Notice2024-26844
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
November 18, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its American Samoa Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP), Non-Commercial Fisheries Advisory Committee (NCFAC), Mariana Archipelago FEP Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) AP, Fishing Industry Advisory Committee (FIAC), Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP, and the Mariana Archipelago FEP Guam AP to discuss and make recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90674-90676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26844]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE476]
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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 American Samoa Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP)
Advisory Panel (AP), Non-Commercial Fisheries Advisory Committee
(NCFAC), Mariana Archipelago FEP Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) AP, Fishing Industry Advisory Committee (FIAC), Hawaii
Archipelago FEP AP, and the Mariana Archipelago FEP Guam
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AP to discuss and make recommendations on fishery management issues in
the Western Pacific Region.
DATES: The meetings will be held between December 3 and December 7,
2024. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at different locations. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations. Instructions for
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: Contact Kitty M. Simonds, Executive
Director, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; phone: (808) 522-
8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Locations
The Council will hold its American Samoa Archipelago FEP AP, NCFAC,
Mariana Archipelago FEP CNMI AP, FIAC, Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP, and
the Mariana Archipelago FEP Guam AP meetings in a hybrid format with
in-person and remote participation (Webex) options available for the
members and the public. In-person attendance for the American Samoa
Archipelago FEP AP members and public will be hosted at the Tedi of
Samoa Suite 208B, P8C6+V2F, Fagotogo Village, AS 96799. In-person
attendance for the NCFAC and public will be hosted at the Council
office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. In-person
attendance for Mariana Archipelago FEP CNMI AP members and public will
be hosted at BRI Building Suite 205, Kopa Di Oru St., Garapan, Saipan
96950. In person attendance for FIAC and Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP
members and public will be hosted at the Council office, 1164 Bishop
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. In-person attendance for
Mariana Archipelago FEP Guam AP members and public will be hosted at
Cliff Pointe, 304 W O'Brien Drive, Hagat[ntilde]a, GU 96910.
The American Samoa FEP AP will meet on Tuesday, December 3, from 5
p.m. to 7 p.m. (Samoa Standard Time); the NCFAC will meet on Wednesday,
December 4, 2024 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Hawaii Standard
Time[HST]); the Mariana Archipelago FEP CNMI AP will meet on Thursday,
December 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Chamorro Standard Time [ChST]); the
FIAC will meet on Thursday, December 5, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (HST);
the Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP will meet on Friday, December 6, from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. (HST); and the Mariana Archipelago Guam AP will meet on
Saturday, December 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ChST).
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 American Samoa Archipelago FEP AP Meeting
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. (Samoa Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last Advisory Panel (AP) Recommendation and Meetings
3. Feedback from the Fleet
A. Fourth Quarter Fisher Observations
B. Fisheries Issues
4. Council Fisheries Issues
A. Options for Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries Crew
Training Requirement
B. Longline Electronic Monitoring Implementation Feasibility
5. Updates from NOAA Fisheries' Social-Ecological and Economic Systems
(SEES) Program
6. Review of 2023-2026 AP Action Plan
7. Updates on the Council Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Projects
8. Other Business
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for the Non-Commercial Fisheries Advisory Committee
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last NCFAC Meeting
3. Feedback from the Fleet
4. National Initiatives
A. NOAA Re-envisioning Recreational Fishing Data Collection
B. Marine Recreational Information Program Pacific Islands Regional
Implementation Plan
5. Updates on Regional Initiatives
A. Territorial Creel Survey and Annual Report Modules
B. Hawaii
i. Hawaii Marine Recreational Fishing Survey
ii. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Uku Project
6. Updates on Council IRA Projects
7. Other Business
8. Public Comment
9. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for the Mariana Archipelago FEP CNMI AP Meeting
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. (Chamorro Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP Recommendation and Meetings
3. Feedback from the Fleet
A. Fourth Quarter Fisher Observations
B. Fisheries Issues
4. Council Fisheries Issues
A. Status of Fisheries Development
5. Updates from NOAA Fisheries' SEES Program
6. Review of 2023-2026 AP Action Plan
7. Updates on the Council IRA Projects
8. Other Business
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for the FIAC Meeting
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 2 p.m.-5 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Status Review on Previous FIAC recommendations
3. Roundtable update on Fishing/Market Issues/Impacts
4. U.S. Catch Limits for North Pacific Striped Marlin
5. Options for Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries Crew
Training Requirement
6. Development of an Electronic Monitoring Program for Western Pacific
Fisheries
7. MHI Bottomfish Market Snapshot
8. Updates on US and Pacific Island Trade Issues
9. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Updates
10. Other Business
11. Public Comment
12. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for the Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP Meeting
Friday, December 6, 2024, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP Recommendation and Meetings
3. Feedback from the Fleet
A. Fourth Quarter Fisher Observations
B. Fisheries Issues
4. Council Fisheries Issues
A. Options for Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries Crew
Training Requirement
B. Development of an Electronic Monitoring Program for Western Pacific
Fisheries
5. Updates from NOAA Fisheries' SEES Program
6. MHI Bottomfish Independent Survey in Hawaii Strategic Shift
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7. Review of 2023-2026 AP Action Plan
8. Updates on the Council IRA Projects
9. Other Business
10. Public Comment
11. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for the Mariana Archipelago FEP Guam AP Meeting
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Chamorro Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP Recommendation and Meetings
3. Feedback from the Fleet
A. Fourth Quarter Fisher Observations
B. Fisheries Issues
4. Council Fisheries Issues
A. Modifying the Guam Bottomfish Rebuilding Plan
5. Guam Military Working Group Update
6. Updates from NOAA Fisheries' SEES Program
7. Review of 2023-2026 AP Action Plan
8. Updates on the Council IRA Projects
9. Other Business
10. Public Comment
11. Discussion and Recommendations
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: November 13, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-26844 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am]
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