Notice2023-08677
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
April 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its Pacific Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Plan Team (PT) meeting to discuss fishery management issues and develop recommendations to the Council for future management of pelagic fisheries in the Western Pacific region.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24976-24977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08677]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC958]
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold its Pacific Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Plan Team (PT)
meeting to discuss fishery management issues and develop
recommendations to the Council for future management of pelagic
fisheries in the Western Pacific region.
DATES: The Pelagic PT meeting will be held between May 9 and May 11,
2023. 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 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 providing
oral public comments will be posted on the Council website at
<a href="http://www.wpcouncil.org">www.wpcouncil.org</a>. 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 Pelagic PT meeting will be held on May
9-11, 2023, and run each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time
(HST). Public comment periods will be provided in the agenda. The order
in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will run
as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
Agenda for the Pelagic Plan Team Meeting
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. HST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda & Status of Previous Recommendations
3. Review 2022 Annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE)
Report Modules
A. Fishery Data Modules
i. American Samoa
ii. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
iii. Guam
iv. Hawaii
v. International
vi. Fishery Observations
4. Plan Team Working Group on Bycatch Reporting Updates
A. Bycatch Summary Improvements for Hawaii Small Boat Pelagics
B. Status Update on Non-Commercial Module
5. Continued Review 2022 Annual SAFE Report Modules
A. Ecosystem Chapter
i. Environmental & Climate Variables
ii. Habitat section
iii. Marine Planning section
iv. Socioeconomics section
v. Protected Species
6. Online Portal SAFE Report Updates on Protected Species
7. Public Comment
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. HST
8. SAFE Report Discussion
A. 2022 Report Region Wide Improvements & Recommendations
B. Other SAFE Report Matters
9. Revising the Council's Pelagic Fisheries Research Plan & Priorities
10. Update on Biological Opinions for the Hawaii and American Samoa
Longline Fisheries
11. False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting Outcomes
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12. Electronic Monitoring: Developing Implementation Options &
Scenarios
13. Multi-Year Territorial Bigeye Tuna Catch & Allocation
Specifications
14. International Fisheries
A. 2nd Workshop on Tropical Tuna Longline Management
B. Updates on International Fisheries
15. Feasibility of Stock Assessments for Incidental Pelagic Management
Unit Species
16. Public Comment
Thursday, May 11, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. HST
17. Follow-up Discussion on Pelagic Plan Team Agenda Items
18. Pelagic Plan Team Recommendations
19. 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: April 20, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-08677 Filed 4-24-23; 8:45 am]
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