take
Reduction Team Meeting
G. Advisory Panel Reports
H. Plan Team Reports
I. SSC Recommendations
J. Standing Committee Report
K. Public Comment
L. Council Discussion and Action
10. Program Planning and Research
A. Action Items
1. Re-specification of Annual Catch
Limits (ACLs)
a. Evaluation of the 2012 catches
relative to 2012 ACLs
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b. Modified catch-MSY approach to
specify ABCs
c. Options for re-specifying ACLs
i. Coral Reef Management Unit
Species
ii. Crustaceans & Precious Corals
iii. Main Hawaiian Island Deep 7
Bottomfish
iv. Main Hawaiian Island Non-deep 7
Bottomfish
2. Report from the P* Working Group
3. Marine Conservation Plan
Modifications
B. National Bycatch Report Update
C. Allocation
D. Subsistence Fisheries Definition
E. Update on Pacific Islands Regional
Planning Body
F. Marine Conservation Institute
(MCI) Report on Large Ocean Area
Closures
G. Cooperative Research Priorities
H. Report on Marine Education and
Training (MET) and Monument
Project Grants
I. NOAA Seafood Stamp of Approval
J. Report of Managing Our Nation’s
Fisheries 3rd Meeting
K. Recreational Fisheries Update
L. Education and Outreach
M. Asian American & Pacific Islands
Initiative
N. Advisory Panel Reports
O. Plan Team Reports
P. SSC Recommendations
Q. Public Hearing
R. Council Discussion and Action
6 p.m.–9 p.m. Thursday, June 27, 2013
Fishers Forum
‘‘King Shark: From Man? to Jaws—
Culture Science and Management of
Sharks in Hawaii’’
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8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013
11. Mariana Archipelago
A. Island Reports
1. Arongo Flaeey
2. Isla Informe
B. Legislative Report
1. Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI)
2. Guam
C. Enforcement Issues
1. CNMI
2. Guam
D. PIRO/PIFSC Marianas Trench
Monument
1. Final Rule for Fishing Regulations
2. Projects and Activities
E. Report on the Guam Military Base
Data Collection Project
F. Community Development and
Issues
1. Merizo Community Resource
Planning
2. Guam Community Development
Projects Status Report
3. Saipan Longline Dock Study
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4. Saipan Fishermen’s Association
Cooperative
5. Military Build-up Activities
a. Tinian
b. Northern Islands
6. Marianas Skipjack Resource
Assessment
G. Education and Outreach Initiatives
1. Radio Station Program
2. Community Events
H. Guam and CNMI Advisory Panel
Reports
I. Plan Team Reports
J. SSC Recommendations
K. Public Comment
L. Council Discussion and Action
12. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Update on Community Fisheries
Development
E. Update on American Samoa
National Marine Sanctuary
F. Rose Atoll Marine National
Monument
1. PIRO/PIFSC Monument Permits
and Projects
2. Final Rule for Fishing Regulations
G. FFA Sub-Regional Satellite
Fisheries Office
H. Education and Outreach Initiatives
I. American Samoa Advisory Panel
Report
J. Plan Team Reports
K. SSC Recommendations
L. Public Comments
M. Council Discussion and Action
13. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. NMFS/Council Coordination
1. Report of May 2013 Council
Coordination Committee Meeting
2. Office of the Inspector General
(OIG) Report
D. Report on Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee (MAFAC)
Meeting
E. Council Family Changes
1. American Samoa Advisory Panel
2. Noncommercial Advisory
Committee
3. Protected Species Committee
4. Education Ad hoc Committee
5. Coastal Marine Spatial Planning
(CMSP) and Climate Change
6. SSC
F. Meetings and Workshops
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
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Council for discussion and formal
Council action during its 157th 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 28, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Pacific Council and its
advisory entities will hold public
meetings.
DATES: The Pacific Council and its
advisory entities will meet June 18–25,
2013. The Pacific Council meeting will
begin on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 8
a.m., reconvening each day through
Tuesday, June 25, 2013. All meetings
are open to the public, except a closed
session will be held at the end of the
scheduled agenda on Thursday, June 20,
to address litigation and personnel
matters. The Pacific Council will meet
as late as necessary each day to
complete its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Pacific
Council and its advisory entities will be
held at the Hyatt Regency Orange
County, 11999 Harbor Boulevard,
Garden Grove, CA 92840; telephone:
(888) 421–1442.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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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 its 113th Scientific and Statistical Committee, Executive and
Budget Standing Committee, Pelagic and International and Protected
Species Standing Committee and the 157th Council Meeting to take
actions on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
DATES: The meetings will be held from June 18, 2013 through June 27,
2013. All meetings will be held in Honolulu, HI. For specific times and
agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The SSC, Executive and Budget Standing Committee and the
Pelagic and International and Protected Species Standing Committee
meetings will be held at the Council Office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite
1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, telephone: (808) 522-8220. The 157th 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, Pier 38, 1129 North
Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817, telephone: (808) 983-1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will meet from June 18, 2013 to June 20, 2013 between 8:30 a.m.
and 5 p.m.; the Council's Executive and Budget Standing Committee will
meet on June 25, 2013 between 10 a.m. and 12 noon; the Pelagic and
International and Protected Species Standing Committee will meet on
June 25 between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.; the 157th Council meeting will be
held between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on June 26, 2013, between 8:30
a.m. and 5 p.m. on June 27, 2013, and between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
June 28, 2013. A Fishers Forum will be held in association with the
157th Council Meeting between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on June 27, 2013.
In addition to the agenda items listed here, the 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 113th SSC Meeting
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 111th SSC Meeting Recommendations
4. Report from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Director
5. Insular Fisheries
A. PIFSC Bottomfish Research
1. Life History Investigations
a. Challenges of Traditional Age Estimation of Hawaii Bottomfish
b. Age-Validated Life Histories of Bottomfish: Hawaii and the
Western Pacific
2. Assessments
a. Report on Cooperative Research Cruise
b. Report on Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Area (BRFA) Evaluation
B. Plan Team Report
C. Public Comment
D. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
6. Program Planning
A. Re-specification of Acceptable Biological Catches (ABCs) (Action
Item)
1. Evaluation of the 2012 Catches Relative to 2012 Annual Catch
Limits (ACLs)
2. Modified Catch-Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) Approach to
Specify ABCs
3. Options for Re-specifying ABCs
a. Coral Reef Management Unit Species
b. Crustaceans and Precious Corals
c. Main Hawaiian Island (MHI) Deep 7 Bottomfish
d. Non-deep 7 Bottomfish
4. Report from the P-star Working Group
B. Allocation
C. Subsistence Fisheries Definition
D. Cooperative Research Priorities
E. National Bycatch Report Update
F. Plan Team Report
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2013
7. Pelagic Fisheries
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A. Action Items
1. Modifying the Swordfish Trip Limit in the American Samoa
Longline Fishery
2. Overfishing of Pacific Bluefin
3. Overfishing of North Pacific Western and Central Pacific Ocean
(WCPO) Striped Marlin
4. Territory Longline Bigeye Tuna Limits
B. Fishery-induced Changes in the Sub-Tropical Pacific Pelagic
Ecosystem
C. American Samoa and Hawaii Longline Quarterly Reports
D. International Fisheries Meetings
1. 85th Meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC)
2. Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)/Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC)
Sub-committee on Tuna and Billfish
E. Pelagic Plan Team
F. Public Comment
G. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8. Protected Species
A. Age-Structured Model of False Killer Whales
B. Papahanaumokuakea Associated Cetacean Ecology Survey (PACES)
C. Updates on Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal
Protection Act Actions (MMPA)
1. Proposed Rule to List 66 Species of Coral as Endangered or
Threatened under the ESA
2. Humphead Wrasse Status Review
3. Green Turtle Status Review
4. North Pacific Humpback Whale Petition
5. Shark Petitions
6. Proposed 2013 MMPA List of Fisheries
D. Report of the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting
E. Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) on False Killer
Whale Genetic Studies
F. Public Comment
G. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, June 20, 2013
9. Other Business
A. 114th SSC Meeting
10. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council
10 a.m.-12 Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Executive and Budget Standing Committee Meeting
1 p.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Pelagic and International and Protected Species Standing Committee
Schedule and Agenda for 157th Council Meeting
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 157th Agenda
3. Approval of the 156th Meeting Minutes
4. Executive Director's Report
5. Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO)
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel (OGC), Pacific Islands Report
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
D. Enforcement
1. U.S. Coast Guard (To be presented at 1:30 p.m. Thursday
afternoon (June 27) before agenda item 10. Program Planning)
2. NMFS Office for Law Enforcement
3. NOAA General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation
E. U.S. State Department
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
6. Hawaii Archipelago and PRIAs
A. Moku Pepa
B. Department of Land and Natural Resources Report
1. Enforcement--Cooperative Enforcement
2. Legislation
3. Notice of Intent to Conduct an EIS for the Sanctuary
4. Boat-based Commercial Marine License (CML) Changes
C. Bottomfish Fishery
1. Report on State Evaluation of BRFAs through BotCam Research
2. Report on MHI Bottomfish Research Cruise
3. Challenges of Traditional Age Estimation of Hawaii Bottomfish
4. Age-validated Life Histories of Bottomfish: Hawaii and the
Western Pacific
D. Community Projects, Activities and Issues
1. Community Development Project (CDP) Multi-fishery Proposal-Ohai
2. Maui Community Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs)
3. Report on Aha Moku Projects
E. Report on Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Monument Permits
and Projects
F. Big Ocean--Network of Large Scale Marine Managed Areas
G. Hawaii Outreach Activities
H. Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC) Report
I. Hawaii Advisory Panel Report
J. Plan Team Reports
K. SSC Recommendations
L. Public Comment
M. Council Discussion and Action
7. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. Fishery-induced Changes in the Sub-Tropical Pacific Pelagic
Ecosystem
B. Action Items
1. Modifying the Swordfish Trip Limit in the American Samoa
Longline Fishery
2. Overfishing of Pacific Bluefin
3. Overfishing of North Pacific WCPO Striped Marlin
4. Territory Longline Bigeye Limit
C. American Samoa and Hawaii Longline Quarterly Reports
D. International Fisheries Meetings
1. 85th IATTC Resolution on Tropical Tunas
2. FFA/FFC Sub-committee on Tuna and Billfish
3. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
Workshop for Tropical Tunas Conservation
E. Advisory Panel Reports
F. Pelagic Plan Team
G. SSC Recommendations
H. Standing Committee Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
8. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, June 27, 2013
9. Protected Species
A. Age-structured Model of False Killer Whale
B. Update on ESA and MMPA Actions
1. Proposed Rule to List 66 Species of Coral as Endangered or
Threatened under the ESA
2. Humphead Wrasse Status Review
3. Green Turtle Status Review
4. North Pacific Humpback Whale Petition
5. Shark Petitions
6. Proposed 2013 List of Fisheries
C. ESA Section 7 Consultation of the Hawaii Deep-set Longline
Fishery
D. Update on the Monk Seal Recovery Program
E. Update on the CCC/MAFAC ESA Working Group
F. Report on False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting
G. Advisory Panel Reports
H. Plan Team Reports
I. SSC Recommendations
J. Standing Committee Report
K. Public Comment
L. Council Discussion and Action
10. Program Planning and Research
A. Action Items
1. Re-specification of Annual Catch Limits (ACLs)
a. Evaluation of the 2012 catches relative to 2012 ACLs
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b. Modified catch-MSY approach to specify ABCs
c. Options for re-specifying ACLs
i. Coral Reef Management Unit Species
ii. Crustaceans & Precious Corals
iii. Main Hawaiian Island Deep 7 Bottomfish
iv. Main Hawaiian Island Non-deep 7 Bottomfish
2. Report from the P* Working Group
3. Marine Conservation Plan Modifications
B. National Bycatch Report Update
C. Allocation
D. Subsistence Fisheries Definition
E. Update on Pacific Islands Regional Planning Body
F. Marine Conservation Institute (MCI) Report on Large Ocean Area
Closures
G. Cooperative Research Priorities
H. Report on Marine Education and Training (MET) and Monument
Project Grants
I. NOAA Seafood Stamp of Approval
J. Report of Managing Our Nation's Fisheries 3rd Meeting
K. Recreational Fisheries Update
L. Education and Outreach
M. Asian American & Pacific Islands Initiative
N. Advisory Panel Reports
O. Plan Team Reports
P. SSC Recommendations
Q. Public Hearing
R. Council Discussion and Action
6 p.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, June 27, 2013
Fishers Forum
``King Shark: From Man? to Jaws--Culture Science and Management of
Sharks in Hawaii''
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013
11. Mariana Archipelago
A. Island Reports
1. Arongo Flaeey
2. Isla Informe
B. Legislative Report
1. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
2. Guam
C. Enforcement Issues
1. CNMI
2. Guam
D. PIRO/PIFSC Marianas Trench Monument
1. Final Rule for Fishing Regulations
2. Projects and Activities
E. Report on the Guam Military Base Data Collection Project
F. Community Development and Issues
1. Merizo Community Resource Planning
2. Guam Community Development Projects Status Report
3. Saipan Longline Dock Study
4. Saipan Fishermen's Association Cooperative
5. Military Build-up Activities
a. Tinian
b. Northern Islands
6. Marianas Skipjack Resource Assessment
G. Education and Outreach Initiatives
1. Radio Station Program
2. Community Events
H. Guam and CNMI Advisory Panel Reports
I. Plan Team Reports
J. SSC Recommendations
K. Public Comment
L. Council Discussion and Action
12. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Update on Community Fisheries Development
E. Update on American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary
F. Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
1. PIRO/PIFSC Monument Permits and Projects
2. Final Rule for Fishing Regulations
G. FFA Sub-Regional Satellite Fisheries Office
H. Education and Outreach Initiatives
I. American Samoa Advisory Panel Report
J. Plan Team Reports
K. SSC Recommendations
L. Public Comments
M. Council Discussion and Action
13. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. NMFS/Council Coordination
1. Report of May 2013 Council Coordination Committee Meeting
2. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Report
D. Report on Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) Meeting
E. Council Family Changes
1. American Samoa Advisory Panel
2. Noncommercial Advisory Committee
3. Protected Species Committee
4. Education Ad hoc Committee
5. Coastal Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) and Climate Change
6. SSC
F. Meetings and Workshops
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 157th
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 28, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-12910 Filed 5-30-13; 8:45 am]
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