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Contact Information for Each Site
• Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Channel
Islands National Marine Sanctuary,
University of California, Santa Barbara,
Ocean Science Education Building 514,
MC 6155, Santa Barbara, CA 93106;
805–893–6437; https://
channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/
councilnews.html.
• Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Cordell
Bank National Marine Sanctuary, P.O.
Box 159, Olema, CA 94950; 415–464–
5260; https://cordellbank.noaa.gov/
council/applicants.html.
• Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33
East Quay Road, Key West, FL 33040;
305–809–4700; https://
floridakeys.noaa.gov/sac/apps.html.
• Flower Garden Banks National
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Flower Garden Banks National Marine
Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Building
216, Galveston, TX 77551; 409–621–
5151; https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/
advisorycouncil/recruitment.html.
• Gray’s Reef National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Gray’s
Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10
Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA
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31411; 912–598–2345; https://
graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/
council_news.html.
• Greater Farallones National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Greater
Farallones National Marine Sanctuary,
991 Marine Drive, The Presidio, San
Francisco, CA 94129; 415–561–6622;
https://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/
sacrecruitment.html.
• Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Hawaiian Islands Humpback
Whale National Marine Sanctuary,
NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/
ONMS/HIHWNMS, 1845 Wasp
Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI
96818; 808–879–2818; https://hawaii
humpbackwhale.noaa.gov/council/
councilappaccepting.html.
• Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council: Monitor National
Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum Drive,
Newport News, VA 23606; 757–599–
3122; https://monitor.noaa.gov/advisory/
news.html.
• Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 99
Pacific Street, Building 455A, Monterey,
CA 93940; 831–647–4201; https://
montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/recruit.html.
• Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory
Council: NOAA Inouye Regional Center,
NOS/ONMS/PMNM, 1845 Wasp
Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI
96818; 808–725–5800; https://
www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/newabout/council/apply/.
• Olympic Coast National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Olympic
Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 115
East Railroad Avenue, Suite 301, Port
Angeles, WA 98362; 360–457–6622;
https://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/involved/
sac/recruitment.html.
• Stellwagen Bank National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Stellwagen
Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175
Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA
02066; 781–545–8026; https://
stellwagen.noaa.gov/management/sac/
recruitment.html.
• Thunder Bay National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Thunder
Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 500
West Fletcher Street, Alpena, MI 49707;
989–356–8805; https://
thunderbay.noaa.gov/management/
advisory_council_recruitment.html.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)
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John Armor,
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and a
partially closed meeting.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its 132nd Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) meeting, Fishery Data
Collection and Research Committee
(FDCRC), 178th Council meeting and
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 for a briefing
on litigation by counsel.
DATES: The meetings will be held
between June 18 and June 27, 2019. For
specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 132nd SSC, FDCRC, the
Council’s Executive, Budget and
Legislative Standing Committee and
Pelagic and International Standing
Committee meetings will be held at the
Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite
1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, phone: (808)
522–8220. The 178th 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 Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson Dr,
Honolulu, HI 96814, phone: (808) 955–
4811.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Kitty
M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; phone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 132nd
SSC meeting will be held between 8:30
a.m. and 5 p.m. on June 18–20, 2019.
The FDCRC meeting will be held
between 8:30 a.m. and 12 noon on June
24, 2019. The Executive, Budget and
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Legislative Standing Committee meeting
will be held on June 24, 2019, between
9 a.m. and 11 a.m. 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)(A)(ii) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (MSA) for a briefing on litigation by
counsel. The Pelagic and International
Standing Committee will be held on
June 24, 2019, between 1 p.m. and 3
p.m. The 178th Council meeting will be
held between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
June 25–27, 2019. On June 25, 2019, the
Council will host a Fishers Forum
between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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.
Agenda for 132nd SSC Meeting
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 131st SSC Meeting
Recommendations
4. Report from Pacific Islands Fisheries
Science Center Director
A. Status of Council Research
Priorities for the FY 2019 Annual
Guidance Memo
5. Program Planning and Research
A. Shifting Distributions and
Changing Productivity
B. Best Scientific Information
Available Policy Directive
C. SSC Workgroup Report
1. Modern Fish Act Process Paper
2. Road Map for Effective Spatial
Management
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D. 2018 Annual Stock Assessment
and Fishery Evaluation Report and
Recommendations
1. Archipelagic Report Overview and
Highlights
2. Pelagic Report Overview and
Highlights
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
6. Island Fisheries
A. Setting the Acceptable Biological
Catch (ABC) for the Main Hawaiian
Islands (MHI) Kona Crab
1. Risk of Overfishing (P*) Working
Group Report
2. Setting the ABC for the MHI Kona
Crabs (Action Item)
3. Social Ecological Economic
Management Uncertainty (SEEM*)
Working Group Report
B. Status of Opening MHI Bottomfish
Restricted Fishing Areas and
Revisions to Reporting
Requirements
C. Public Comment
D. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
7. Protected Species
A. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Recovery
Planning Meeting
B. Evaluation of Potential Impacts of
Blue-Dyed Bait on Target Species
Catch Rates
C. Developing Tori Lines Minimum
Standards for the Hawaii Longline
Fishery
D. Status of Endangered Species Act
(ESA) Consultations for the Hawaii
Deep-Set Longline, American
Samoa Longline, and Bottomfish
Fisheries
E. Updates on ESA and Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
Actions
F. Public Comment
G. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
8. SSC Working Group Session
A. Potential Spatial Management
Approaches from the Hawaii
Shallow-Set Longline Biological
Opinion
B. Pacific Insular Fisheries—
Monitoring and Assessment
Planning Summit
9. Pelagic Fisheries
A. American Samoa Longline Fishery
Report
B. Hawaii Longline Report Fishery
Report
C. Territorial Bigeye Tuna Catch and/
or Allocation Limits (Action Item)
D. Pacific Community (SPC) Tuna
Tissue Bank
E. Pelagic Fisheries Research Plan
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Updates
1. Update on Ancillary Pelagic
Indicators
2. Analysis on Oceanic Whitetip
Shark Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE)
F. Hawaii Longline Fisheries
1. Shallow-Set Longline Biological
Opinion
2. Consideration of Additional
Mitigation Measures Under the
Shallow-Set Longline Biological
Opinion Reasonable and Prudent
Measures
3. Update on Electronic Reporting in
the Hawaii Longline Fisheries
G. International Fisheries Meetings
1. 2019 Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC) Scientific
Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting
2. Outcomes of United Nations
Boundaries Beyond National
Jurisdiction (UN–BBNJ) Meeting
H. Public Comment
I. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
Thursday, June 20, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
10. Other Business
A. 133rd SSC Meetings Dates
11. Summary of SSC Recommendations
to the Council
Agenda for the FDCRC Meeting
Monday, June 24, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 12
noon
1. Welcome Remarks and Introductions
2. Update on Previous FDCRC
Recommendations
3. Regulations for Mandatory License
and Reporting
A. Guam
B. Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI)
4. Data Collection Improvement Updates
A. American Samoa Department of
Marine and Wildlife Resources
(DMWR)
B. Guam Division of Aquatic and
Wildlife Resources (DAWR)
C. CNMI Department of Land and
Natural Resources (DLNR)—
Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW)
D. Hawaii DLNR—Division of Aquatic
Resources (DAR)
E. Guam Bureau of Statistics and
Plans (BSP)
F. Western Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Council
G. National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS)—Pacific Island Fisheries
Science Center (PIFSC)
5. Pacific Insular Fisheries—Monitoring
and Assessment Planning Summit
(PIF–MAPS)
6. Interview of FDCRC members for the
PIF–MAPS
7. FDCRC Strategic Plan and Marine
Recreational Information Program
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(MRIP) Regional Implementation
Plan Updates
8. Report on FDCRC-Technical
Committee
9. Public Comment
10. Discussions and Recommendations
Agenda for the Executive, Budget and
Legislative Standing Committee
Monday, June 24, 2019, 9 a.m. to 11
a.m.
1. Financial Reports
2. Administrative Reports
3. CLOSED SESSION (MSA
§ 302(i)(3)(A)(ii))—Status of
Litigation (9:30 a.m.–10 a.m.)
4. Council Standard Operating Policies
and Procedures (SOPP)
5. Report on May Council Coordination
Committee Meeting
6. Council Family Changes
7. Council staff coordination workshop
with NMFS
8. Sustainable Fisheries Fund Marine
Conservation Fund
9. Meetings and Workshops
10. Other Issues
11. Public Comment
12. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the Pelagic and
International Standing Committee
Monday, June 24, 2019, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
1. Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery
A. Biological Opinion
B. Managing Loggerhead and
Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions
in the Hawaii-based Shallow-Set
Longline Fishery (Final Action)
C. Consideration of Additional
Mitigation Measures under the
Biological Opinion Reasonable and
Prudent Measures
2. Update on Electronic Reporting in
Hawaii Longline Fisheries
3. US Territory Longline Bigeye Catch/
Allocation Limits (Initial Action)
4. International Fisheries
A. 2019 IATTC–SAC Meeting
B. Outcomes of UN–BBNJ Meeting
5. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
A. Advisory Panel
B. Scientific & Statistical Committee
6. Public Comment
7. Standing Committee
Recommendations
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Agenda for 178th Council Meeting
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 178th Agenda
3. Approval of the 176th and 177th
Meeting Minutes
4. Executive Director’s Report
5. Agency Reports
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A. National Marine Fisheries Service
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
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
E. Enforcement
1. U.S. Coast Guard
a. Search and Rescue Presentation
2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
3. NOAA Office of General Counsel,
Enforcement Section
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
6. Hawaii Archipelago & Pacific Remote
Island Area
A. Moku Pepa
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Main Hawaiian Islands Kona Crab
Annual Catch Limits (ACL)
1. P* Working Group Report
2. SEEM* Working Group Report
3. Options for Specifying ACLs for the
Main Hawaiian Islands Kona Crab
(Final Action)
E. Report on MHI Bottomfish
Restricted Fishing Areas
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP)
Amendment to Precious Coral
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) (Final
Action)
H. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Scientific & Statistical Committee
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
7. Protected Species
A. French Frigate Shoals Green Turtle
Research Plans
B. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Recovery
Planning Meeting
C. Developing Tori Line Minimum
Standards for the Hawaii Longline
Fishery
D. Status of ESA Consultations for the
Hawaii Deep-Set Longline,
American Samoa Longline, and
Bottomfish Fisheries
E. Updates on ESA and MMPA
Actions
F. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 4 p.m.
8. Public Comment on Non-agenda
Items
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 6 p.m.–9 p.m.
Fishers Forum—Fishing in the Future:
Emerging Technologies in Fisheries
Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 8:30 a.m.–5
p.m.
9. Program Planning and Research
A. National Legislative Report
B. Best Scientific Information
Available Policy Directive
C. SSC Working Group Reports
1. Next Steps for Addressing Blue
Ocean Marine Protected Areas
(MPA)
2. Process for Addressing the Modern
Fish Act
D. Summary of 2018 Annual SAFE
Report Updates
1. Archipelagic Annual SAFE Report
2. Pelagic Annual SAFE Report
E. Regional, National, & International
Outreach & Education
F. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
5. Social Science Planning Committee
6. Fishery Data Collection and
Research Committee
7. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
10. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. American Samoa Longline Annual
Fishery Report
B. Hawaii Longline Annual Fishery
Report
C. Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline
Fishery
1. Biological Opinion
2. Managing Loggerhead and
Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions
in the Hawaii-Based Shallow-Set
Longline Fishery (Final Action)
3. Consideration of Additional
Mitigation Measures Under the
BiOp Reasonable and Prudent
Measures
D. Update on Electronic Reporting in
the Hawaii Longline Fishery
E. U.S. Territory Longline Bigeye
Catch/Allocation Limits (Final
Action)
F. Overview of the Global Fishing
Watch
G. International Fisheries
1. IATTC
a. Report on IATTC 2019 Stock
Assessments
b. IATTC SAC Meeting 2019
2. Outcomes of UN BBNJ Meeting
3. Report on 33rd Biannual Meeting of
the Committee on Fisheries
H. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
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1. Advisory Panel
2. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
3. Pelagic Plan Team Meeting
4. Scientific & Statistical Committee
I. Standing Committee Report and
Recommendations
J. Public Comment
K. Council Discussion and Action
11. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Tuna Industry
2. Aunu’u Alia Development Project
3. Island Fisheries Inc. Fagatogo Fish
Market
4. U.S. Coast Guard Awareness
Training for American Samoa
Longline Crews
5. 20th Steinlager I’a Lapo’a Game
Fishing Tournament
6. American Samoa Government
Development Projects
E. Education and Outreach Initiatives
1. U.S. Pacific Territories CapacityBuilding Scholarship Program
F. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
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12. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Isla Informe
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
B. CNMI
1. Arongol Falu´
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
C. Advisory Group Reports and
Recommendations
1. Mariana Archipelago FEP Advisory
Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
D. Public Comment
E. Council Discussion and Action
13. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Council SOPP
D. Report of the May Council
Coordination Committee Meeting
E. Council Family Changes
1. Advisory Panel
2. FDCRC-Technical Committee
F. Meetings and Workshops
G. Standing Committee Report and
Recommendations
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H. Public Comment
I. Council Discussion and Action
14. Other Business
Non-emergency issues not contained
in this agenda may come before the
Council for discussion and formal
Council action during its 178th 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.
Governance, PRA Clearance Officer,
Office of Policy, and Governance, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, Office
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Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
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inform the public it is withdrawing a
60-day public notice in the Federal
Register entitled, ‘‘Survey to Develop
Estimates of Marine-Related Economic
Activity in the United States’’ (84 FR
23525) published on May 22, 2019. This
notice was published in error and is
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 68 Stock ID
scoping webinar for Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic scamp.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 68 assessment of
Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic scamp will
consist of a Data workshop, a series of
assessment webinars, and a Review
workshop.
SUMMARY:
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be held on Wednesday, June 19, 2019,
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold its 132nd Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting,
Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee (FDCRC), 178th Council
meeting and 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 for a briefing on litigation by counsel.
DATES: The meetings will be held between June 18 and June 27, 2019. For
specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 132nd SSC, FDCRC, the Council's Executive, Budget and
Legislative Standing Committee and Pelagic and International Standing
Committee meetings will be held at the Council office, 1164 Bishop
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, phone: (808) 522-8220. The
178th 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 Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson Dr,
Honolulu, HI 96814, phone: (808) 955-4811.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; phone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 132nd SSC meeting will be held between
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on June 18-20, 2019. The FDCRC meeting will be
held between 8:30 a.m. and 12 noon on June 24, 2019. The Executive,
Budget and
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Legislative Standing Committee meeting will be held on June 24, 2019,
between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. 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)(A)(ii) of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) for
a briefing on litigation by counsel. The Pelagic and International
Standing Committee will be held on June 24, 2019, between 1 p.m. and 3
p.m. The 178th Council meeting will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 5
p.m. on June 25-27, 2019. On June 25, 2019, the Council will host a
Fishers Forum between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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.
Agenda for 132nd SSC Meeting
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 131st SSC Meeting Recommendations
4. Report from Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director
A. Status of Council Research Priorities for the FY 2019 Annual
Guidance Memo
5. Program Planning and Research
A. Shifting Distributions and Changing Productivity
B. Best Scientific Information Available Policy Directive
C. SSC Workgroup Report
1. Modern Fish Act Process Paper
2. Road Map for Effective Spatial Management
D. 2018 Annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Report and
Recommendations
1. Archipelagic Report Overview and Highlights
2. Pelagic Report Overview and Highlights
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
6. Island Fisheries
A. Setting the Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) for the Main
Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Kona Crab
1. Risk of Overfishing (P*) Working Group Report
2. Setting the ABC for the MHI Kona Crabs (Action Item)
3. Social Ecological Economic Management Uncertainty (SEEM*)
Working Group Report
B. Status of Opening MHI Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas and
Revisions to Reporting Requirements
C. Public Comment
D. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
7. Protected Species
A. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Recovery Planning Meeting
B. Evaluation of Potential Impacts of Blue-Dyed Bait on Target
Species Catch Rates
C. Developing Tori Lines Minimum Standards for the Hawaii Longline
Fishery
D. Status of Endangered Species Act (ESA) Consultations for the
Hawaii Deep-Set Longline, American Samoa Longline, and Bottomfish
Fisheries
E. Updates on ESA and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Actions
F. Public Comment
G. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
8. SSC Working Group Session
A. Potential Spatial Management Approaches from the Hawaii Shallow-
Set Longline Biological Opinion
B. Pacific Insular Fisheries--Monitoring and Assessment Planning
Summit
9. Pelagic Fisheries
A. American Samoa Longline Fishery Report
B. Hawaii Longline Report Fishery Report
C. Territorial Bigeye Tuna Catch and/or Allocation Limits (Action
Item)
D. Pacific Community (SPC) Tuna Tissue Bank
E. Pelagic Fisheries Research Plan Updates
1. Update on Ancillary Pelagic Indicators
2. Analysis on Oceanic Whitetip Shark Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE)
F. Hawaii Longline Fisheries
1. Shallow-Set Longline Biological Opinion
2. Consideration of Additional Mitigation Measures Under the
Shallow-Set Longline Biological Opinion Reasonable and Prudent Measures
3. Update on Electronic Reporting in the Hawaii Longline Fisheries
G. International Fisheries Meetings
1. 2019 Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Scientific
Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting
2. Outcomes of United Nations Boundaries Beyond National
Jurisdiction (UN-BBNJ) Meeting
H. Public Comment
I. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
Thursday, June 20, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10. Other Business
A. 133rd SSC Meetings Dates
11. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council
Agenda for the FDCRC Meeting
Monday, June 24, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
1. Welcome Remarks and Introductions
2. Update on Previous FDCRC Recommendations
3. Regulations for Mandatory License and Reporting
A. Guam
B. Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
4. Data Collection Improvement Updates
A. American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources
(DMWR)
B. Guam Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (DAWR)
C. CNMI Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)--Division
of Fish and Wildlife (DFW)
D. Hawaii DLNR--Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR)
E. Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans (BSP)
F. Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
G. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)--Pacific Island
Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
5. Pacific Insular Fisheries--Monitoring and Assessment Planning Summit
(PIF-MAPS)
6. Interview of FDCRC members for the PIF-MAPS
7. FDCRC Strategic Plan and Marine Recreational Information Program
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8. Report on FDCRC-Technical Committee
9. Public Comment
10. Discussions and Recommendations
Agenda for the Executive, Budget and Legislative Standing Committee
Monday, June 24, 2019, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
1. Financial Reports
2. Administrative Reports
3. CLOSED SESSION (MSA Sec. 302(i)(3)(A)(ii))--Status of Litigation
(9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.)
4. Council Standard Operating Policies and Procedures (SOPP)
5. Report on May Council Coordination Committee Meeting
6. Council Family Changes
7. Council staff coordination workshop with NMFS
8. Sustainable Fisheries Fund Marine Conservation Fund
9. Meetings and Workshops
10. Other Issues
11. Public Comment
12. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the Pelagic and International Standing Committee
Monday, June 24, 2019, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
1. Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery
A. Biological Opinion
B. Managing Loggerhead and Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions in
the Hawaii-based Shallow-Set Longline Fishery (Final Action)
C. Consideration of Additional Mitigation Measures under the
Biological Opinion Reasonable and Prudent Measures
2. Update on Electronic Reporting in Hawaii Longline Fisheries
3. US Territory Longline Bigeye Catch/Allocation Limits (Initial
Action)
4. International Fisheries
A. 2019 IATTC-SAC Meeting
B. Outcomes of UN-BBNJ Meeting
5. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
A. Advisory Panel
B. Scientific & Statistical Committee
6. Public Comment
7. Standing Committee Recommendations
Agenda for 178th Council Meeting
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 178th Agenda
3. Approval of the 176th and 177th Meeting Minutes
4. Executive Director's Report
5. Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel, Pacific Islands Section
C. U.S. State Department
D. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
E. Enforcement
1. U.S. Coast Guard
a. Search and Rescue Presentation
2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
3. NOAA Office of General Counsel, Enforcement Section
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
6. Hawaii Archipelago & Pacific Remote Island Area
A. Moku Pepa
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Main Hawaiian Islands Kona Crab Annual Catch Limits (ACL)
1. P* Working Group Report
2. SEEM* Working Group Report
3. Options for Specifying ACLs for the Main Hawaiian Islands Kona
Crab (Final Action)
E. Report on MHI Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Amendment to Precious Coral
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) (Final Action)
H. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Scientific & Statistical Committee
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
7. Protected Species
A. French Frigate Shoals Green Turtle Research Plans
B. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Recovery Planning Meeting
C. Developing Tori Line Minimum Standards for the Hawaii Longline
Fishery
D. Status of ESA Consultations for the Hawaii Deep-Set Longline,
American Samoa Longline, and Bottomfish Fisheries
E. Updates on ESA and MMPA Actions
F. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Protected Species Advisory Committee
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 4 p.m.
8. Public Comment on Non-agenda Items
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Fishers Forum--Fishing in the Future: Emerging Technologies in
Fisheries
Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
9. Program Planning and Research
A. National Legislative Report
B. Best Scientific Information Available Policy Directive
C. SSC Working Group Reports
1. Next Steps for Addressing Blue Ocean Marine Protected Areas
(MPA)
2. Process for Addressing the Modern Fish Act
D. Summary of 2018 Annual SAFE Report Updates
1. Archipelagic Annual SAFE Report
2. Pelagic Annual SAFE Report
E. Regional, National, & International Outreach & Education
F. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Protected Species Advisory Committee
5. Social Science Planning Committee
6. Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee
7. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
10. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. American Samoa Longline Annual Fishery Report
B. Hawaii Longline Annual Fishery Report
C. Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery
1. Biological Opinion
2. Managing Loggerhead and Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions in
the Hawaii-Based Shallow-Set Longline Fishery (Final Action)
3. Consideration of Additional Mitigation Measures Under the BiOp
Reasonable and Prudent Measures
D. Update on Electronic Reporting in the Hawaii Longline Fishery
E. U.S. Territory Longline Bigeye Catch/Allocation Limits (Final
Action)
F. Overview of the Global Fishing Watch
G. International Fisheries
1. IATTC
a. Report on IATTC 2019 Stock Assessments
b. IATTC SAC Meeting 2019
2. Outcomes of UN BBNJ Meeting
3. Report on 33rd Biannual Meeting of the Committee on Fisheries
H. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
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1. Advisory Panel
2. Protected Species Advisory Committee
3. Pelagic Plan Team Meeting
4. Scientific & Statistical Committee
I. Standing Committee Report and Recommendations
J. Public Comment
K. Council Discussion and Action
11. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Tuna Industry
2. Aunu'u Alia Development Project
3. Island Fisheries Inc. Fagatogo Fish Market
4. U.S. Coast Guard Awareness Training for American Samoa Longline
Crews
5. 20th Steinlager I'a Lapo'a Game Fishing Tournament
6. American Samoa Government Development Projects
E. Education and Outreach Initiatives
1. U.S. Pacific Territories Capacity-Building Scholarship Program
F. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
Thursday, June 27, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
12. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Isla Informe
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
B. CNMI
1. Arongol Fal[uacute]
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
C. Advisory Group Reports and Recommendations
1. Mariana Archipelago FEP Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
D. Public Comment
E. Council Discussion and Action
13. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Council SOPP
D. Report of the May Council Coordination Committee Meeting
E. Council Family Changes
1. Advisory Panel
2. FDCRC-Technical Committee
F. Meetings and Workshops
G. Standing Committee Report and Recommendations
H. Public Comment
I. Council Discussion and Action
14. Other Business
Non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before
the Council for discussion and formal Council action during its 178th
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: May 23, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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