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6. Public Comment
7. Discussion and Recommendations
8. Other Business
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 22, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its 148th Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) and its 195th Council
meeting to take actions on fishery
management issues in the Western
Pacific Region. The Council will also
hold meetings of the following advisory
groups and standing committees:
American Samoa Advisory Panel (AP);
Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
(FIAC); American Samoa Regional
Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC);
American Samoa Standing Committee
(SC); and Executive and Budget SC.
DATES: The meetings will be held
between June 14 and June 29, 2023. For
specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 148th SSC meeting will
be held in a hybrid format with inperson and remote participation
(Webex) options available for SSC
members and the public. In-person
attendance will be hosted at the Council
office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813.
The American Samoa and Executive
and Budget SC meetings, and the
American Samoa REAC meeting will be
held in-person at the Sadie’s by the Sea
Conference Room, Utulei Beach, Route
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1, Pago Pago, American Samoa, phone:
(684) 633–5900.
The FIAC meeting will be held in a
hybrid format with in-person and
remote participation (Webex) options
available for FIAC members and the
public. The in-person portion of the
FIAC meeting will be held at Tauese P.
F. Sunia Ocean Center, Utulei,
American Samoa, 96799.
The American Samoa AP meeting will
be held will be held in a hybrid format
with in-person remote participation
(Webex) options available for AP
members and the public. In-person
attendance will be hosted at the Flying
Fox Gastropub, Pavaiai, American
Samoa, 96799.
The 195th Council Meeting will be
held as a hybrid meeting for Council
members and public, with remote
participation option available via
Webex. The in-person portion of the
195th Council meeting and Fishers
Forum will be held at Governor H. Rex
Lee Auditorium (Fale Laumei), Utulei,
American Samoa, phone: (684) 633–
5155.
Specific information on joining the
meeting, 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.
Council address: Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI
96813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; phone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 148th
SSC meeting will be held between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time
(HST) on June 14, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
HST on June 15, and 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.
on June 16, 2023. The American Samoa
SC meeting will be held between 10
a.m. and 12 p.m. Samoan Standard
Time (SST) on June 22, 2023. The
Executive and Budget SC meeting will
be held between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. SST
on June 23, 2023. The portion of the
Executive and Budget SC from 11:30
a.m. to 12 p.m. will be closed to the
public for employment matters in
accordance with section 302(i)(3) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA). The American Samoa REAC
meeting will be held between 1 p.m.
and 4 p.m. SST on June 23, 2023. The
FIAC meeting will be held between 1
p.m. and 5 p.m. SST on June 23, 2023.
The American Samoa AP meeting will
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be held between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. SST
on June 24, 2023. The 195th Council
Meeting will be held between 9:30 a.m.
and 5 p.m. SST on June 27, 8:30am and
5 p.m. SST on June 28, and 8:30 a.m.
and 12 p.m. SST on June 29, 2023. The
Fishers Forum will be held between 6
p.m. and 9 p.m. SST on June 27, 2023.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
will be held between 4:30 p.m. and 5
p.m. SST on June 27, 2023.
Please note that the evolving public
health situation regarding COVID–19
may affect the conduct of the June
Council and its associated meetings. At
the time this notice was submitted for
publication, the Council anticipated
convening the Standing Committee
meetings as an in-person meeting only,
and the Council meeting as an in-person
meeting with a web conference
attendance option. If public
participation options will be modified,
the Council will post notice on its
website at www.wpcouncil.org by, to the
extent practicable, five calendar days
before each meeting.
Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final Action’’
refer to actions that may 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 for the 195th
Council meeting will be available at
www.wpcouncil.org. Written public
comments on final action items at the
195th Council meeting should be
received at the Council office by 5 p.m.
HST, Thursday, June 22, 2023, and
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; or email: info@
wpcouncil.org. Written public
comments on all other agenda items
may be submitted for the record by
email throughout the duration of the
meeting. Instructions for providing oral
public comments during the meeting
will be posted on the Council website.
This meeting will be recorded (audio
only) for the purposes of generating the
minutes of the meeting.
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Agenda for the 148th SSC Meeting
Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. HST
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 147th SSC Meeting
Recommendations
4. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center Director Report
5. Island Fisheries
A. American Samoa Bottomfish
Management Unit Species (BMUS)
1. American Samoa BMUS WPSAR
Report
2. American Samoa BMUS
Benchmark Stock Assessment
Report
3. American Samoa Fishery
Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Amendment
for BMUS Revision (Action Item)
B. Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI) BMUS
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)
Specification for 2024–2025 (Action
Item)
C. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Kona
Crab ABC Specification for 2024–
2026 (Action Item)
D. Uku Essential Fish Habitat
Revision Options Paper (Action
Item)
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
6. Protected Species
A. Hawaii Deep-Set and American
Samoa Longline Fishery Final
Biological Opinions (BiOps)
1. Overview of the Final BiOps
2. Implementation of Reasonable and
Prudent Measures
B. False Killer Whale Issues
1. New Approach for Insular False
Killer Whale Abundance Estimates
2. Update on the New Assessment
Approach for Hawaii Pelagic False
Killer Whales
3. False Killer Whale Take Reduction
Team Meeting Report
C. Public Comment
D. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
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7. Program Planning
A. Review of the National Standard 1
Draft Guidance on Biomass Proxies
B. Review of National Standards 4, 8
and 9
C. 2022 Annual Stock Assessment and
Fisheries Evaluation (SAFE) Report
and Recommendations
1. Archipelagic and Pelagic Report
Highlights
2. Archipelagic Report
Recommendations
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3. Pelagic Report Recommendations
D. Review of Research Priorities
1. Cooperative Research
2. Updating the Council’s Pelagic
Fisheries Research Plan
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
8. Pelagic and International Fisheries
A. Update on Proposed Sanctuaries in
the Pacific Remote Island Areas
(PRIA) & Northwest Hawaiian
Islands
B. The Pacific Community (SPC) PreAssessment Workshop
C. South Pacific Albacore InterSessional Working Group
D. 2nd Western and Central Pacific
Ocean (WCPO) Longline
Management Workshop
E. Western & Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission (WCPFC) Tropical
Tuna Scientific Requests
F. Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC) Science
Advisory Committee
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
Friday, June 16, 2023, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
HST
9. Other Business
A. September 2023 SSC Meetings
Dates
10. Summary of SSC Recommendations
to the Council
Agenda for the American Samoa SC
Meeting
Thursday, June 22, 2023, 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. SST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Draft 2022 American Samoa Annual
SAFE Report Module
3. American Samoa Bottomfish
a. Stock Assessment WPSAR Report
b. 2023 Benchmark Stock Assessment
c. Management Unit Species Revision
4. Equity and Environmental Justice
5. American Samoa Sea Turtles
6. Fagatele Marine and PRIA
Sanctuaries
7. Report on Rose Monument
8. Advisory Group Reports and
Recommendations
9. Other Business
10. Public Comment
11. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the Executive and Budget
SC Meeting
Friday, June 23, 2023, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
SST (11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Closed)
1. Financial Reports
2. Administrative Reports
3. Pelagic Research Plan
4. Council Family Changes
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5. Meetings and Workshops
A. Council Coordination Committee
(CCC) Meeting Report
B. Deputy Director/Senior Staff
Meeting Report
C. Schedule of Upcoming Meeting
6. Other Business
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. Closed Session on Employment
Matters—Pursuant to MSA Section
302(i)(3)
Agenda for the American Samoa REAC
Meeting
Friday, June 23, 2023, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
SST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. About the American Samoa REAC
3. American Samoa Fishery Ecosystem
Issues
a. Climate Change and Fisheries
i. Current American Samoa Fishery
Stock Status
ii. President Biden’s Ocean Climate
Action Plan
iii. Climate Change in American
Samoa
b. American Samoa Bottomfish
i. Stock Assessment and Status
ii. Developing Catch Limits
4. American Samoa Conservation Issues
a. Sand Mining in American Samoa
b. American Samoa Shark Issues
c. Report on Equity and
Environmental Justice
d. Proposed PRIA National Marine
Sanctuary
e. Discussion on Equity and
Environmental Justice
f. Update on Fishery Development
i. Status of Super-Alia
ii. Sustainable Fisheries Projects
5. Public Comment
6. Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business
Agenda for the FIAC Meeting
Friday, June 23, 2023, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
SST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Status Report on Previous FIAC
Recommendations
3. Roundtable Update on Fishing/
Market Issues/Impacts
4. Update on Hawaii Shortline Fishery
Paper
5. False Killer Whale Take Reduction
Team
6. Final Deep-Set & American Samoa
Longline BiOps
7. Proposed Sanctuary Around the PRIA
8. Workshops on WCPFC Tropical
Tunas
9. American Samoa-Based U.S. Purse
Seine Fishery
A. Updates From the Fleet
B. Overview of American Samoa
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10. American Samoa Longline Fishery
A. 2022–2023 Performance of the
American Samoa Longline Fishery
B. WCPFC South Pacific Albacore
Fishery Issues & Workplans
C. Impacts of Reducing American
Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area
11. American Samoa Cost-Earnings
Survey & Economic Analyses
12. American Samoa Bottomfish Update
13. American Samoa Fishing Industry
Roundtable Discussion: NonMembers
14. Other Issues
15. Public Comment
16. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the American Samoa AP
Meeting
Saturday, June 24, 2023, 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. SST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP
Recommendations and Meetings
3. Feedback From the Fleet
A. American Samoa Fishermen
Observations
B. AP Fishery Issues and Priorities
3. American Samoa Fishery Issues
and Activities
A. 2022 Annual SAFE Report—
American Samoa Module
B. American Samoa Bottomfish Stock
Assessment WPSAR Report
C. 2023 Benchmark American Samoa
Bottomfish Stock Assessment
D. Bottomfish Management Unit
Species Revision
E. Final BiOp for the American Samoa
Longline Fishery and Next Steps
4. Research Priorities
A. MSA Five-Year Research Priorities
Review
B. Cooperative Research
5. Other Business
6. Public Comment
7. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the 195th Council Meeting
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 9:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. SST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Opening Protocol
3. Opening Remarks
4. Approval of the 195th CM Agenda
5. Approval of the 194th CM Meeting
Minutes
6. Executive Director’s Report
7. 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. Enforcement
1. U.S. Coast Guard
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2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
3. NOAA Office of General Counsel
Enforcement Section
D. U.S. State Department
E. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
8. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Department of Marine and Wildlife
Resources Report
C. 2022 American Samoa FEP Annual
SAFE Report
D. 2022 Pelagic Annual SAFE
Report—American Samoa Module
E. American Samoa Bottomfish
1. American Samoa Bottomfish Stock
Assessment WPSAR Report
2. 2023 Benchmark American Samoa
Bottomfish Stock Assessment
3. American Samoa FEP Bottomfish
Management Unit Species Revision
Amendment (Initial Action)
F. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Fishing Industry Advisory
Committee
3. American Samoa REAC
4. Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Pelagic Plan Team
6. Social Science Planning Committee
7. Scientific & Statistical Committee
8. American Samoa Archipelago
Standing Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
9. Protected Species
A. Hawaii Deep-Set and American
Samoa Longline Fishery Final
BiOps
1. Overview of the Final BiOps
2. Implementation Plans for the BiOp
Reasonable and Prudent Measures
B. False Killer Whale Take Reduction
Team Meeting Report
C. Endangered Species Act and
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Updates
D. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Fishing Industry Advisory
Committee
3. American Samoa REAC
4. Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Pelagic Plan Team
6. Scientific & Statistical Committee
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 4:30 p.m. to 5
p.m. SST
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
SST
Fishers Forum: Rising Tides and
Changing Times
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. SST
10. Program Planning and Research
A. National Legislative Report
B. Research Priorities
1. MSA Five-Year Research Priorities
Review
2. Cooperative Research Review
C. National Standards Guidance and
Review
1. National Standard 1 Reference
Points Guidance
2. National Standards 4, 8, and 9
Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking
D. Regional Communications &
Outreach Report
E. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Fishing Industry Advisory
Committee
3. American Samoa REAC
4. Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Pelagic Plan Team
6. Social Science Planning Committee
7. Non-Commercial Fisheries
Advisory Committee
8. Federal Data Coordination and
Research Committee
9. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
11. Hawaii Archipelago & PRIA
A. Moku Pepa
B. Department of Land and Natural
Resources/Division of Aquatic
Resources Report
C. 2022 Hawaii Archipelago FEP
Annual SAFE Report
D. Kona Crab
1. Specifying Annual Catch Limits for
Kona Crab (Final Action)
2. MHI Kona Crab Status
Determination Criteria (Final
Action)
E. Options for Revising Uku Essential
Fish Habitat (Initial Action)
F. Status Report on the Monument
Expansion Area and Proposed PRIA
Sanctuary
G. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Fishing Industry Advisory
Committee
5. Social Science Planning Committee
6. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Public Comment
I. Council Discussion and Action
12. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Department of Agriculture/Division
of Aquatic & Wildlife Resources
Report
2. Isla Informe
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3. Review of Guam Marine
Conservation Plan (Action Item)
4. 2022 Annual SAFE Report-Guam
Module
B. CNMI
1. Arongol Falu´
2. Department of Land and Natural
Resources/Division of Fish and
Wildlife Report
3. Options for CNMI Bottomfish
Annual Catch Limits (Final Action)
4. 2022 Annual SAFE Report-CNMI
Module
C. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Fishing Industry Advisory
Committee
5. Scientific and Statistical Committee
D. Public Comment
E. Council Discussion and Action
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13. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. 2022 Pelagic and PRIA Annual
SAFE Report
B. International Fisheries Issues
1. 2nd WCPO Longline Management
Workshop
2. WCPFC South Pacific Albacore
Working Group
3. US Permanent Advisory Committee
to the WCPFC
4. IATTC Science Advisory and
General Advisory Committees
C. Council Pelagic Fisheries Research
Plan
D. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Fishing Industry Advisory
Committee
3. American Samoa REAC
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Social Science Planning Committee
6. Scientific & Statistical Committee
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
14. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Council Family Changes
D. Meetings and Workshops
E. CCC Meeting Report
F. Executive and Budget Standing
Committee Report
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
15. Other Business
Non-emergency issues not contained
in this agenda may come before the
Council for discussion and formal
Council action during its 195th meeting.
However, Council action on regulatory
issues will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this document and
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any regulatory issue arising after
publication of this document that
requires emergency action under section
305(c) of the MSA, 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 22, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Skate
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.
DATES: This webinar will be held on
Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Webinar registration URL
information: https://
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
5638961262804218718.
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:
SUMMARY:
The Skate Committee will meet to
consider Advisory Panel input and
provide final input on the development
of a white paper regarding thorny skate.
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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: 6 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 22, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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They will consider recent work by the
Plan Development Team on the
performance of skate possession limits
and make recommendations to the
Council on the development of
possession limit alternatives to consider
along with fishing year 2024–25
specifications. This could include
revising the skate bait and wing
possession limit, increasing the
possession limit for barndoor skate, and
allowing smooth skate possession. The
Committee would need to recommend
initiating a framework adjustment
action if revising species-specific
possession limits is recommended.
Other business may 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
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
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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 its 148th Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and its 195th
Council meeting to take actions on fishery management issues in the
Western Pacific Region. The Council will also hold meetings of the
following advisory groups and standing committees: American Samoa
Advisory Panel (AP); Fishing Industry Advisory Committee (FIAC);
American Samoa Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC); American
Samoa Standing Committee (SC); and Executive and Budget SC.
DATES: The meetings will be held between June 14 and June 29, 2023. For
specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 148th SSC meeting will be held in a hybrid format with
in-person and remote participation (Webex) options available for SSC
members and the public. In-person attendance will be hosted at the
Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.
The American Samoa and Executive and Budget SC meetings, and the
American Samoa REAC meeting will be held in-person at the Sadie's by
the Sea Conference Room, Utulei Beach, Route 1, Pago Pago, American
Samoa, phone: (684) 633-5900.
The FIAC meeting will be held in a hybrid format with in-person and
remote participation (Webex) options available for FIAC members and the
public. The in-person portion of the FIAC meeting will be held at
Tauese P. F. Sunia Ocean Center, Utulei, American Samoa, 96799.
The American Samoa AP meeting will be held will be held in a hybrid
format with in-person remote participation (Webex) options available
for AP members and the public. In-person attendance will be hosted at
the Flying Fox Gastropub, Pavaiai, American Samoa, 96799.
The 195th Council Meeting will be held as a hybrid meeting for
Council members and public, with remote participation option available
via Webex. The in-person portion of the 195th Council meeting and
Fishers Forum will be held at Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium (Fale
Laumei), Utulei, American Samoa, phone: (684) 633-5155.
Specific information on joining the meeting, 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.
Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; phone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 148th SSC meeting will be held between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) on June 14, 10 a.m. and 5
p.m. HST on June 15, and 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on June 16, 2023. The
American Samoa SC meeting will be held between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Samoan Standard Time (SST) on June 22, 2023. The Executive and Budget
SC meeting will be held between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. SST on June 23,
2023. The portion of the Executive and Budget SC from 11:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. will be closed to the public for employment matters in accordance
with section 302(i)(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (MSA). The American Samoa REAC meeting will be held
between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. SST on June 23, 2023. The FIAC meeting will
be held between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. SST on June 23, 2023. The American
Samoa AP meeting will be held between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. SST on June 24,
2023. The 195th Council Meeting will be held between 9:30 a.m. and 5
p.m. SST on June 27, 8:30am and 5 p.m. SST on June 28, and 8:30 a.m.
and 12 p.m. SST on June 29, 2023. The Fishers Forum will be held
between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. SST on June 27, 2023. Public Comment on Non-
Agenda Items will be held between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. SST on June 27,
2023.
Please note that the evolving public health situation regarding
COVID-19 may affect the conduct of the June Council and its associated
meetings. At the time this notice was submitted for publication, the
Council anticipated convening the Standing Committee meetings as an in-
person meeting only, and the Council meeting as an in-person meeting
with a web conference attendance option. If public participation
options will be modified, the Council will post notice on its website
at www.wpcouncil.org by, to the extent practicable, five calendar days
before each meeting.
Agenda items noted as ``Final Action'' refer to actions that may
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 for the 195th Council meeting will be
available at www.wpcouncil.org. Written public comments on final action
items at the 195th Council meeting should be received at the Council
office by 5 p.m. HST, Thursday, June 22, 2023, and 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; or email:
[email protected]. Written public comments on all other agenda items
may be submitted for the record by email throughout the duration of the
meeting. Instructions for providing oral public comments during the
meeting will be posted on the Council website. This meeting will be
recorded (audio only) for the purposes of generating the minutes of the
meeting.
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Agenda for the 148th SSC Meeting
Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. HST
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 147th SSC Meeting Recommendations
4. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director Report
5. Island Fisheries
A. American Samoa Bottomfish Management Unit Species (BMUS)
1. American Samoa BMUS WPSAR Report
2. American Samoa BMUS Benchmark Stock Assessment Report
3. American Samoa Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Amendment for BMUS
Revision (Action Item)
B. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) BMUS
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Specification for 2024-2025 (Action
Item)
C. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Kona Crab ABC Specification for
2024-2026 (Action Item)
D. Uku Essential Fish Habitat Revision Options Paper (Action Item)
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
6. Protected Species
A. Hawaii Deep-Set and American Samoa Longline Fishery Final
Biological Opinions (BiOps)
1. Overview of the Final BiOps
2. Implementation of Reasonable and Prudent Measures
B. False Killer Whale Issues
1. New Approach for Insular False Killer Whale Abundance Estimates
2. Update on the New Assessment Approach for Hawaii Pelagic False
Killer Whales
3. False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting Report
C. Public Comment
D. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
Thursday, June 15, 2023, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. HST
7. Program Planning
A. Review of the National Standard 1 Draft Guidance on Biomass
Proxies
B. Review of National Standards 4, 8 and 9
C. 2022 Annual Stock Assessment and Fisheries Evaluation (SAFE)
Report and Recommendations
1. Archipelagic and Pelagic Report Highlights
2. Archipelagic Report Recommendations
3. Pelagic Report Recommendations
D. Review of Research Priorities
1. Cooperative Research
2. Updating the Council's Pelagic Fisheries Research Plan
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8. Pelagic and International Fisheries
A. Update on Proposed Sanctuaries in the Pacific Remote Island
Areas (PRIA) & Northwest Hawaiian Islands
B. The Pacific Community (SPC) Pre-Assessment Workshop
C. South Pacific Albacore Inter-Sessional Working Group
D. 2nd Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) Longline Management
Workshop
E. Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Tropical
Tuna Scientific Requests
F. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Science Advisory
Committee
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
Friday, June 16, 2023, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. HST
9. Other Business
A. September 2023 SSC Meetings Dates
10. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council
Agenda for the American Samoa SC Meeting
Thursday, June 22, 2023, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. SST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Draft 2022 American Samoa Annual SAFE Report Module
3. American Samoa Bottomfish
a. Stock Assessment WPSAR Report
b. 2023 Benchmark Stock Assessment
c. Management Unit Species Revision
4. Equity and Environmental Justice
5. American Samoa Sea Turtles
6. Fagatele Marine and PRIA Sanctuaries
7. Report on Rose Monument
8. Advisory Group Reports and Recommendations
9. Other Business
10. Public Comment
11. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the Executive and Budget SC Meeting
Friday, June 23, 2023, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. SST (11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Closed)
1. Financial Reports
2. Administrative Reports
3. Pelagic Research Plan
4. Council Family Changes
5. Meetings and Workshops
A. Council Coordination Committee (CCC) Meeting Report
B. Deputy Director/Senior Staff Meeting Report
C. Schedule of Upcoming Meeting
6. Other Business
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. Closed Session on Employment Matters--Pursuant to MSA Section
302(i)(3)
Agenda for the American Samoa REAC Meeting
Friday, June 23, 2023, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. SST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. About the American Samoa REAC
3. American Samoa Fishery Ecosystem Issues
a. Climate Change and Fisheries
i. Current American Samoa Fishery Stock Status
ii. President Biden's Ocean Climate Action Plan
iii. Climate Change in American Samoa
b. American Samoa Bottomfish
i. Stock Assessment and Status
ii. Developing Catch Limits
4. American Samoa Conservation Issues
a. Sand Mining in American Samoa
b. American Samoa Shark Issues
c. Report on Equity and Environmental Justice
d. Proposed PRIA National Marine Sanctuary
e. Discussion on Equity and Environmental Justice
f. Update on Fishery Development
i. Status of Super-Alia
ii. Sustainable Fisheries Projects
5. Public Comment
6. Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business
Agenda for the FIAC Meeting
Friday, June 23, 2023, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. SST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Status Report on Previous FIAC Recommendations
3. Roundtable Update on Fishing/Market Issues/Impacts
4. Update on Hawaii Shortline Fishery Paper
5. False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team
6. Final Deep-Set & American Samoa Longline BiOps
7. Proposed Sanctuary Around the PRIA
8. Workshops on WCPFC Tropical Tunas
9. American Samoa-Based U.S. Purse Seine Fishery
A. Updates From the Fleet
B. Overview of American Samoa
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Cannery Operations
10. American Samoa Longline Fishery
A. 2022-2023 Performance of the American Samoa Longline Fishery
B. WCPFC South Pacific Albacore Fishery Issues & Workplans
C. Impacts of Reducing American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area
11. American Samoa Cost-Earnings Survey & Economic Analyses
12. American Samoa Bottomfish Update
13. American Samoa Fishing Industry Roundtable Discussion: Non-Members
14. Other Issues
15. Public Comment
16. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the American Samoa AP Meeting
Saturday, June 24, 2023, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. SST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP Recommendations and Meetings
3. Feedback From the Fleet
A. American Samoa Fishermen Observations
B. AP Fishery Issues and Priorities
3. American Samoa Fishery Issues and Activities
A. 2022 Annual SAFE Report--American Samoa Module
B. American Samoa Bottomfish Stock Assessment WPSAR Report
C. 2023 Benchmark American Samoa Bottomfish Stock Assessment
D. Bottomfish Management Unit Species Revision
E. Final BiOp for the American Samoa Longline Fishery and Next
Steps
4. Research Priorities
A. MSA Five-Year Research Priorities Review
B. Cooperative Research
5. Other Business
6. Public Comment
7. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the 195th Council Meeting
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. SST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Opening Protocol
3. Opening Remarks
4. Approval of the 195th CM Agenda
5. Approval of the 194th CM Meeting Minutes
6. Executive Director's Report
7. 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. Enforcement
1. U.S. Coast Guard
2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
3. NOAA Office of General Counsel Enforcement Section
D. U.S. State Department
E. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
8. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Report
C. 2022 American Samoa FEP Annual SAFE Report
D. 2022 Pelagic Annual SAFE Report--American Samoa Module
E. American Samoa Bottomfish
1. American Samoa Bottomfish Stock Assessment WPSAR Report
2. 2023 Benchmark American Samoa Bottomfish Stock Assessment
3. American Samoa FEP Bottomfish Management Unit Species Revision
Amendment (Initial Action)
F. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
3. American Samoa REAC
4. Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Pelagic Plan Team
6. Social Science Planning Committee
7. Scientific & Statistical Committee
8. American Samoa Archipelago Standing Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
9. Protected Species
A. Hawaii Deep-Set and American Samoa Longline Fishery Final BiOps
1. Overview of the Final BiOps
2. Implementation Plans for the BiOp Reasonable and Prudent
Measures
B. False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting Report
C. Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act Updates
D. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
3. American Samoa REAC
4. Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Pelagic Plan Team
6. Scientific & Statistical Committee
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. SST
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. SST
Fishers Forum: Rising Tides and Changing Times
Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. SST
10. Program Planning and Research
A. National Legislative Report
B. Research Priorities
1. MSA Five-Year Research Priorities Review
2. Cooperative Research Review
C. National Standards Guidance and Review
1. National Standard 1 Reference Points Guidance
2. National Standards 4, 8, and 9 Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking
D. Regional Communications & Outreach Report
E. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
3. American Samoa REAC
4. Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Pelagic Plan Team
6. Social Science Planning Committee
7. Non-Commercial Fisheries Advisory Committee
8. Federal Data Coordination and Research Committee
9. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
11. Hawaii Archipelago & PRIA
A. Moku Pepa
B. Department of Land and Natural Resources/Division of Aquatic
Resources Report
C. 2022 Hawaii Archipelago FEP Annual SAFE Report
D. Kona Crab
1. Specifying Annual Catch Limits for Kona Crab (Final Action)
2. MHI Kona Crab Status Determination Criteria (Final Action)
E. Options for Revising Uku Essential Fish Habitat (Initial Action)
F. Status Report on the Monument Expansion Area and Proposed PRIA
Sanctuary
G. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
5. Social Science Planning Committee
6. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Public Comment
I. Council Discussion and Action
12. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Department of Agriculture/Division of Aquatic & Wildlife
Resources Report
2. Isla Informe
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3. Review of Guam Marine Conservation Plan (Action Item)
4. 2022 Annual SAFE Report-Guam Module
B. CNMI
1. Arongol Fal[uacute]
2. Department of Land and Natural Resources/Division of Fish and
Wildlife Report
3. Options for CNMI Bottomfish Annual Catch Limits (Final Action)
4. 2022 Annual SAFE Report-CNMI Module
C. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
5. Scientific and Statistical Committee
D. Public Comment
E. Council Discussion and Action
Thursday, June 29, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. SST
13. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. 2022 Pelagic and PRIA Annual SAFE Report
B. International Fisheries Issues
1. 2nd WCPO Longline Management Workshop
2. WCPFC South Pacific Albacore Working Group
3. US Permanent Advisory Committee to the WCPFC
4. IATTC Science Advisory and General Advisory Committees
C. Council Pelagic Fisheries Research Plan
D. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
3. American Samoa REAC
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Social Science Planning Committee
6. Scientific & Statistical Committee
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
14. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Council Family Changes
D. Meetings and Workshops
E. CCC Meeting Report
F. Executive and Budget Standing Committee Report
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
15. Other Business
Non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before
the Council for discussion and formal Council action during its 195th
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 MSA, 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 22, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-11216 Filed 5-24-23; 8:45 am]
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