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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its Archipelagic Plan
Team (APT) and Pelagic Plan Team
(PPT) to discuss fishery management
issues and develop recommendations
for future management of fisheries in
the Western Pacific Region.
DATES: The APT will meet on Monday
and Tuesday, May 13–14, 2024, between
8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Hawaii Standard
Time (HST). The APT will meet jointly
with the PPT on Wednesday, May 15,
2024, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
HST. The PPT will meet on Thursday
and Friday, May 16–17, 2024, between
8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., HST. For specific
times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
a hybrid format with in-person and
remote participation (Webex) options
available for the members, and public
attendance limited to web conference
via Webex. In-person attendance for
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members will be hosted at the Council
office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813. Specific
information on joining the meeting,
connecting to the web conference and
making 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; phone: (808) 522–8220 (voice)
or (808) 522–8226 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The APT
meeting will be held Monday and
Tuesday, May 13–14, 2024, between
8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Hawaii Standard
Time (HST) (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Samoa
Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. on May 14–15, 2023, Chamorro
Standard Time (ChST)). The APT will
meet jointly with the PPT on
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, between 8:30
a.m. and 4 p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST); 4:30
a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 16, 2024,
Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)). The
PPT will meet on Thursday and Friday,
May 16–17, 2024, between 8:30 a.m. and
4 p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Samoa
Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. on May 17–18, 2024, Chamorro
Standard Time (ChST)). Opportunities
to present oral public comment will be
provided on the agenda. The order of
the agenda may change, and will be
announced in advance at the meeting.
The meeting may run past the
scheduled times noted above to
complete scheduled business.
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Agenda for the Archipelagic Plan Team
Meeting
Monday, May 13, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Samoa
Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. on May 14, 2024, Chamorro
Standard Time (ChST))
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of Draft APT Agenda
3. Report on Previous APT
Recommendations
4. 2023 Annual Stock Assessment and
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Reports
A. Fishery Performance
i. Archipelagic Fishery Performance
Modules
a. American Samoa
b. Guam
c. Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI)
d. Hawaii
ii. Ecosystem Component Species
Discussion
a. Adding/Removing ECS from the
Fishery Ecosystem Plans (FEPs)
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b. Triggers for Management Action
c. Points of Emphasis for Requested
Office of Sustainable Fisheries
Presentation
B. Ecosystem and Climate
Considerations
i. Protected Species
ii. Life History and Length-Derived
variables
iii. Biomass Estimates for Coral Reef
Ecosystem Components
5. Discussions
6. Public Comment
7. 2023 Archipelagic Annual SAFE
Reports (continued)
A. Administrative Reports
i. Federal Permit and Logbook Data
ii. Regulatory Actions
iii. Discussions
B. Discussion: Archipelagic SAFE
Report Matters
i. Changing American Samoa BMUS
Reporting Scheme
ii. Other Items
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Samoa
Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. on May 15, 2024, Chamorro
Standard Time (ChST))
8. APT Review: Working Group Progress
A. Territorial Non-Commercial
Modules
B. Uku Annual Catch Limit (ACL)
Monitoring
C. Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Interactions in Bottomfish Fisheries
9. Council Actions
A. American Samoa Bottomfish
Management Unit Species (BMUS)
Revision
B. Precious Coral Essential Fish
Habitat (EFH) Update
C. ACL Specifications
i. Guam BMUS
ii. Hawaii Deep 7 Bottomfish
10. Ongoing and Upcoming Uku Efforts
A. Ecosystem-Based Fishery
Management (EBFM) Initiative
B. Data Survey Project
C. Research Stock Assessment
11. Public Comment
12. Discussion and Archipelagic Plan
Team Recommendations
Agenda for the Joint Archipelagic and
Pelagic Plan Teams Meeting
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Samoa
Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. on May 16, 2024, Chamorro
Standard Time (ChST))
1. PPT Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of draft PPT agenda
3. 2023 Annual SAFE Reports
A. Fisher Observations
i. American Samoa
ii. CNMI
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iii. Guam
iv. Hawaii
B. Ecosystem Component Species
Discussion
i. Oceanic and Climate Variables
a. Dashboard Presentation (and
Relation to Council’s Online
Portals)
b. Discussion: Incorporating FisheryEcosystem Relationships
ii. Socioeconomics
a. Equity and Environmental Justice
(EEJ) Subsection
b. Discussion: Overlap Between
Hawaii FEP and Pelagic FEP
iii. Essential Fish Habitat
iv. Marine Planning
4. Online Portals for SAFE Reports
A. Review New Section—Pelagic
Socioeconomics
B. Next Steps
5. Plan team Review: Working Group
and Action Item Progress
A. Hawaii Non-Commercial Module
B. Automation
C. Marine Planning Module Revisions
D. Regulatory Timelines
E. Plan team Style Guide
6. Discussion: Archipelagic and Pelagic
SAFE Report Matters
A. Uncertainty Values
B. Non-disclosed Data
C. Other Items
7. Program Planning
A. Council Five-Year Program Plan
B. Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization
Act Research Priorities 2025–2029
C. Climate Ecosystems and Fisheries
Initiative (CEFI)
D. Small-Boat Fisheries
i. Project Update
ii. MUS Discussion
8. Other Issues
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Joint Plan Team
Recommendations
11. Other Business and APT Closing
Agenda for the Pelagic Plan Team
Meeting
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Samoa
Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. on May 17, 2024, Chamorro
Standard Time (ChST))
1. Report on Previous PPT
Recommendations
2. 2023 Pelagic Annual SAFE Reports
A. Fishery Data Modules
i. American Samoa
ii. CNMI
iii. Guam
iv. Hawaii
v. International
B. Ecosystem Considerations Modules
i. Protected Species
3. PPT Review: Working Group and
Action Item Progress
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A. Shallow-set Longline Turtle Trip
Interaction Limit Evaluation
Working Group Report
B. Life History Module Development
C. Discussion: Assessment of Creel
Survey Design for American Samoa
Trolling
D. Incorporating Additional Biological
Opinion (BiOp) Monitoring
Requirements
4. Public Comment
Friday, May 17, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Samoa
Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. on May 18, 2024, Chamorro
Standard Time (ChST))
5. Discussion: Pelagic SAFE Report
Matters
A. Removal of Stacked Bar Charts
from Report
B. Other Items
6. BiOp Reasonable and Prudent
Measures (RPM) Implementation
Working Group Report and
Timeline for Council Action
A. Crew Training Program
B. Insular False Killer Whale Overlap
Area Observer Coverage
7. Electronic Monitoring PreImplementation Program Update
from Electronic Technologies
Steering Committee
8. Characterizing Cookie Cutter Shark
Interactions in the Hawaii Longline
Fishery
9. Characterizing Hawaii Shortline
Fisheries
10. International Fisheries Updates
11. Discussions
12. Public Comment
13. Pelagic Plan Team
Recommendations
14. Other Business and PPT Closing
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. Please direct
requests for sign language interpretation
or other auxiliary aids to Kitty M.
Simonds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section above) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 23, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a hybrid meeting.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Fishery
Monitoring Advisory Committee
(FMAC) will meet May 13, 2024 through
May 14, 2024.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
Monday, May 13, 2024, from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 14, 2024,
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alaska time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a
hybrid meeting. On Monday, May 13,
attend in-person at North Pacific
Fishery Management Council office,
1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, Suite 400.
On Tuesday, May 14, attend in person
at the North Pacific Research Board
office, 1007 West Third Ave., Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99501 or join online
through the link https://meetings.
npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3044.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone (907) 271–2809.
Instructions for attending the meeting
are given under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Cleaver, Council staff; phone: (907) 271–
2809; email: sara.cleaver@noaa.gov. For
technical support, please contact
Council administrative staff, email:
npfmc.admin@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Agenda
Monday, May 13, 2024, Through
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
The May 2024 FMAC agenda will
include: (a) updates since the last FMAC
meeting; (b) an abbreviated 2023
Observer Annual report; (c) NMFS
updates, including budget, changes to
data collections in 2024, supreme court
cases, start-up with the Pacific cod trawl
cooperative, (d) observer availability
issues, and (e) other business.
The agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/3044 prior to the meeting, along
with meeting materials.
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Connection Information
You can attend the meeting online
using a computer, tablet, or smartphone;
or by phone only. Connection
information will be posted online at:
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/3044. If you are attending the
meeting in-person, please note that all
attendees will be required to wear a
mask.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted
electronically to https://meetings.
npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3044.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 24, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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 meetings of its Archipelagic Plan Team (APT) and Pelagic Plan Team
(PPT) to discuss fishery management issues and develop recommendations
for future management of fisheries in the Western Pacific Region.
DATES: The APT will meet on Monday and Tuesday, May 13-14, 2024,
between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time (HST). The APT will
meet jointly with the PPT on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, between 8:30 a.m.
and 4 p.m., HST. The PPT will meet on Thursday and Friday, May 16-17,
2024, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., HST. For specific times and
agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in a hybrid format with in-person
and remote participation (Webex) options available for the members, and
public attendance limited to web conference via Webex. In-person
attendance for
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members will be hosted at the Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite
1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. Specific information on joining the meeting,
connecting to the web conference and making 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; phone: (808) 522-8220
(voice) or (808) 522-8226 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The APT meeting will be held Monday and
Tuesday, May 13-14, 2024, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Hawaii Standard
Time (HST) (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Samoa Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m.
to 12 p.m. on May 14-15, 2023, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)). The APT
will meet jointly with the PPT on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, between 8:30
a.m. and 4 p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST);
4:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 16, 2024, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)).
The PPT will meet on Thursday and Friday, May 16-17, 2024, between 8:30
a.m. and 4 p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Samoa Standard Time (SST);
4:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 17-18, 2024, Chamorro Standard Time
(ChST)). Opportunities to present oral public comment will be provided
on the agenda. The order of the agenda may change, and will be
announced in advance at the meeting. The meeting may run past the
scheduled times noted above to complete scheduled business.
Agenda for the Archipelagic Plan Team Meeting
Monday, May 13, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Samoa Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 14, 2024,
Chamorro Standard Time (ChST))
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of Draft APT Agenda
3. Report on Previous APT Recommendations
4. 2023 Annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Reports
A. Fishery Performance
i. Archipelagic Fishery Performance Modules
a. American Samoa
b. Guam
c. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
d. Hawaii
ii. Ecosystem Component Species Discussion
a. Adding/Removing ECS from the Fishery Ecosystem Plans (FEPs)
b. Triggers for Management Action
c. Points of Emphasis for Requested Office of Sustainable Fisheries
Presentation
B. Ecosystem and Climate Considerations
i. Protected Species
ii. Life History and Length-Derived variables
iii. Biomass Estimates for Coral Reef Ecosystem Components
5. Discussions
6. Public Comment
7. 2023 Archipelagic Annual SAFE Reports (continued)
A. Administrative Reports
i. Federal Permit and Logbook Data
ii. Regulatory Actions
iii. Discussions
B. Discussion: Archipelagic SAFE Report Matters
i. Changing American Samoa BMUS Reporting Scheme
ii. Other Items
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Samoa Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 15, 2024,
Chamorro Standard Time (ChST))
8. APT Review: Working Group Progress
A. Territorial Non-Commercial Modules
B. Uku Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Monitoring
C. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Interactions in Bottomfish Fisheries
9. Council Actions
A. American Samoa Bottomfish Management Unit Species (BMUS)
Revision
B. Precious Coral Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Update
C. ACL Specifications
i. Guam BMUS
ii. Hawaii Deep 7 Bottomfish
10. Ongoing and Upcoming Uku Efforts
A. Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management (EBFM) Initiative
B. Data Survey Project
C. Research Stock Assessment
11. Public Comment
12. Discussion and Archipelagic Plan Team Recommendations
Agenda for the Joint Archipelagic and Pelagic Plan Teams Meeting
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Samoa Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 16, 2024,
Chamorro Standard Time (ChST))
1. PPT Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of draft PPT agenda
3. 2023 Annual SAFE Reports
A. Fisher Observations
i. American Samoa
ii. CNMI
iii. Guam
iv. Hawaii
B. Ecosystem Component Species Discussion
i. Oceanic and Climate Variables
a. Dashboard Presentation (and Relation to Council's Online
Portals)
b. Discussion: Incorporating Fishery-Ecosystem Relationships
ii. Socioeconomics
a. Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) Subsection
b. Discussion: Overlap Between Hawaii FEP and Pelagic FEP
iii. Essential Fish Habitat
iv. Marine Planning
4. Online Portals for SAFE Reports
A. Review New Section--Pelagic Socioeconomics
B. Next Steps
5. Plan team Review: Working Group and Action Item Progress
A. Hawaii Non-Commercial Module
B. Automation
C. Marine Planning Module Revisions
D. Regulatory Timelines
E. Plan team Style Guide
6. Discussion: Archipelagic and Pelagic SAFE Report Matters
A. Uncertainty Values
B. Non-disclosed Data
C. Other Items
7. Program Planning
A. Council Five-Year Program Plan
B. Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act Research Priorities 2025-
2029
C. Climate Ecosystems and Fisheries Initiative (CEFI)
D. Small-Boat Fisheries
i. Project Update
ii. MUS Discussion
8. Other Issues
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Joint Plan Team Recommendations
11. Other Business and APT Closing
Agenda for the Pelagic Plan Team Meeting
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Samoa Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 17, 2024,
Chamorro Standard Time (ChST))
1. Report on Previous PPT Recommendations
2. 2023 Pelagic Annual SAFE Reports
A. Fishery Data Modules
i. American Samoa
ii. CNMI
iii. Guam
iv. Hawaii
v. International
B. Ecosystem Considerations Modules
i. Protected Species
3. PPT Review: Working Group and Action Item Progress
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A. Shallow-set Longline Turtle Trip Interaction Limit Evaluation
Working Group Report
B. Life History Module Development
C. Discussion: Assessment of Creel Survey Design for American Samoa
Trolling
D. Incorporating Additional Biological Opinion (BiOp) Monitoring
Requirements
4. Public Comment
Friday, May 17, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., HST (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Samoa Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 18, 2024,
Chamorro Standard Time (ChST))
5. Discussion: Pelagic SAFE Report Matters
A. Removal of Stacked Bar Charts from Report
B. Other Items
6. BiOp Reasonable and Prudent Measures (RPM) Implementation Working
Group Report and Timeline for Council Action
A. Crew Training Program
B. Insular False Killer Whale Overlap Area Observer Coverage
7. Electronic Monitoring Pre-Implementation Program Update from
Electronic Technologies Steering Committee
8. Characterizing Cookie Cutter Shark Interactions in the Hawaii
Longline Fishery
9. Characterizing Hawaii Shortline Fisheries
10. International Fisheries Updates
11. Discussions
12. Public Comment
13. Pelagic Plan Team Recommendations
14. Other Business and PPT Closing
Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Please
direct requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary
aids to Kitty M. Simonds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
above) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 23, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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