Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 1396-1397 [2015-00149]
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8:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday,
January 28 and 29.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250
Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801;
telephone: (603) 431–2300; fax: (603)
431–7805. For online information see
www.sheratonportsmouth.com/.
Council Address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
The Council meeting will begin with
introductions and brief reports from the
NEFMC Chairman and Executive
Director (to include a review and
approval of an updated version of the
Council’s Statement of Organization,
Practices, and Procedures), the NOAA
Fisheries Regional Administrator, the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center and
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council liaisons, NOAA General
Counsel and NOAA Law Enforcement,
and representatives of the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission
(ASMFC), U.S. Coast Guard and the
Northeast Regional Ocean Council. A
brief closed session will follow during
which the Council will approve
Scientific and Statistical Committee
appointments for 2015–17. The Council
will then provide an opportunity for the
public to provide brief comments on
items that are relevant to Council
business but otherwise not listed on the
published agenda.
During the afternoon session, the
Council expects to discuss and
determine an appropriate level of
Council participation with ASFMC
during the development of management
measures for the Jonah Crab fishery in
the EEZ. The Atlantic Coastal
Cooperative Statistics Program staff
(ACCSP) will provide an overview of its
integrated data collection and
distribution systems that are conducted
in partnership with NOAA Fisheries,
including dealer data collection and
vessel trip reporting. During the a
discussion of measures that will address
recreational groundfish fishery
activities, the Council will discuss
recommendations for proactive
accountability measures for Gulf of
Maine haddock and Gulf of Maine cod
for fishing year 2015. The day will close
with a report, the Performance of the
Northeast Multispecies Groundfish
Fishery, May 2013–April 2014 to be
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presented by Northeast Fisheries
Science Center staff.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The NEFMC Herring Committee will
ask the Council to cover several issues
that will continue until after the lunch
break. They are as follows: (1) An
update on the industry-based river
herring bycatch avoidance program; (2)
an update on the River Herring
Technical Expert Working Group
process, its timeline, and products; (3)
a review of the NEFMC staff discussion
document that addresses considerations
related to adding river herring and shad
as stocks in the Atlantic herring fishery;
and (4) consideration and possible
approval of related Herring Committee
recommendations. The
recommendations address cooperative
research priorities for any research setaside that may be allocated in 2016–18
during the Atlantic herring fishery
specifications process; and approval of
a scoping document for an amendment
to the Atlantic Herring Fishery
Management Plan that will address
control rules for the Atlantic herring
fishery to account for herring’s role as
forage in the ecosystem. During the
remainder of the afternoon the Council’s
Observer Policy Committee will request
that the Council review and approve a
Draft Environmental Assessment for an
omnibus amendment that could
establish provisions for industry-funded
monitoring (IFM) across all federallymanaged fisheries in the Northeast.
Related recommendations provided by
the both the Observer Policy and
Herring Committees will be considered.
It is also expected that the Council will
select preferred alternatives as well as
options proposed to address observer
coverage requirements for Atlantic
herring vessels.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
During the final day of the meeting
the Council will focus on three reports.
During the first, there will be an
overview of the 2014 independent
evaluation of the Northeast Fisheries
Science Center’s processes and
modeling approaches used to develop
stock assessments. This will be followed
by a briefing on NOAA Fisheries Draft
Climate Science Strategy. The last will
be an update on the annual state of the
Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem.
Although other non-emergency issues
not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subjects of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
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notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided that the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 6, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold public meetings in American
Samoa and Hawaii regarding the
Council’s Fishery Ecosystem Plans and
American Samoa fishery management
issues.
DATES: American Samoa Advisory Body
Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review
Meeting: Wednesday January 28, 2015
from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Public Meeting
on Large Pelagic Vessel Prohibited Area
Thursday January 29, 2015 from 4 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m.; American Samoa Regional
Ecosystem Advisory Committee Fishery
Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Friday
January 30, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m.; Hawaii Council Advisory Body
Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review
Meeting: Wednesday February 4, 2015
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Hawaii Regional
Ecosystem Advisory Committee Fishery
Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting:
Thursday February 5, 2015 from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific locations of
meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUMMARY:
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locations of the meetings are as follows:
• American Samoa Council Advisory
Body Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review
Meeting: Sadies by the Sea Conference
Room, Utulei;
• Public Meeting on Large Pelagic
Vessel Prohibited Area: Sadies by the
Sea Conference Room, Utulei;
• American Samoa Regional
Ecosystem Advisory Committee Fishery
Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting:
Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium,
Utulei;
• Hawaii Council Advisory Body
Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review
Meeting: Council Office, 1164 Bishop
St., Honolulu, HI;
• Hawaii Council Regional Ecosystem
Advisory Committee Fishery Ecosystem
Plan Review Meeting: Council Office,
1164 Bishop St., Honolulu, HI.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
January 28, 2015 American Samoa
Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Overview of the Council and its
Fisheries
A. Authority and Responsibilities
B. Council Structure, Programs, and
Fisheries
C. Five Year Program Plan
3. Review of Council’s Fishery
Ecosystem Plans
A. Background
B. Purpose
C. Intended Outcomes
D. Major Process Elements
i. Mandates
ii. FEP Objectives
iii. Decision-making Process
iv. Data
4. Other Relevant Topics
5. Discussion and Recommendations
2. Overview of the Council and its
Fisheries
A. Authority and Responsibilities
B. Council Structure, Programs, and
Fisheries
C. Five Year Program Plan
3. Review of Council’s Fishery
Ecosystem Plans
A. Background
B. Purpose
C. Intended Outcomes
D. Major Process Elements
i. Mandates
ii. FEP Objectives
iii. Decision-making Process
iv. Data
4. Other Relevant Topics
5. Discussion and Recommendations
February 5, 2015 Hawaii REAC FEP
Meeting
Agenda: See February 4 Hawaii
Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting
agenda.
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: January 6, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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January 29, 2015 Public Meeting on
Large Pelagic Vessel Prohibited Area
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Brief Overview of the Council
3. Temporary exemption to fish with the
current large vessel prohibited area
A. Background and History
B. Management Option under
Consideration
4. Other Relevant Topics
5. Public Comment
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January 30, 2015 American Samoa
REAC FEP Meeting
Agenda: See January 28 American
Samoa Council Advisory Body FEP
Meeting agenda.
February 4, 2015 Hawaii Council
Advisory Body FEP Meeting
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (Council); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and
scoping meetings.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (SAFMC) will
hold a series of public hearings
pertaining to Amendment 35 to the
Snapper Grouper Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) for the South Atlantic and
a scoping meeting for Amendment 26 to
the Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP for
the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
SUMMARY:
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The meetings will be held
January 13, 2015 through February 4,
2015. A public hearing for Snapper
Grouper Amendment 35 will be held in
Key West, FL on January 13, 2015
beginning at 5:30 p.m.; a public hearing
for Snapper Grouper Amendment 35
and a scoping meeting for Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26 will
be held in Cocoa Beach on January 21,
2015 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., and a
public hearing for Snapper Grouper
Amendment 35 will be held in
Georgetown, SC on January 27, 2015
from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. In addition, a
public scoping meeting for Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26 will
be held via webinar on February 4, 2015
beginning at 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Addresses:
1. January 13, 2015: Marriott Key
West Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt
Blvd., Key West, FL 33040; phone: (305)
296–8100.
2. January 21, 2015: Hilton Cocoa
Beach Oceanfront, 1550 N. Atlantic
Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931; phone:
(321) 799–0003.
3. January 27, 2015: Kimbel Lodge at
Hobcaw Barony, 22 Hobcaw Road,
Georgetown, SC 29442; phone: (843)
904–9024.
4. February 4, 2015: Scoping via
Webinar at 6 p.m.—registration for the
Webinar is required. Information
regarding registration will be posted on
the Council’s Web site at
www.safmc.net.
Council Address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion are as follows:
DATES:
Public Hearing: Amendment 35 to the
Snapper Grouper FMP
This amendment would remove four
species from the Snapper Grouper
Fishery Management Unit (black
snapper, dog snapper, mahogany
snapper and schoolmaster). In addition,
the amendment would make
modifications to the current commercial
longline endorsements for golden
tilefish. The changes to the
endorsements are being proposed to
reflect the Council’s intent regarding
which gear-specific quota (longline or
hook-and-line) endorsements holders
may fish under.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD699
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold public meetings in American Samoa and Hawaii regarding the
Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plans and American Samoa fishery management
issues.
DATES: American Samoa Advisory Body Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review
Meeting: Wednesday January 28, 2015 from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Public
Meeting on Large Pelagic Vessel Prohibited Area Thursday January 29,
2015 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; American Samoa Regional Ecosystem
Advisory Committee Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Friday
January 30, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Hawaii Council Advisory
Body Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Wednesday February 4, 2015
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Hawaii Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee
Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Thursday February 5, 2015 from 9
a.m. to 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations of
meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The locations of the meetings are as
follows:
American Samoa Council Advisory Body Fishery Ecosystem
Plan Review Meeting: Sadies by the Sea Conference Room, Utulei;
Public Meeting on Large Pelagic Vessel Prohibited Area:
Sadies by the Sea Conference Room, Utulei;
American Samoa Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee
Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium,
Utulei;
Hawaii Council Advisory Body Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review
Meeting: Council Office, 1164 Bishop St., Honolulu, HI;
Hawaii Council Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee
Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Council Office, 1164 Bishop St.,
Honolulu, HI.
January 28, 2015 American Samoa Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Overview of the Council and its Fisheries
A. Authority and Responsibilities
B. Council Structure, Programs, and Fisheries
C. Five Year Program Plan
3. Review of Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plans
A. Background
B. Purpose
C. Intended Outcomes
D. Major Process Elements
i. Mandates
ii. FEP Objectives
iii. Decision-making Process
iv. Data
4. Other Relevant Topics
5. Discussion and Recommendations
January 29, 2015 Public Meeting on Large Pelagic Vessel Prohibited Area
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Brief Overview of the Council
3. Temporary exemption to fish with the current large vessel prohibited
area
A. Background and History
B. Management Option under Consideration
4. Other Relevant Topics
5. Public Comment
January 30, 2015 American Samoa REAC FEP Meeting
Agenda: See January 28 American Samoa Council Advisory Body FEP
Meeting agenda.
February 4, 2015 Hawaii Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Overview of the Council and its Fisheries
A. Authority and Responsibilities
B. Council Structure, Programs, and Fisheries
C. Five Year Program Plan
3. Review of Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plans
A. Background
B. Purpose
C. Intended Outcomes
D. Major Process Elements
i. Mandates
ii. FEP Objectives
iii. Decision-making Process
iv. Data
4. Other Relevant Topics
5. Discussion and Recommendations
February 5, 2015 Hawaii REAC FEP Meeting
Agenda: See February 4 Hawaii Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting
agenda.
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: January 6, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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