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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
On November 22, 2013,
NMFS published a notice inviting
qualified commercial shark permit
holders to submit applications to
participate in the 2014 shark research
fishery. The shark research fishery
allows for the collection of fisherydependent data for future stock
assessments and cooperative research
with commercial fishermen to meet the
shark research objectives of the Agency.
Every year, the permit terms and
permitted activities (e.g., number of
hooks and trips, retention limits)
specifically authorized for selected
participants in the shark research
fishery are designated depending on the
scientific and research needs of the
Agency, as well as the number of
NMFS-approved observers available. In
order to inform selected participants of
this year’s specific permit requirements
and ensure all terms and conditions of
the permit are met, NMFS is holding a
mandatory permit holder meeting (via
conference call) for selected
participants. The date and time of that
meeting is announced in this notice.
DATES: A conference call will be held on
March 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: A conference call will be
conducted. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for information on how to
access the conference call.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karyl Brewster-Geisz or Delisse Ortiz at
(301) 427–8503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Atlantic shark fisheries are managed
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act). The 2006 Consolidated Highly
Migratory species (HMS) Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) is
implemented by regulations at 50 CFR
part 635.
The final rule for Amendment 2 to the
2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (73 FR
35778, June 24, 2008, corrected at 73 FR
40658, July 15, 2008) established,
among other things, a shark research
fishery to maintain time-series data for
stock assessments and to meet NMFS’
research objectives. The shark research
fishery gathers important scientific data
and allows selected commercial
fishermen the opportunity to earn more
revenue from selling the sharks caught,
including sandbar sharks. Only the
commercial shark fishermen selected to
participate in the shark research fishery
are authorized to land/harvest sandbar
sharks subject to the sandbar quota
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available each year. The 2014 sandbar
shark quota is 116.6 mt dw per year.
The selected shark research fishery
participants also have access to the
research large coastal shark, small
coastal shark, and pelagic shark quotas
subject to retention limits and quotas
per §§ 635.24 and 635.27, respectively.
On November 22, 2013 (78 FR 70018),
we published a notice inviting qualified
commercial shark directed and
incidental permit holders to submit an
application to participate in the 2014
shark research fishery. We received 13
applications, of which 12 applicants
were determined to meet all the
qualifications. From the 12 qualified
applicants, we randomly selected 5
participants after considering how to
meet research objectives in particular
regions. NMFS expects to invite
qualified commercial shark permit
holders to submit an application for the
2015 shark research fishery later this
year.
As with past years, the 2014 permit
terms and permitted activities (e.g.,
number of hooks and trips, retention
limits) specifically authorized for
selected participants in the shark
research fishery were designated
depending on the scientific and research
needs of the Agency as well as the
number of NMFS-approved observers
available. In order to inform selected
participants of this year’s specific
permit requirements and ensure all
terms and conditions of the permit are
met, per the requirements of
§ 635.32(f)(4), we are holding a
mandatory permit holder meeting via
conference call.
Conference Call Date, Time, and Dialin Number
The conference call will be held on
March 18, 2014, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
(EST). Participants and interested
parties should call 888–790–3083 and
use the passcode 7622417. Selected
participants who do not attend will not
be allowed to participate in the shark
research fishery. While the conference
call is mandatory for selected
participants, other interested parties
may call in and listen to the discussion.
Selected participants are encouraged
to invite their captain, crew, or anyone
else who may assist them in meeting the
terms and conditions of the shark
research fishery permit.
Dated: February 27, 2014.
James P. Burgess,
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–XD143
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of amendment to a
public meeting notice.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its 115th Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) and its
159th Council meeting to take actions
on fishery management issues in the
Western Pacific Region. The Council
will also convene meetings of the
Marianas Plan Team (PT), Guam
Regional Ecosystem Advisory
Committee (REAC), the Commonwealth
of the Northern Marianas (CNMI) REAC,
the Mariana Archipelago Advisory
Panel (AP) and the Council’s Program
Planning Standing Committee and
Executive and Budget Standing
Committee.
SUMMARY:
The meetings will be held from
March 11 through March 21, 2014. For
specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Council office, 1164 Bishop Street,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
Guam Hilton Hotel, 202 Hilton Road,
Tumon Bay, Guam GU 96913;
telephone: (671) 646–1835.
Fiesta Hotel, Saipan Beach, Garapan,
MP CNMI 96950; telephone: (670) 234–
6412.
Background documents will be
available from, and written comments
should be sent to, Mr. Arnold Palacios,
Chair, Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 1164 Bishop
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813,
telephone: (808) 522–8220 or fax: (808)
522–8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is being re-published in its
entirety due to a few changes. The
original notice published February 21,
2014 (79 FR 9890). The 115th SSC
meeting will be held in Honolulu on
March 11–13, 2014 between 8:30 a.m.
and 5 p.m.; the Marianas PT on March
14, 2014 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.;
the CNMI REAC will meet on March 14,
DATES:
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2014 between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.;
The Joint Marianas PT and AP on March
14, 2014 between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. and
March 15, 2014 between 8:30 a.m. and
4 p.m.; and the Guam REAC will meet
on March 19, 2014 between 1:30 p.m.
and 5 p.m. The Council’s Executive and
Budget Standing Committee will meet
on Saipan on March 16, 2014 between
3 p.m. and 5 p.m. and its Program
Planning Standing Committee will meet
on Saipan on March 17, 2014 between
7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.; and the 159th
Council Meeting will be held on Saipan
between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March
17, 2014 and between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
on March 18, 2014; and in Guam
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March
20, 2014, and between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
on March 21, 2014. In addition, the
Council will host Fishers Forums on
Saipan on March 17, 2014 between 6
p.m. and 9 p.m. and on Guam on March
20, 2014 between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The 115th SSC will be held at the
Council’s Office in Honolulu; the Guam
REAC, Marianas PT and AP will be held
at the Guam Hilton Hotel, Tumon Bay,
Guam; the Council’s Standing
Committees, the CNMI REAC, the 159th
Council Meeting on March 17 and 18
and Fishers Forum on March 17 will be
held at the Fiesta Hotel, Garapan,
Saipan, CNMI. The Council Meeting on
March 20 and 21 and the Fishers Forum
on March 20 will be held at the Guam
Hilton Hotel.
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 115th SSC
Meeting
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8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday, March 11,
2014
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 115th SSC Meeting
Recommendations
4. Report from the Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center Director
5. Remarks from the New NMFS Senior
Scientist for Ecosystem Research
6. Insular Fisheries
A. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI)
Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Area
(BRFA) Management Plan
B. Report from MHI Bottomfish
Working Group Research Priorities
C. Report on the CNMI Bottomfish
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2. Proposed Rule to List 66 Species of
Coral as Endangered or Threatened
under the ESA
3. Green Turtle Status Review
4. North Pacific Humpback Whale
Petition
5. Proposed 2014 List of Fisheries
6. Other Relevant Actions
F. Report of the Protected Species
Advisory Committee Meeting
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
D. Informing Creel Survey Adjustment
Factors Using Village-based
Fisheries Profiles
E. Estimation of Catch Weight of Reef
Fish from Hawaii Marine
Recreational Fisheries Statistical
Survey (HMRFSS)
F. Hawaii Kumu (White-saddle
Goatfish) Stock Assessment
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
7. Program Planning
A. Report from P-star Working Group
(Action Item)
B. Specifying Acceptable Biological
Catches for the Coral Reef Species
in the Western Pacific Region
(Action Item)
C. Social Science Program Plan
D. Public Comment
E. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday, March 13,
2014
10. Other Business
A. Electronic Monitoring Workshop
B. Fishery Ecosystem Plans (FEP) and
Program Review
C. 116th SSC Meeting
11. Summary of SSC Recommendations
to the Council
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday, March 12,
2014
Schedule and Agenda for Marianas PT
Meeting
8. Pelagic Fisheries
A. Longline Fisheries Quarterly
Reports
1. Hawaii
2. American Samoa
B. Economic Collapse of American
Samoa Longline Fishery (Action
Item)
C. Experimental Fishing Permit—
American Samoa Large Vessel
Prohibited Area (Action Item)
D. Modifying Hawaii Longline Fishery
Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) Bigeye
Tuna Catch Limit (Action Item)
E. Bigeye Tuna Movement Workshop
F. Disproportionate Burden Workshop
G. Workshop on Ecosystem
Approaches to Pelagic Fisheries
Management
H. International Fisheries
1. 10th Regular Session of the Western
& Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission (WCPFC 10)
2. International Scientific Committee
(ISC)
I. Public Comment
J. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
9. Protected Species
A. Leatherback Turtle Bycatch
Analysis and Revised TurtleWatch
B. SSC Subcommittee Review of the
Insular False Killer Whale Photo-ID
Data Analysis
C. Update on the Marine Mammal
Stock Assessment Reports
D. Analysis of Impacts under the
Deep-set Longline Biological
Opinion
E. Updates on Endangered Species
Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) Actions
1. Results of an Update of the Corals
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday March 14, 2014
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the Agenda
3. Assignment of Rapporteurs
4. Report on Previous Plan Team
Recommendations and Council
Actions
5. Review of the Status of the Western
Pacific Insular Fisheries
A. Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands
i. Update of fishery dependent and
independent studies
ii. Coral Reef Fisheries
iii. Incorporating BioSampling Data in
the Annual Report
iv. Bottomfish Fisheries
v. Discussions
B. Guam
i. Update of Fishery Dependent and
Independent Studies
ii. Coral Reef Fisheries
iii. Report on Data Summaries for the
Guam BioSampling Program
iv. Bottomfish Fisheries
v. Discussions
6. Discussion on the Non-Commercial
Module for the Annual Report
7. Planning for the Joint Archipelagic
Plan Team Meeting
8. Pre-Workshop Activities for the
Technical Committee of the Fishery
Data Collection and Research
Committee
9. General Discussions
10. Other Business
11. Public Comment
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Schedule and Agenda for CNMI REAC
Meeting
9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Friday, March 14,
2014
1. Welcome and Introductions
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2. Status Report on 158th Council
Meeting Recommendations
regarding CNMI
3. Council Action Items for 159th
meeting
A. CNMI Bottomfish Management—
Removing the 50 Nautical Mile
Area Closure for Large Vessels
Fishing Around the CNMI Southern
Islands
B. Coral Reef Annual Catch Limits
C. Discussion and Recommendations
4. Local CNMI Issues
A. President Proclamation on
Territorial Waters
B. Status of Local Activities to
Address Conflicting Shark
Regulations
i. Legislative
ii. Administration
C. Military Activities
i. Prepositioning Ships
ii. Tinian, Farallon de Medinilla
(FDM) and Pagan
iii. Discussion and Recommendations
5. Other Business
6. Public Comment
7. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for Joint
Marianas PT and AP Meeting
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6 p.m.–9 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Status of the Marianas Fisheries
3. Status of the Council
a. New at the Council
i. Advisory Group Changes (NonCommercial Fisheries Advisory
Committee, Protected Species
Advisory Committee, Education,
Climate Change and Marine Spatial
Planning)
ii. AP Solicitation this Year (New 4year Term Starting 2015)
iii. Outreach-Web site, E-newsletter,
etc.
b. Status of 2013 AP
Recommendations
c. Council Action Items
i. Annual Catch Limits for Coral Reef
Species
ii. CNMI Bottomfish Management—
Removing the 50 Nautical Mile
Area Closure for Large Vessels
Fishing Around the CNMI Southern
Islands
d. Updates on Projects and Issues
i. Data Collection Efforts
1. Guam Military Data Collection
Project
2. CNMI Data Collection Efforts
ii. Fishery Development
1. Guam Projects
2. CNMI Projects
iii. Community Projects
1. Malesso Community-based Marine
Resource Plan
4. Advisory Panel Reports
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a. Guam
b. CNMI
5. Public Comment
6. Day 1 Recommendations and Wrap
up
7. Day 2 Workshop Introduction and
Expectations
7. Discussion and Recommendations
8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday, March 15,
2014
7:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m., Monday, March 17,
2014
8. Marianas Fishery Ecosystem Plan
Review and Priorities Workshop
a. Plenary-Overview and Purpose,
Setting the Process Stage
i. Current/Traditional Approaches to
Management
ii. Current Policies, Regulations and
Factors
iii. Review of Available Information
iv. Review of Regulatory Regime
v. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and
Habitat of Particular Concern
(HAPC)
vi. Instructions for Plenary and
Breakout
b. Breakout Session 1: Data Gathering
c. Breakout Session 2: Defining Needs
and Priorities
d. Plenary-Report Back from Groups
e. Breakout Session 3: Developing
Management Strategies and
Measures
f. Breakout Session 4: Crafting an
Effective Plan
g. Plenary-Report Back from Groups
h. Plenary-Wrap-up and Discussion
Program Planning Standing Committee
Schedule for Council Standing
Committee Meetings
3 p.m.–5 p.m., Sunday, March 16, 2014
Executive and Budget Standing
Committee
Schedule and Agenda for 159th Council
Meeting
10:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday, March 17,
2014
1. Opening Ceremony and Introductions
2. Opening Remarks
3. Approval of the 159th Agenda
4. Approval of the 158th Meeting
Minutes
5. Executive Director’s Report
6. Election of Officers
7. Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center (PIFSC)
a. 2014 PIFSC Plan
B. NOAA General Counsel, Pacific
Islands Region
1. Report on Compact Impact related
to Fishing
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
D. Enforcement Section
1. U.S. Coast Guard
Schedule and Agenda for Guam REAC
2. NMFS Office for Law Enforcement
Meeting
3. NOAA General Counsel for
Enforcement and Litigation
1:30 p.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday, March 19,
E. Public Comment
2014
F. Council Discussion and Action
1. Welcome and Introductions
8. Marianas Archipelago—Part 1: CNMI
2. Status Report on 158th Council
A. Arongol Falu
Meeting Recommendations for
B. Legislative Report
Guam
C. Enforcement Issues
3. Community Resource Management
D. Marianas Trench Marine National
Activities and Issues
Monument
A. Malesso Community-based
1. President’s Proclamation regarding
Management Plan for Coastal and
Northern Islands, Tinian and
Marine Resources
Farallon de Medinilla
B. Micronesia Compact Issues Related
E. Bottomfish Area Closure
to Fisheries
Modification (Action Item)
i. Community Issues and Concerns
F. Report on CNMI Projects
Regarding Fishing Activities
1. Data Collection Efforts
ii. Report on GC Review of Compact
2. CNMI Commercial Dock Report
Impact Issues Related to Fishing
3. Marianas Skipjack Assessment
C. Community Concerns regarding
Report
Military Impact to Fishing
4. Status of Fish Market Development
Community
at Fishing Base
D. Discussion
G. Community Activities and Issues
4. NOAA Initiatives
1. Military Initiatives on Tinian
A. NOAA Research Cruise Plans for the
2. Military Proposed Plans and Status
Mariana Islands
H. Education and Outreach Initiatives
B. NOAA Habitat Blueprint
1. Report of the Lunar Calendar
designation of Manell-Geus, Guam
I. Advisory Group Recommendations
C. Discussion
1. AP Recommendations
5. Other Business
2. PT recommendations
3. REAC Recommendations
6. Public Comment
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J. SSC Recommendations
K. Public Hearing
L. Council Discussion and Action
6 p.m.–9 p.m., Monday, March 17, 2014
Fishers Forum: Are Sharks the Frontier?
9 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, 2014
9. Program Planning and Research
A. Report from P-star Working Group
(Action Item)
B. Report from the Social Economic
Ecological Management Uncertainty
(SEEM) Working Group (Action
Item)
C. Specifying Annual Catch Limits for
the Coral Reef Species in the
Western Pacific Region (Action
Item)
D. Social Science Program Plan
E. Five-year Program Review
F. Education and Outreach
G. Advisory Group Recommendations
1. AP Recommendations
2. PT Recommendations
H. SSC Recommendations
I. Program Planning Standing
Committee Recommendations
J. Public Hearing
K. Council Discussion and Action
10. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Update on Community Fisheries
Development
2. Seafood Market Training Workshop
E. Education and Outreach Initiatives
F. SSC Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
11. Public Comment on Non-Agenda
Items
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8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday, March 20,
2014
Guam Opening Ceremony and
Introductions
Welcoming remarks
12. Marianas Archipelago—Part 2:
Guam
A. Isla Informe
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Report on Guam Projects and
Programs
1. Status Report on the Manahak
(rabbitfish) Project
2. Status Report on the Fishing
Platform Project
3. Status Report on Agat Dock A
project
4. Marianas Skipjack Assessment
Report
5. Guam Military Data Collection
Project
E. Community Development
Activities and Issues
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1. Malesso Community-based Marine
Resource Plan
2. Report on the Piti Pride Tepungan
Wide
3. NOAA Habitat Blue Print
4. Ritidian Point Firing Range
Proposal
5. Report on Compact Impact related
to Fishing
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
1. Report of the Lunar Calendar
Festival
2. Festival of the Pacific Arts 2016
3. President’s Proclamation on
Climate Change
G. Advisory Group Recommendations
1. AP Recommendations
2. PT Recommendations
3. REAC Recommendations
H. SSC Recommendations
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
13. Protected Species
A. Update on Marine Mammal Stock
Assessments
B. Deep-set Longline Fishery
Biological Opinion
C. Updates on Endangered Species
Act and Marine Mammal Protection
Act Actions
1. Results of an Update of the Corals
of the World Information Base
2. Proposed Rule to List 66 Species of
Coral as Endangered or Threatened
under the ESA
3. Green Turtle Status Review
4. North Pacific Humpback Whale
Petition
5. Proposed 2014 List of Fisheries
6. Other Relevant Actions
D. Report on the Insular Sea Turtle
Programs
E. Advisory Group Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee Recommendations
2. AP Recommendations
3. PT Recommendations
4. REAC Recommendations
F. SSC Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
14. Public Comment on Non-Agenda
Items
6 p.m.–9 p.m., Thursday, March 20,
2014
Fishers Forum: Malesso Communitybased Marine Management Plan
9 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday, March 21, 2014
15. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. Economic Collapse of American
Samoa Longline Fishery (Action
Item)
B. Experimental Fishing Permit—
American Samoa Large Vessel
Prohibited Area (Action Item)
C. Modifying Hawaii Longline Fishery
EPO Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit
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(Action Item)
D. Bigeye Tuna Movement Workshop
E. Disproportionate Burden Workshop
F. International Fisheries
1. WCPFC 10
2. ISC
3. North Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Organization
(NPRFMO)
4. South Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Organization
(SPRFMO)
G. Longline Fisheries Quarterly
Reports
H. Advisory Group Recommendations
1. AP Recommendations
2. PT Recommendations
3. REAC Recommendations
I. SSC Recommendations
J. Public Hearing
K. Council Discussion and
Recommendations
16. Hawaii Archipelago
A. Moku Pepa
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement
D. Main Hawaiian Island Bottomfish
1. State of Hawaii BRFA Management
Plan
2. Bottomfish Working Group
E. Community Projects, Activities and
Issues
1. Supporting the Aha Moku System
2. Outreach and Education Report
F. SSC Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
17. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Standard Operating Practices and
Procedures (SOPP) Review and
Changes
D. Council Family Changes
E. Meetings and Workshops
F. Report on Magnuson-Stevens Act
(MSA) Reauthorization
G. Other Business
H. Standing Committee
Recommendations
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
18. Other Business
Non-Emergency issues not contained
in this agenda may come before the
Council for discussion and formal
Council action during its 159th meeting.
However, Council action on regulatory
issues will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this document and
any regulatory issue arising after
publication of this document that
requires emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take action to
address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
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Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds,
(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522–
8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 27, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Mammals Incidental to Seismic Survey
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS received an
application from Furie Operating Alaska
LLC (Furie) for an Incidental
Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take
marine mammals, by harassment,
incidental to a proposed 3D seismic
survey in Cook Inlet, Alaska, between
May 2014 and May 2015. Pursuant to
the Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), NMFS requests comments on
its proposal to issue an IHA to Furie to
take, by Level B harassment only, six
species of marine mammals during the
specified activity.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than April 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application should be addressed to
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The
mailbox address for providing email
comments is ITP.Hopper@noaa.gov.
NMFS is not responsible for email
comments sent to addresses other than
the one provided here. Comments sent
via email, including all attachments,
must not exceed a 10-megabyte file size.
Instructions: All comments received
are a part of the public record and will
generally be posted to https://www.nmfs.
noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental.htm
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without change. All Personal Identifying
Information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by
the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
An electronic copy of the application
used in this document may be obtained
by writing to the address specified
above, telephoning the contact listed
below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT), or 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:
Brian D. Hopper, 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 specified
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’’ in 50 CFR
216.103 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 U.S. can apply for
an authorization to incidentally take
small numbers of marine mammals by
harassment. Section 101(a)(5)(D)
establishes 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
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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
NMFS received an application on
January 23, 2013, from Furie for the
taking, by harassment, of marine
mammals incidental to a 3D seismic
survey program in Cook Inlet, Alaska. In
response to questions and comments
from NMFS, a revised application was
submitted on March 7, 2013. Furie then
decided to postpone the proposed
seismic survey until 2014 and further
revisions were made to the IHA
application to reflect this change in
scheduling, and a final revised
application was submitted to NMFS on
December 11, 2013. The seismic survey
would be conducted during the 2014
open water season (May to November),
but the IHA would be valid for 12
months to account for changes in the
schedule due to weather, shut downs
from the presence of marine mammals,
or equipment maintenance.
The proposed 3D seismic surveys
would employ the use of two source
vessels. Each source vessel would be
equipped with compressors and 2400
in3 air gun arrays, although a lesser
volume may be used if practicable. The
two vessels would work in tandem,
alternating discharge of the arrays to
allow for efficient data acquisition and
resulting in fewer survey hours. In
addition, one source vessel would be
equipped with a 440 in3 to 1,800 in3
shallow water air gun array, which it
can deploy at high tide in the intertidal
area in less than 1.8 m of water. The
sensor, or receiving, system would be
deployed to rest on the seafloor. The
proposed survey would take place in the
Kitchen Lights Unit (KLU) area of Cook
Inlet, which encompasses
approximately 337 km2 (130 square
miles (mi2). In order to acquire data
from the entire KLU area, the proposed
seismic survey would be conducted in
Cook Inlet from approximately Tyonek
at the northern extent to the Forelands
in the south, encompassing
approximately 868 km2 (335 mi2) of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD143
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings;
Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of amendment to a public meeting notice.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its 115th Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
and its 159th Council meeting to take actions on fishery management
issues in the Western Pacific Region. The Council will also convene
meetings of the Marianas Plan Team (PT), Guam Regional Ecosystem
Advisory Committee (REAC), the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas
(CNMI) REAC, the Mariana Archipelago Advisory Panel (AP) and the
Council's Program Planning Standing Committee and Executive and Budget
Standing Committee.
DATES: The meetings will be held from March 11 through March 21, 2014.
For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
Guam Hilton Hotel, 202 Hilton Road, Tumon Bay, Guam GU 96913;
telephone: (671) 646-1835.
Fiesta Hotel, Saipan Beach, Garapan, MP CNMI 96950; telephone:
(670) 234-6412.
Background documents will be available from, and written comments
should be sent to, Mr. Arnold Palacios, Chair, Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813,
telephone: (808) 522-8220 or fax: (808) 522-8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is being re-published in its
entirety due to a few changes. The original notice published February
21, 2014 (79 FR 9890). The 115th SSC meeting will be held in Honolulu
on March 11-13, 2014 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.; the Marianas PT on
March 14, 2014 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.; the CNMI REAC will meet on
March 14,
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2014 between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.; The Joint Marianas PT and AP on
March 14, 2014 between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. and March 15, 2014 between
8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.; and the Guam REAC will meet on March 19, 2014
between 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. The Council's Executive and Budget
Standing Committee will meet on Saipan on March 16, 2014 between 3 p.m.
and 5 p.m. and its Program Planning Standing Committee will meet on
Saipan on March 17, 2014 between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.; and the 159th
Council Meeting will be held on Saipan between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
March 17, 2014 and between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 18, 2014; and in
Guam between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 20, 2014, and between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. on March 21, 2014. In addition, the Council will host
Fishers Forums on Saipan on March 17, 2014 between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
and on Guam on March 20, 2014 between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The 115th SSC will be held at the Council's Office in Honolulu; the
Guam REAC, Marianas PT and AP will be held at the Guam Hilton Hotel,
Tumon Bay, Guam; the Council's Standing Committees, the CNMI REAC, the
159th Council Meeting on March 17 and 18 and Fishers Forum on March 17
will be held at the Fiesta Hotel, Garapan, Saipan, CNMI. The Council
Meeting on March 20 and 21 and the Fishers Forum on March 20 will be
held at the Guam Hilton Hotel.
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 115th SSC Meeting
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2014
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 115th SSC Meeting Recommendations
4. Report from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director
5. Remarks from the New NMFS Senior Scientist for Ecosystem Research
6. Insular Fisheries
A. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Area
(BRFA) Management Plan
B. Report from MHI Bottomfish Working Group Research Priorities
C. Report on the CNMI Bottomfish Scoping (Action Item)
D. Informing Creel Survey Adjustment Factors Using Village-based
Fisheries Profiles
E. Estimation of Catch Weight of Reef Fish from Hawaii Marine
Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey (HMRFSS)
F. Hawaii Kumu (White-saddle Goatfish) Stock Assessment
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
7. Program Planning
A. Report from P-star Working Group (Action Item)
B. Specifying Acceptable Biological Catches for the Coral Reef
Species in the Western Pacific Region (Action Item)
C. Social Science Program Plan
D. Public Comment
E. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2014
8. Pelagic Fisheries
A. Longline Fisheries Quarterly Reports
1. Hawaii
2. American Samoa
B. Economic Collapse of American Samoa Longline Fishery (Action
Item)
C. Experimental Fishing Permit--American Samoa Large Vessel
Prohibited Area (Action Item)
D. Modifying Hawaii Longline Fishery Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO)
Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit (Action Item)
E. Bigeye Tuna Movement Workshop
F. Disproportionate Burden Workshop
G. Workshop on Ecosystem Approaches to Pelagic Fisheries Management
H. International Fisheries
1. 10th Regular Session of the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission (WCPFC 10)
2. International Scientific Committee (ISC)
I. Public Comment
J. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
9. Protected Species
A. Leatherback Turtle Bycatch Analysis and Revised TurtleWatch
B. SSC Subcommittee Review of the Insular False Killer Whale Photo-
ID Data Analysis
C. Update on the Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports
D. Analysis of Impacts under the Deep-set Longline Biological
Opinion
E. Updates on Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) Actions
1. Results of an Update of the Corals of the World Information Base
2. Proposed Rule to List 66 Species of Coral as Endangered or
Threatened under the ESA
3. Green Turtle Status Review
4. North Pacific Humpback Whale Petition
5. Proposed 2014 List of Fisheries
6. Other Relevant Actions
F. Report of the Protected Species Advisory Committee Meeting
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, March 13, 2014
10. Other Business
A. Electronic Monitoring Workshop
B. Fishery Ecosystem Plans (FEP) and Program Review
C. 116th SSC Meeting
11. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council
Schedule and Agenda for Marianas PT Meeting
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday March 14, 2014
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the Agenda
3. Assignment of Rapporteurs
4. Report on Previous Plan Team Recommendations and Council Actions
5. Review of the Status of the Western Pacific Insular Fisheries
A. Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
i. Update of fishery dependent and independent studies
ii. Coral Reef Fisheries
iii. Incorporating BioSampling Data in the Annual Report
iv. Bottomfish Fisheries
v. Discussions
B. Guam
i. Update of Fishery Dependent and Independent Studies
ii. Coral Reef Fisheries
iii. Report on Data Summaries for the Guam BioSampling Program
iv. Bottomfish Fisheries
v. Discussions
6. Discussion on the Non-Commercial Module for the Annual Report
7. Planning for the Joint Archipelagic Plan Team Meeting
8. Pre-Workshop Activities for the Technical Committee of the Fishery
Data Collection and Research Committee
9. General Discussions
10. Other Business
11. Public Comment
Schedule and Agenda for CNMI REAC Meeting
9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Friday, March 14, 2014
1. Welcome and Introductions
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2. Status Report on 158th Council Meeting Recommendations regarding
CNMI
3. Council Action Items for 159th meeting
A. CNMI Bottomfish Management--Removing the 50 Nautical Mile Area
Closure for Large Vessels Fishing Around the CNMI Southern Islands
B. Coral Reef Annual Catch Limits
C. Discussion and Recommendations
4. Local CNMI Issues
A. President Proclamation on Territorial Waters
B. Status of Local Activities to Address Conflicting Shark
Regulations
i. Legislative
ii. Administration
C. Military Activities
i. Prepositioning Ships
ii. Tinian, Farallon de Medinilla (FDM) and Pagan
iii. Discussion and Recommendations
5. Other Business
6. Public Comment
7. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for Joint Marianas PT and AP Meeting
6 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Status of the Marianas Fisheries
3. Status of the Council
a. New at the Council
i. Advisory Group Changes (Non-Commercial Fisheries Advisory
Committee, Protected Species Advisory Committee, Education, Climate
Change and Marine Spatial Planning)
ii. AP Solicitation this Year (New 4-year Term Starting 2015)
iii. Outreach-Web site, E-newsletter, etc.
b. Status of 2013 AP Recommendations
c. Council Action Items
i. Annual Catch Limits for Coral Reef Species
ii. CNMI Bottomfish Management--Removing the 50 Nautical Mile Area
Closure for Large Vessels Fishing Around the CNMI Southern Islands
d. Updates on Projects and Issues
i. Data Collection Efforts
1. Guam Military Data Collection Project
2. CNMI Data Collection Efforts
ii. Fishery Development
1. Guam Projects
2. CNMI Projects
iii. Community Projects
1. Malesso Community-based Marine Resource Plan
4. Advisory Panel Reports
a. Guam
b. CNMI
5. Public Comment
6. Day 1 Recommendations and Wrap up
7. Day 2 Workshop Introduction and Expectations
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, March 15, 2014
8. Marianas Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review and Priorities Workshop
a. Plenary-Overview and Purpose, Setting the Process Stage
i. Current/Traditional Approaches to Management
ii. Current Policies, Regulations and Factors
iii. Review of Available Information
iv. Review of Regulatory Regime
v. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and Habitat of Particular Concern
(HAPC)
vi. Instructions for Plenary and Breakout
b. Breakout Session 1: Data Gathering
c. Breakout Session 2: Defining Needs and Priorities
d. Plenary-Report Back from Groups
e. Breakout Session 3: Developing Management Strategies and
Measures
f. Breakout Session 4: Crafting an Effective Plan
g. Plenary-Report Back from Groups
h. Plenary-Wrap-up and Discussion
Schedule and Agenda for Guam REAC Meeting
1:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, March 19, 2014
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Status Report on 158th Council Meeting Recommendations for Guam
3. Community Resource Management Activities and Issues
A. Malesso Community-based Management Plan for Coastal and Marine
Resources
B. Micronesia Compact Issues Related to Fisheries
i. Community Issues and Concerns Regarding Fishing Activities
ii. Report on GC Review of Compact Impact Issues Related to Fishing
C. Community Concerns regarding Military Impact to Fishing
Community
D. Discussion
4. NOAA Initiatives
A. NOAA Research Cruise Plans for the Mariana Islands
B. NOAA Habitat Blueprint designation of Manell-Geus, Guam
C. Discussion
5. Other Business
6. Public Comment
7. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule for Council Standing Committee Meetings
3 p.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, March 16, 2014
Executive and Budget Standing Committee
7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Monday, March 17, 2014
Program Planning Standing Committee
Schedule and Agenda for 159th Council Meeting
10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday, March 17, 2014
1. Opening Ceremony and Introductions
2. Opening Remarks
3. Approval of the 159th Agenda
4. Approval of the 158th Meeting Minutes
5. Executive Director's Report
6. Election of Officers
7. Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
a. 2014 PIFSC Plan
B. NOAA General Counsel, Pacific Islands Region
1. Report on Compact Impact related to Fishing
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
D. Enforcement Section
1. U.S. Coast Guard
2. NMFS Office for Law Enforcement
3. NOAA General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
8. Marianas Archipelago--Part 1: CNMI
A. Arongol Falu
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
1. President's Proclamation regarding Northern Islands, Tinian and
Farallon de Medinilla
E. Bottomfish Area Closure Modification (Action Item)
F. Report on CNMI Projects
1. Data Collection Efforts
2. CNMI Commercial Dock Report
3. Marianas Skipjack Assessment Report
4. Status of Fish Market Development at Fishing Base
G. Community Activities and Issues
1. Military Initiatives on Tinian
2. Military Proposed Plans and Status
H. Education and Outreach Initiatives
1. Report of the Lunar Calendar
I. Advisory Group Recommendations
1. AP Recommendations
2. PT recommendations
3. REAC Recommendations
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J. SSC Recommendations
K. Public Hearing
L. Council Discussion and Action
6 p.m.-9 p.m., Monday, March 17, 2014
Fishers Forum: Are Sharks the Frontier?
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, 2014
9. Program Planning and Research
A. Report from P-star Working Group (Action Item)
B. Report from the Social Economic Ecological Management
Uncertainty (SEEM) Working Group (Action Item)
C. Specifying Annual Catch Limits for the Coral Reef Species in the
Western Pacific Region (Action Item)
D. Social Science Program Plan
E. Five-year Program Review
F. Education and Outreach
G. Advisory Group Recommendations
1. AP Recommendations
2. PT Recommendations
H. SSC Recommendations
I. Program Planning Standing Committee Recommendations
J. Public Hearing
K. Council Discussion and Action
10. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Update on Community Fisheries Development
2. Seafood Market Training Workshop
E. Education and Outreach Initiatives
F. SSC Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
11. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 2014
Guam Opening Ceremony and Introductions
Welcoming remarks
12. Marianas Archipelago--Part 2: Guam
A. Isla Informe
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Report on Guam Projects and Programs
1. Status Report on the Manahak (rabbitfish) Project
2. Status Report on the Fishing Platform Project
3. Status Report on Agat Dock A project
4. Marianas Skipjack Assessment Report
5. Guam Military Data Collection Project
E. Community Development Activities and Issues
1. Malesso Community-based Marine Resource Plan
2. Report on the Piti Pride Tepungan Wide
3. NOAA Habitat Blue Print
4. Ritidian Point Firing Range Proposal
5. Report on Compact Impact related to Fishing
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
1. Report of the Lunar Calendar Festival
2. Festival of the Pacific Arts 2016
3. President's Proclamation on Climate Change
G. Advisory Group Recommendations
1. AP Recommendations
2. PT Recommendations
3. REAC Recommendations
H. SSC Recommendations
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
13. Protected Species
A. Update on Marine Mammal Stock Assessments
B. Deep-set Longline Fishery Biological Opinion
C. Updates on Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection
Act Actions
1. Results of an Update of the Corals of the World Information Base
2. Proposed Rule to List 66 Species of Coral as Endangered or
Threatened under the ESA
3. Green Turtle Status Review
4. North Pacific Humpback Whale Petition
5. Proposed 2014 List of Fisheries
6. Other Relevant Actions
D. Report on the Insular Sea Turtle Programs
E. Advisory Group Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee Recommendations
2. AP Recommendations
3. PT Recommendations
4. REAC Recommendations
F. SSC Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
14. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
6 p.m.-9 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 2014
Fishers Forum: Malesso Community-based Marine Management Plan
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, March 21, 2014
15. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. Economic Collapse of American Samoa Longline Fishery (Action
Item)
B. Experimental Fishing Permit--American Samoa Large Vessel
Prohibited Area (Action Item)
C. Modifying Hawaii Longline Fishery EPO Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit
(Action Item)
D. Bigeye Tuna Movement Workshop
E. Disproportionate Burden Workshop
F. International Fisheries
1. WCPFC 10
2. ISC
3. North Pacific Regional Fishery Management Organization (NPRFMO)
4. South Pacific Regional Fishery Management Organization (SPRFMO)
G. Longline Fisheries Quarterly Reports
H. Advisory Group Recommendations
1. AP Recommendations
2. PT Recommendations
3. REAC Recommendations
I. SSC Recommendations
J. Public Hearing
K. Council Discussion and Recommendations
16. Hawaii Archipelago
A. Moku Pepa
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement
D. Main Hawaiian Island Bottomfish
1. State of Hawaii BRFA Management Plan
2. Bottomfish Working Group
E. Community Projects, Activities and Issues
1. Supporting the Aha Moku System
2. Outreach and Education Report
F. SSC Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
17. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Standard Operating Practices and Procedures (SOPP) Review and
Changes
D. Council Family Changes
E. Meetings and Workshops
F. Report on Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) Reauthorization
G. Other Business
H. Standing Committee Recommendations
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
18. Other Business
Non-Emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before
the Council for discussion and formal Council action during its 159th
meeting. However, Council action on regulatory issues will be
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any
regulatory issue arising after publication of this document that
requires emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to
take action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities.
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Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or (808)
522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 27, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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