Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 45710-45711 [2021-17448]
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Public comment periods will be
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which agenda items are addressed may
change. The meetings will run as late as
necessary to complete scheduled
business.
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
Schedule and Agenda for the NCFAC
Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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 meetings of its Non-commercial
Fisheries Advisory Committee (NCFAC),
Hawaii Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem
Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP),
American Samoa Archipelago FEP AP,
Mariana Archipelago FEP-Guam AP,
Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
(FIAC), and Mariana Archipelago FEPCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) AP to discuss and make
recommendations on fishery
management issues in the Western
Pacific Region.
DATES: The meetings will be held from
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 through
Saturday, September 11, 2021. For
specific dates, times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: Each of the meetings will be
held by web conference via Webex.
Instructions for connecting to the web
conference and providing oral public
comments will be posted on the Council
website at www.wpcouncil.org. For
assistance with the web conference
connection, contact the Council office at
(808) 522–8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NCFAC will meet on Wednesday,
September 1, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 3:30
p.m.; The Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP
will meet on Friday, September 3, 2021,
from 9 a.m. to 12 noon; the American
Samoa Archipelago FEP AP will meet
on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, from 5
p.m. to 7 p.m.; the FIAC will meet on
Thursday, September 9, 2021, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m.; the Mariana Archipelago
FEP-Guam AP will meet on Thursday,
September 9, 2021, from 6:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m.; and the Mariana Archipelago
FEP–CNMI AP will meet on Saturday,
September 11, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 12
noon. All times listed are local island
times except for the NCFAC and FIAC
are Hawaii Standard Time.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021, 1 p.m.–
3:30 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of Last NCFAC Meeting
3. Council Issues
A. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Uku
Fishery Annual Catch Limits
(ACLs)
B. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
(NWHI) Sanctuary Designation
C. Proposed Magnuson-Stevens Act
(MSA) Changes
D. Regional Research Priorities
4. Review of U.S. Support to the Pacific
Nations
5. Fishermen Observations
6. Non-commercial Fishing Activities,
Issues, and Efforts
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. Other Business
2. Review of the Last AP Meeting and
Recommendations
3. Council Issues
A. American Samoa Bottomfish
i. Bottomfish Management Unit
Species (BMUS) Rebuilding Plan
ii. Territorial Bottomfish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP)
iii. Proposed Bottomfish Community
Development Program Plan
B. American Samoa Large Vessel
Prohibited Area (LVPA) Update
C. Proposed MSA Changes
D. Regional Research Priorities
4. Review of U.S. Support to the Pacific
Nations
5. American Samoa Fishermen
Observations Update
6. Report on American Samoa
Archipelago FEP AP Plan Activities
A. Sustainable Fisheries Fund
Projects
B. Catch It, Log It Update and Report
7. Fishery Issues and Activities
8. Public Comment
9. Discussion and Recommendations
10. Other Business
Schedule and Agenda for the FIAC
Meeting
Schedule and Agenda for the Hawaii
Archipelago FEP AP Meeting
Thursday, September 9, 2021, 1 p.m.–4
p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time)
Friday, September 3, 2021, 9 a.m.–12
noon (Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Status Report on June 2021 FIAC
Recommendations
3. MSA Reauthorization
4. Mariana Archipelago
A. Military Impacts on Guam
Fisheries
B. Federated States of Micronesia
Citizen Fishing Activities in Guam
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
5. Impacts of Imports on Hawaii Seafood
Markets
6. Papaha¯naumokua¯kea Marine National
Monument
A. Impacts on Hawaii Longline
Fishery
B. Sanctuary Designation
7. Council Actions for 187th Meeting
A. American Samoa BMUS
Rebuilding Plan
B. MHI Uku ACL
C. Seabird Mitigation in Hawaii Deepset Longline Fishery
D. Cooperative Research Priorities
8. Review of U.S. Support to Pacific
Island Nations
9. Other Issues
10. Public Comment
11. Discussion and Recommendations
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP Meeting and
Recommendations
3. Council Issues
A. Revising Seabird Mitigation
Measures in the Hawaii Deep-set
Longline Fishery
B. NWHI Sanctuary Designation
C. Specifying ACLs for the MHI Uku
Fishery
D. Proposed MSA Changes
E. Regional Research Priorities
F. Potential Cultural Honu Take
4. Review of U.S. Support to the Pacific
Nations
5. Report on Bottomfish Restricted
Fishing Areas
6. Hawaii Fishermen Observations
Update
7. Report on Hawaii Archipelago FEP
AP Plan Activities
A. Hawaii Fishing Spots Mapping
B. Education and Outreach Activities
8. Fishery Issues and Activities
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Recommendations
11. Other Business
Schedule and Agenda for the American
Samoa FEP AP Meeting
Schedule and Agenda for the Mariana
Archipelago FEP-Guam AP Meeting
Tuesday, September 7, 2021, 5 p.m.–7
p.m. (American Samoa Standard Time)
Thursday, September 9, 2021, 6:30
p.m.–8:30 p.m. (Marianas Standard
Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
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2. Review of the Last AP Meeting and
Recommendations
3. Council Issues
A. Proposed MSA Changes
B. Regional Research Priorities
4. Review of U.S. Support to the Pacific
Nations
5. Tuna Quota Transfer Review and
Options
6. Guam Fishermen Observations
Update
7. Report on Mariana Archipelago-Guam
FEP AP Plan Activities
A. Catch It, Log It Update and Report
8. Fishery Issues and Activities
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Recommendations
11. Other Business
Schedule and Agenda for the Mariana
Archipelago FEP–CNMI AP Meeting
Saturday, September 11, 2021, 9 a.m.–
12 noon (Marianas Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP Meeting and
Recommendations
3. Council Issues
A. Proposed MSA Changes
B. Regional Research Priorities
4. Review of U.S. Support to the Pacific
Nations
5. CNMI Fishermen Observations
Update
6. Report on Mariana Archipelago-CNMI
FEP AP Plan Activities
A. Catch It, Log It Update and Report
B. Sustainable Fisheries Fund Projects
7. Fishery Issues and Activities
8. Public Comment
9. Discussion and Recommendations
10. Other Business
Special Accommodations
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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: August 11, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Monkfish Committee via webinar to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ). Recommendations from this
group will be brought to the full Council
for formal consideration and action, if
appropriate.
SUMMARY:
This webinar will be held on
Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at 9:30
a.m. Webinar registration URL
information: https://
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
5823477991354445582.
ADDRESSES: Council address: New
England Fishery Management Council,
50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport,
MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Agenda
The Monkfish Committee will receive
a presentation on analyses related to the
Council’s 2021 Monkfish Priority to
‘‘Complete work recommended by the
Council in June 2020 for including the
2019 discard information in the analysis
of discard estimation methods
undertaken in 2020’’. They will discuss
and make recommendations for 2022
Council monkfish management
priorities. Other business will be
discussed as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject 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
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
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aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
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, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 11, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) is
holding an online meeting and briefing
for members of other Council advisory
bodies. This meeting is open to the
public.
DATES: The online meeting will be held
Thursday, September 2, 2021, from 1:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
online. Specific meeting information,
including directions on how to join the
meeting and system requirements will
be provided in the meeting
announcement on the Pacific Council’s
website (see www.pcouncil.org). You
may send an email to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820–
2412 for technical assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kit
Dahl, Staff Officer, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820–2422.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At its
March 2021 meeting the Pacific Council
directed the EWG to prepare a final draft
SUMMARY:
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Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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 meetings of its Non-commercial Fisheries Advisory Committee
(NCFAC), Hawaii Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel
(AP), American Samoa Archipelago FEP AP, Mariana Archipelago FEP-Guam
AP, Fishing Industry Advisory Committee (FIAC), and Mariana Archipelago
FEP-Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) AP to discuss
and make recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western
Pacific Region.
DATES: The meetings will be held from Wednesday, September 1, 2021
through Saturday, September 11, 2021. For specific dates, times and
agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: Each of the meetings will be held by web conference via
Webex. Instructions for connecting to the web conference and providing
oral public comments will be posted on the Council website at
www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with the web conference connection,
contact the Council office at (808) 522-8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NCFAC will meet on Wednesday, September
1, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; The Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP will
meet on Friday, September 3, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon; the American
Samoa Archipelago FEP AP will meet on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, from
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; the FIAC will meet on Thursday, September 9, 2021,
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; the Mariana Archipelago FEP-Guam AP will meet on
Thursday, September 9, 2021, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; and the
Mariana Archipelago FEP-CNMI AP will meet on Saturday, September 11,
2021, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. All times listed are local island times
except for the NCFAC and FIAC are Hawaii Standard Time.
Public comment periods will be provided in the agendas. The order
in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will run
as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
Schedule and Agenda for the NCFAC Meeting
Wednesday, September 1, 2021, 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of Last NCFAC Meeting
3. Council Issues
A. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Uku Fishery Annual Catch Limits
(ACLs)
B. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Sanctuary Designation
C. Proposed Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) Changes
D. Regional Research Priorities
4. Review of U.S. Support to the Pacific Nations
5. Fishermen Observations
6. Non-commercial Fishing Activities, Issues, and Efforts
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. Other Business
Schedule and Agenda for the Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP Meeting
Friday, September 3, 2021, 9 a.m.-12 noon (Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP Meeting and Recommendations
3. Council Issues
A. Revising Seabird Mitigation Measures in the Hawaii Deep-set
Longline Fishery
B. NWHI Sanctuary Designation
C. Specifying ACLs for the MHI Uku Fishery
D. Proposed MSA Changes
E. Regional Research Priorities
F. Potential Cultural Honu Take
4. Review of U.S. Support to the Pacific Nations
5. Report on Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas
6. Hawaii Fishermen Observations Update
7. Report on Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP Plan Activities
A. Hawaii Fishing Spots Mapping
B. Education and Outreach Activities
8. Fishery Issues and Activities
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Recommendations
11. Other Business
Schedule and Agenda for the American Samoa FEP AP Meeting
Tuesday, September 7, 2021, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. (American Samoa Standard
Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP Meeting and Recommendations
3. Council Issues
A. American Samoa Bottomfish
i. Bottomfish Management Unit Species (BMUS) Rebuilding Plan
ii. Territorial Bottomfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
iii. Proposed Bottomfish Community Development Program Plan
B. American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA) Update
C. Proposed MSA Changes
D. Regional Research Priorities
4. Review of U.S. Support to the Pacific Nations
5. American Samoa Fishermen Observations Update
6. Report on American Samoa Archipelago FEP AP Plan Activities
A. Sustainable Fisheries Fund Projects
B. Catch It, Log It Update and Report
7. Fishery Issues and Activities
8. Public Comment
9. Discussion and Recommendations
10. Other Business
Schedule and Agenda for the FIAC Meeting
Thursday, September 9, 2021, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Status Report on June 2021 FIAC Recommendations
3. MSA Reauthorization
4. Mariana Archipelago
A. Military Impacts on Guam Fisheries
B. Federated States of Micronesia Citizen Fishing Activities in
Guam Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
5. Impacts of Imports on Hawaii Seafood Markets
6. Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument
A. Impacts on Hawaii Longline Fishery
B. Sanctuary Designation
7. Council Actions for 187th Meeting
A. American Samoa BMUS Rebuilding Plan
B. MHI Uku ACL
C. Seabird Mitigation in Hawaii Deep-set Longline Fishery
D. Cooperative Research Priorities
8. Review of U.S. Support to Pacific Island Nations
9. Other Issues
10. Public Comment
11. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for the Mariana Archipelago FEP-Guam AP Meeting
Thursday, September 9, 2021, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (Marianas Standard
Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
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2. Review of the Last AP Meeting and Recommendations
3. Council Issues
A. Proposed MSA Changes
B. Regional Research Priorities
4. Review of U.S. Support to the Pacific Nations
5. Tuna Quota Transfer Review and Options
6. Guam Fishermen Observations Update
7. Report on Mariana Archipelago-Guam FEP AP Plan Activities
A. Catch It, Log It Update and Report
8. Fishery Issues and Activities
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Recommendations
11. Other Business
Schedule and Agenda for the Mariana Archipelago FEP-CNMI AP Meeting
Saturday, September 11, 2021, 9 a.m.-12 noon (Marianas Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP Meeting and Recommendations
3. Council Issues
A. Proposed MSA Changes
B. Regional Research Priorities
4. Review of U.S. Support to the Pacific Nations
5. CNMI Fishermen Observations Update
6. Report on Mariana Archipelago-CNMI FEP AP Plan Activities
A. Catch It, Log It Update and Report
B. Sustainable Fisheries Fund Projects
7. Fishery Issues and Activities
8. Public Comment
9. Discussion and Recommendations
10. Other Business
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: August 11, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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