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webinar invitations at least 24 hours in
advance of each webinar.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405;
www.sedarweb.org.
Julia
Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber
Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571–
4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. The product of
the SEDAR webinar series will be a
report which compiles and evaluates
potential datasets and recommends
which datasets are appropriate for
assessment analyses, and describes the
fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
monitoring needs. Participants for
SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the
Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast
Regional Office, Highly Migratory
Species Management Division, and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include: data collectors and
database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the
Assessment webinar are as follows:
1. Participants will continue
discussions to develop population
models to evaluate stock status, estimate
population benchmarks, and project
future conditions, as specified in the
Terms of Reference.
2. Participants will recommend the
most appropriate methods and
configurations for determining stock
status and estimating population
parameters.
3. Participants will prepare a
workshop report and determine whether
the assessment(s) are adequate for
submission for review.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
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before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the SAFMC
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 14, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
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,
hearings, and a partially closed meeting.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its Social Science Planning
Committee (SSPC) meeting, 128th
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) meeting, 172nd Council meeting
and its associated meetings to take
actions on fishery management issues in
the Western Pacific Region. A portion of
the Council’s Executive, Budget and
Legislative Standing Committee meeting
will be closed to the public.
DATES: The meetings will be held
between March 5 and March 16, 2018.
For specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The SSPC; 128th SSC; the
Council’s Pelagic and International
Standing Committee and Executive,
Budget and Legislative Standing
Committee meetings will be held at the
SUMMARY:
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Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite
1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, phone: (808)
522–8220. The 172nd Council meeting
will be held at the Laniakea YWCA,
Fuller Hall, 1040 Richards Street,
Honolulu, HI 96813, phone: (808) 538–
7061. The Fishers Forum will be held at
the Pomaika‘i Ballrooms at Dole
Cannery Iwilei, 735 Iwilei Rd.,
Honolulu, HI 96817, phone: (808) 369–
8600.
Contact Kitty
M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; phone: (808) 522–8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
The SSPC
meeting will be held between 1 p.m.
and 5 p.m. on March 5, 2018. The 128th
SSC meeting will be held between 8:30
a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 6–8, 2018.
The Executive, Budget and Legislative
Standing Committee meeting will be
held on March 13, 2018, from 9 a.m. to
12 noon. The portion of the Executive,
Budget and Legislative Standing
Committee meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 10
a.m. will be closed to the public in
accordance with Section 302(i)(3) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA). The Pelagic and International
Standing Committee will be held on
March 13, 2018, between 2 p.m. and 5
p.m. The 172nd Council meeting will be
held between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
March 14–16, 2018. On March 14, 2018,
the Council will host a Fishers Forum
between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. All times
listed are local island times.
Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final Action
Items’’ refer to actions that result in
Council transmittal of a proposed
fishery management plan, proposed
plan amendment, or proposed
regulations to the U.S. Secretary of
Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of
the MSA. In addition to the agenda
items listed here, the Council and its
advisory bodies will hear
recommendations from Council
advisors. An opportunity to submit
public comment will be provided
throughout the agendas. The order in
which agenda items are addressed may
change and will be announced in
advance at the Council meeting. The
meetings will run as late as necessary to
complete scheduled business.
Background documents will be available
from, and written comments should be
sent to, Kitty M. Simonds, Executive
Director; Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 1164 Bishop
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813,
phone: (808) 522–8220 or fax: (808)
522–8226.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Agenda for the SSPC Meeting
Monday, March 5, 2018, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. New Emerging Issues by Region
A. American Samoa
B. CNMI
C. Guam
D. Hawaii
3. Review of the Draft 2017
Socioeconomic Module of the
Annual Stock Assessment and
Fisheries Evaluation (SAFE) Report
4. Report on PIFSC Response to the
External Review
5. Review and Update of SSPC Research
Priorities
6. Recommendations
7. Other Business
Agenda for 128th SSC Meeting
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 127th SSC Meeting
Recommendations
4. Report from the Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center Director
5. Insular Fisheries
A. Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7
Bottomfish Fishery
1. Report on the Western Pacific Stock
Assessment Review (WPSAR) of the
Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7
Bottomfish Fishery
2. Stock assessment for the Main
Hawaiian Islands Deep 7
Bottomfish Complex 2018, with
Catch Projections Through 2022
B. Options for Refining Precious
Corals Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
(Initial Action Item)
C. Updates to the Ecosystem
Component Classification (Initial
Action Item)
D. Public Comment
E. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
6. Program Planning and Research
A. Report on the National Scientific
Coordinating Subcommittee (SCS)
Meeting 6
B. Potential Ecosystem Indicators for
Nearshore Fisheries
C. Implementing Ecosystem-Based
Fisheries Management (EBFM) in
the Western Pacific Region
D. Updating the Management Strategy
Evaluation Priorities
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
7. Pelagic Fisheries
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A. Hawaii Longline Fisheries
1. Hawaii Annual Longline Fisheries
Report
2. Framework for Managing Sea Turtle
Interactions in the Hawaii Shallowset Longline Fishery (Initial Action
Item)
B. U.S. Territory Longline Bigeye
Specification (Final Action Item)
C. American Samoa Longline
Fisheries
1. American Samoa Annual Longline
Fisheries Report
2. American Samoa Large Vessel
Prohibited Area (Final Action Item)
a. Report on American Samoa
Cultural Fishing
3. American Samoa Swordfish Trip
Limit (Final Action Item)
D. Electronic Monitoring and
Reporting
1. Electronic Monitoring in the Hawaii
Longline Fisheries
2. Electronic Reporting in the Hawaii
Longline Fisheries
3. Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO)
Observer Program Electronic
Reporting
E. International Fisheries
1. Western Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission (WCPFC) 14 Outcomes
F. Public Comment
G. SSC Discussion and Action
8. Protected Species
A. Report of the Albatross Workshop
B. Report of the 2017 Hawaiian
Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem
Assessment Survey
C. False Killer Whale Take Reduction
Measures
D. Updates on Endangered Species
Act and Marine Mammal Protection
Act Actions
1. Insular False Killer Whale Critical
Habitat
2. Insular False Killer Whale Recovery
Plan
3. Coral Critical Habitat
4. Loggerhead Turtle Recovery Plan
5. Oceanic Whitetip Shark and Giant
Manta Ray Listing Final Rules
6. Other Actions
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
Thursday, March 8, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
9. Other Business
A. 129th SSC Meeting
B. Updates From the Social Science
Planning Committee
C. Revisions to the SSC three year
plan
10. Summary of SSC Recommendations
to the Council
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Agenda for the Executive, Budget and
Legislative Standing Committee
Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 9 a.m. to 12
noon (9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. CLOSED)
1. Administrative Report
2. Financial Report
3. 2018 Council Member Appointments
4. Update on Litigation (Closed
Session—pursuant to MSA
§ 302(i)(3))
5. Meetings and Workshops
6. Council Family Changes
7. Standard Operating Policies and
Procedures (SOPP) Changes
8. Other Issues
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the Pelagic and
International Standing Committee
Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 2 p.m. to 5
p.m.
1. Introduction and Opening of
Committee Meeting
2. American Samoa Large Vessel
Prohibited Area (Final Action Item)
3. American Samoa Longline Swordfish
Trip Limit (Final Action Item)
4. Framework for Managing Sea Turtle
Interactions in the Hawaii Shallowset Longline Fishery (Initial Action
Item)
5. U.S. Territory Longline Bigeye
Specification (Final Action Item)
6. Pelagics FEP Frameworks
A. Amend Recommendation Made at
the 161st Meeting to the Pelagic
FEP Amendment To Establish a
Framework for the Specification of
WCPFC Catch and Effort Limits for
U.S. Pelagic Fisheries in the
Western Pacific Region To Include
Other Measures, IATTC and any
other RFMO legislation that
authorizes implementation under
the MSA (Final Action Item)
B. Modification to US Participating
Territory Catch and Effort Limit
Amendment 7 Framework (Final
Action Item)
7. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
A. Advisory Panels
B. Scientific & Statistical Committee
8. Other Issues
9. Public Comment
10. Committee Discussion and Action
Agenda for 172nd Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 172nd Agenda
3. Approval of the 171st Meeting
Minutes
4. Executive Director’s Report
5. Agency Reports
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A. National Marine Fisheries Service
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
a. Status of Executive Order 13795
Review
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel,
Pacific Islands Section
C. U.S. State Department
D. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1. Status of Executive Order 13792
Review
E. Enforcement
1. U.S. Coast Guard
2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
3. NOAA Office of General Counsel,
Enforcement Section
F. Legislative Standing Committee
Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
6. Hawaii Archipelago & Pacific Remote
Island Areas
A. Moku Pepa
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Issues
1. Report of Puwalu Umi
E. Identifying Priority Areas for
Effective Management of at least
30% of Hawaii’s Nearshore Waters
F. Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7
Bottomfish Fishery
1. Report on the Main Hawaiian Islands
Deep 7 Bottomfish WPSAR
2. Stock Assessment for the Main
Hawaiian Islands Deep 7
Bottomfish Complex 2018, with
Catch Projections Through 2022
G. SSC Review of the Terms of
Reference for the WPSAR of the
Kona crab benchmark assessment
H. Education and Outreach Initiatives
I. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Hawaii Archipelago Fishery
Ecosystem Plan Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
J. Public Comment
K. Council Discussion and Action
7. Protected Species
A. Report of the Albatross Workshop
B. Report of the 2017 Hawaiian
Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem
Assessment Survey
C. False Killer Whale Take Reduction
Measures
D. Updates on Endangered Species
Act and Marine Mammal Protection
Act Actions
1. Insular False Killer Whale Critical
Habitat
2. Insular False Killer Whale Recovery
Plan
3. Coral Critical Habitat
4. Loggerhead Turtle Recovery Plan
5. Oceanic Whitetip Shark and Giant
Manta Ray Listing Final Rules
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E. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panels
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 4 p.m.
Public Comment on Non-agenda Items
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 6 p.m. to
9 p.m.
Fishers Forum—Hawai‘i Fisheries:
Getting the Full Story
Thursday, March 15, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
8. Program Planning and Research
A. Updates on the Ecosystem
Component Species Classification
(Initial Action Item)
B. Omnibus Amendment To Establish
an Aquaculture Management
Program (Initial Action Item)
C. Options for Refining Precious
Corals EFH (Initial Action Item)
D. Report on the National SCS
Meeting 6
E. Potential Ecosystem Indicators for
Nearshore Fisheries
F. Ecosystem-Based Fisheries
Management in the Western Pacific
Region
G. Scoping Report on Non-Fishing
Impacts to EFH
H. Update on Regional Coastal Marine
Spatial Planning/Ocean Planning
Efforts
I. Regional, National and International
Outreach & Education
J. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panels
2. Hawaii Regional Ecosystem Advisory
Committee
3. Joint Advisory Group
a. CNMI
b. Guam
4. Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
K. Public Hearing
L. Council Discussion and Action
9. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. Hawaii Longline Fisheries
1. Hawaii Annual Longline Fisheries
Report
2. Framework for Managing Sea Turtle
Interactions in the Hawaii Shallowset Longline Fishery (Initial Action
Item)
B. U.S. Territory Longline Bigeye
Specification (Final Action Item)
C. Pelagics FEP Frameworks
1. Amend recommendation made at the
161st meeting to the Pelagic FEP
Amendment to Establish a
Framework for the Specification of
WCPFC Catch and Effort Limits for
U.S. Pelagic Fisheries in the
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Western Pacific Region To Include
Other Measures, IATTC and Any
Other RFMO Legislation That
Authorizes Implementation Under
the MSA (Final Action Item)
2. Modification to U.S. Participating
Territory Catch and Effort Limit
Amendment 7 Framework (Final
Action Item)
D. American Samoa Longline
Fisheries
1. American Samoa Annual Longline
Fisheries Report
2. American Samoa Large Vessel
Prohibited Area (Final Action Item)
a. Report on American Samoa
Cultural Fishing
3. American Samoa Swordfish Trip
Limit (Final Action Item)
E. Update on Electronic Monitoring
and Reporting
1. Electronic Monitoring in the Hawaii
Longline Fisheries
2. Electronic Reporting in the Hawaii
Longline Fisheries
3. PIRO Observer Program Electronic
Reporting
F. International Fisheries Meetings
1. WCPFC 14 Outcomes
2. SPRFMO 6 Outcomes
G. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panels
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Pelagic & International Standing
Committee Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
10. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Aunu‘u Ice Machine
2. Report on Tuna Canneries
a. StarKist Resumes Operations in
November 2017
b. Status of Tri-Marine STP
Operations in American Samoa
3. ASG Fisheries Development Projects
a. Malaloa Longline Dock Extension
Project
b. Tutuila and Manu‘a Alia Repair
c. Fishermen Training Program
d. Working Alia Project and Loan
Program Update
e. Fagatogo Fish Market & Bottomfish
Export
E. Status of Manu‘a Fishermen’s
Cooperatives
F. American Samoa Marine
Conservation Plan (Final Action
Item)
G. Education and Outreach
1. Report on Council Scholarship
Students
2. Lunar Calendar
H. Advisory Group Reports and
Recommendations
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1. American Samoa Archipelago
Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
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.
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Friday, March 16, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
11. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Isla Informe
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
a. Update on Territorial Science
Initiative
b. Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP) Spearfishing Data
Collection Project
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
B. Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands
´
1. Arongol Falu/Asunton i Tano
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
C. Update on Marianas Trench Marine
National Monument Management
Plan and Sanctuary Request
D. Update on CNMI Marinas and
Minimum Size Regulations
E. Advisory Group Reports and
Recommendations
1. Mariana Archipelago FEP Advisory
Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
12. Administrative Matters
A. Council Member and Staff Annual
Training on Standards of Conduct
B. Financial Reports
C. Administrative Reports
D. Update on Information Inquiries
and Responses
E. Council Family Changes
1. Education Committee
2. SSC
F. Report on the Winter CCC Meeting
G. SOPP Changes
H. Meetings and Workshops
I. 2018 Council Member
Appointments
J. Other Business
K. Executive and Budget Standing
Committee Recommendations
L. Public Comment
M. Council Discussion and Action
13. Other Business
Non-emergency issues not contained
in this agenda may come before the
Council for discussion and formal
Council action during its 172nd
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
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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: February 14, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Southeast Region Vessel and
Gear Identification Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0358.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision
and extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 7,825.
Average Hours per Response: Vessel
marking: 45 minutes. Gear marking:
Aquacultured live rocks, 10 seconds
each; golden crab traps, 2 minutes each;
spiny lobster traps, 7 minutes each; sea
bass pots, 16 minutes each; and
mackerel gillnets, and buoy gear, 20
minutes each.
Burden Hours: 51,070.
Needs and Uses: The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) Southeast
Region manages the U.S. fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone of the
Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South
Atlantic regions under various fishery
management plans (FMPs). The regional
fishery management councils prepared
the FMPs pursuant to the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
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Act). The regulations implementing the
FMPs are located at 50 CFR part 622.
The recordkeeping and reporting
requirements at 50 CFR part 622 form
the basis for this collection of
information. The NMFS Southeast
Region requires that all permitted
fishing vessels must mark their vessel
with the official identification number
or some form of identification. A
vessel’s official number, under most
regulations, is required to be displayed
on the port and starboard sides of the
deckhouse or hull, and weather deck. In
addition, certain fisheries are required
to display their assigned color code. The
official number and color code identify
each vessel and should be visible at
distance from the sea and in the air.
These markings provide law
enforcement personnel with a means to
monitor fishing, at-sea processing, and
other related activities, to ascertain
whether the vessel’s observed activities
are in accordance with those authorized
for that vessel. The identifying official
number is used by NMFS, the United
States Coast Guard, and other marine
agencies in issuing violations,
prosecutions, and other enforcement
actions. Vessels that are authorized for
particular fisheries are readily
identified, gear violations are more
readily prosecuted, and this allows for
more cost-effective enforcement.
In addition to vessel marking,
requirements that fishing gear be
marked are essential to facilitate
enforcement. The ability to link fishing
gear to the vessel owner is crucial to
enforcement of regulations issued under
the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. The marking of fishing gear is also
valuable in actions concerning damage,
loss, and civil proceedings. The
requirements imposed in the Southeast
Region are for coral aquacultured live
rock; golden crab traps; mackerel gillnet
floats; spiny lobster traps; black sea bass
pots; and buoy gear.
Affected Public: Business and other
for profit organizations; individuals and
households.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG035
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, hearings, and a partially closed
meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold its Social Science Planning Committee (SSPC) meeting, 128th
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting, 172nd Council
meeting and its associated meetings to take actions on fishery
management issues in the Western Pacific Region. A portion of the
Council's Executive, Budget and Legislative Standing Committee meeting
will be closed to the public.
DATES: The meetings will be held between March 5 and March 16, 2018.
For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The SSPC; 128th SSC; the Council's Pelagic and International
Standing Committee and Executive, Budget and Legislative Standing
Committee meetings will be held at the Council office, 1164 Bishop
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, phone: (808) 522-8220. The
172nd Council meeting will be held at the Laniakea YWCA, Fuller Hall,
1040 Richards Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, phone: (808) 538-7061. The
Fishers Forum will be held at the Pomaika`i Ballrooms at Dole Cannery
Iwilei, 735 Iwilei Rd., Honolulu, HI 96817, phone: (808) 369-8600.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; phone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSPC meeting will be held between 1 p.m.
and 5 p.m. on March 5, 2018. The 128th SSC meeting will be held between
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 6-8, 2018. The Executive, Budget and
Legislative Standing Committee meeting will be held on March 13, 2018,
from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The portion of the Executive, Budget and
Legislative Standing Committee meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. will
be closed to the public in accordance with Section 302(i)(3) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). The
Pelagic and International Standing Committee will be held on March 13,
2018, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. The 172nd Council meeting will be held
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 14-16, 2018. On March 14, 2018,
the Council will host a Fishers Forum between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. All
times listed are local island times.
Agenda items noted as ``Final Action Items'' refer to actions that
result in Council transmittal of a proposed fishery management plan,
proposed plan amendment, or proposed regulations to the U.S. Secretary
of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of the MSA. In addition to the
agenda items listed here, the Council and its advisory bodies will hear
recommendations from Council advisors. An opportunity to submit public
comment will be provided throughout the agendas. The order in which
agenda items are addressed may change and will be announced in advance
at the Council meeting. The meetings will run as late as necessary to
complete scheduled business. Background documents will be available
from, and written comments should be sent to, Kitty M. Simonds,
Executive Director; Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, phone: (808) 522-8220 or
fax: (808) 522-8226.
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Agenda for the SSPC Meeting
Monday, March 5, 2018, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. New Emerging Issues by Region
A. American Samoa
B. CNMI
C. Guam
D. Hawaii
3. Review of the Draft 2017 Socioeconomic Module of the Annual Stock
Assessment and Fisheries Evaluation (SAFE) Report
4. Report on PIFSC Response to the External Review
5. Review and Update of SSPC Research Priorities
6. Recommendations
7. Other Business
Agenda for 128th SSC Meeting
Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 127th SSC Meeting Recommendations
4. Report from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director
5. Insular Fisheries
A. Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish Fishery
1. Report on the Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of the
Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish Fishery
2. Stock assessment for the Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish
Complex 2018, with Catch Projections Through 2022
B. Options for Refining Precious Corals Essential Fish Habitat
(EFH) (Initial Action Item)
C. Updates to the Ecosystem Component Classification (Initial
Action Item)
D. Public Comment
E. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
6. Program Planning and Research
A. Report on the National Scientific Coordinating Subcommittee
(SCS) Meeting 6
B. Potential Ecosystem Indicators for Nearshore Fisheries
C. Implementing Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) in the
Western Pacific Region
D. Updating the Management Strategy Evaluation Priorities
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
7. Pelagic Fisheries
A. Hawaii Longline Fisheries
1. Hawaii Annual Longline Fisheries Report
2. Framework for Managing Sea Turtle Interactions in the Hawaii
Shallow-set Longline Fishery (Initial Action Item)
B. U.S. Territory Longline Bigeye Specification (Final Action Item)
C. American Samoa Longline Fisheries
1. American Samoa Annual Longline Fisheries Report
2. American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area (Final Action Item)
a. Report on American Samoa Cultural Fishing
3. American Samoa Swordfish Trip Limit (Final Action Item)
D. Electronic Monitoring and Reporting
1. Electronic Monitoring in the Hawaii Longline Fisheries
2. Electronic Reporting in the Hawaii Longline Fisheries
3. Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) Observer Program Electronic
Reporting
E. International Fisheries
1. Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) 14 Outcomes
F. Public Comment
G. SSC Discussion and Action
8. Protected Species
A. Report of the Albatross Workshop
B. Report of the 2017 Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem
Assessment Survey
C. False Killer Whale Take Reduction Measures
D. Updates on Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection
Act Actions
1. Insular False Killer Whale Critical Habitat
2. Insular False Killer Whale Recovery Plan
3. Coral Critical Habitat
4. Loggerhead Turtle Recovery Plan
5. Oceanic Whitetip Shark and Giant Manta Ray Listing Final Rules
6. Other Actions
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
Thursday, March 8, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
9. Other Business
A. 129th SSC Meeting
B. Updates From the Social Science Planning Committee
C. Revisions to the SSC three year plan
10. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council
Agenda for the Executive, Budget and Legislative Standing Committee
Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 9 a.m. to 12 noon (9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
CLOSED)
1. Administrative Report
2. Financial Report
3. 2018 Council Member Appointments
4. Update on Litigation (Closed Session--pursuant to MSA Sec.
302(i)(3))
5. Meetings and Workshops
6. Council Family Changes
7. Standard Operating Policies and Procedures (SOPP) Changes
8. Other Issues
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the Pelagic and International Standing Committee
Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
1. Introduction and Opening of Committee Meeting
2. American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area (Final Action Item)
3. American Samoa Longline Swordfish Trip Limit (Final Action Item)
4. Framework for Managing Sea Turtle Interactions in the Hawaii
Shallow-set Longline Fishery (Initial Action Item)
5. U.S. Territory Longline Bigeye Specification (Final Action Item)
6. Pelagics FEP Frameworks
A. Amend Recommendation Made at the 161st Meeting to the Pelagic
FEP Amendment To Establish a Framework for the Specification of WCPFC
Catch and Effort Limits for U.S. Pelagic Fisheries in the Western
Pacific Region To Include Other Measures, IATTC and any other RFMO
legislation that authorizes implementation under the MSA (Final Action
Item)
B. Modification to US Participating Territory Catch and Effort
Limit Amendment 7 Framework (Final Action Item)
7. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
A. Advisory Panels
B. Scientific & Statistical Committee
8. Other Issues
9. Public Comment
10. Committee Discussion and Action
Agenda for 172nd Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 172nd Agenda
3. Approval of the 171st Meeting Minutes
4. Executive Director's Report
5. Agency Reports
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A. National Marine Fisheries Service
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
a. Status of Executive Order 13795 Review
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel, Pacific Islands Section
C. U.S. State Department
D. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1. Status of Executive Order 13792 Review
E. Enforcement
1. U.S. Coast Guard
2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
3. NOAA Office of General Counsel, Enforcement Section
F. Legislative Standing Committee Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
6. Hawaii Archipelago & Pacific Remote Island Areas
A. Moku Pepa
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Issues
1. Report of Puwalu Umi
E. Identifying Priority Areas for Effective Management of at least
30% of Hawaii's Nearshore Waters
F. Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish Fishery
1. Report on the Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish WPSAR
2. Stock Assessment for the Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish
Complex 2018, with Catch Projections Through 2022
G. SSC Review of the Terms of Reference for the WPSAR of the Kona
crab benchmark assessment
H. Education and Outreach Initiatives
I. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Hawaii Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
J. Public Comment
K. Council Discussion and Action
7. Protected Species
A. Report of the Albatross Workshop
B. Report of the 2017 Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem
Assessment Survey
C. False Killer Whale Take Reduction Measures
D. Updates on Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection
Act Actions
1. Insular False Killer Whale Critical Habitat
2. Insular False Killer Whale Recovery Plan
3. Coral Critical Habitat
4. Loggerhead Turtle Recovery Plan
5. Oceanic Whitetip Shark and Giant Manta Ray Listing Final Rules
6. Other Actions
E. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panels
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 4 p.m.
Public Comment on Non-agenda Items
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Fishers Forum--Hawai`i Fisheries: Getting the Full Story
Thursday, March 15, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
8. Program Planning and Research
A. Updates on the Ecosystem Component Species Classification
(Initial Action Item)
B. Omnibus Amendment To Establish an Aquaculture Management Program
(Initial Action Item)
C. Options for Refining Precious Corals EFH (Initial Action Item)
D. Report on the National SCS Meeting 6
E. Potential Ecosystem Indicators for Nearshore Fisheries
F. Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management in the Western Pacific
Region
G. Scoping Report on Non-Fishing Impacts to EFH
H. Update on Regional Coastal Marine Spatial Planning/Ocean
Planning Efforts
I. Regional, National and International Outreach & Education
J. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panels
2. Hawaii Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee
3. Joint Advisory Group
a. CNMI
b. Guam
4. Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
K. Public Hearing
L. Council Discussion and Action
9. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. Hawaii Longline Fisheries
1. Hawaii Annual Longline Fisheries Report
2. Framework for Managing Sea Turtle Interactions in the Hawaii
Shallow-set Longline Fishery (Initial Action Item)
B. U.S. Territory Longline Bigeye Specification (Final Action Item)
C. Pelagics FEP Frameworks
1. Amend recommendation made at the 161st meeting to the Pelagic FEP
Amendment to Establish a Framework for the Specification of WCPFC Catch
and Effort Limits for U.S. Pelagic Fisheries in the Western Pacific
Region To Include Other Measures, IATTC and Any Other RFMO Legislation
That Authorizes Implementation Under the MSA (Final Action Item)
2. Modification to U.S. Participating Territory Catch and Effort Limit
Amendment 7 Framework (Final Action Item)
D. American Samoa Longline Fisheries
1. American Samoa Annual Longline Fisheries Report
2. American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area (Final Action Item)
a. Report on American Samoa Cultural Fishing
3. American Samoa Swordfish Trip Limit (Final Action Item)
E. Update on Electronic Monitoring and Reporting
1. Electronic Monitoring in the Hawaii Longline Fisheries
2. Electronic Reporting in the Hawaii Longline Fisheries
3. PIRO Observer Program Electronic Reporting
F. International Fisheries Meetings
1. WCPFC 14 Outcomes
2. SPRFMO 6 Outcomes
G. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panels
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Pelagic & International Standing Committee Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
10. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Aunu`u Ice Machine
2. Report on Tuna Canneries
a. StarKist Resumes Operations in November 2017
b. Status of Tri-Marine STP Operations in American Samoa
3. ASG Fisheries Development Projects
a. Malaloa Longline Dock Extension Project
b. Tutuila and Manu`a Alia Repair
c. Fishermen Training Program
d. Working Alia Project and Loan Program Update
e. Fagatogo Fish Market & Bottomfish Export
E. Status of Manu`a Fishermen's Cooperatives
F. American Samoa Marine Conservation Plan (Final Action Item)
G. Education and Outreach
1. Report on Council Scholarship Students
2. Lunar Calendar
H. Advisory Group Reports and Recommendations
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1. American Samoa Archipelago Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
Friday, March 16, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
11. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Isla Informe
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
a. Update on Territorial Science Initiative
b. Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Spearfishing Data
Collection Project
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
B. Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
1. Arongol Fal[uacute]/Asunton i Tano
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
C. Update on Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Management
Plan and Sanctuary Request
D. Update on CNMI Marinas and Minimum Size Regulations
E. Advisory Group Reports and Recommendations
1. Mariana Archipelago FEP Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
12. Administrative Matters
A. Council Member and Staff Annual Training on Standards of Conduct
B. Financial Reports
C. Administrative Reports
D. Update on Information Inquiries and Responses
E. Council Family Changes
1. Education Committee
2. SSC
F. Report on the Winter CCC Meeting
G. SOPP Changes
H. Meetings and Workshops
I. 2018 Council Member Appointments
J. Other Business
K. Executive and Budget Standing Committee Recommendations
L. Public Comment
M. Council Discussion and Action
13. Other Business
Non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before
the Council for discussion and formal Council action during its 172nd
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 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: February 14, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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