86 FR 77 pgs. 21704-21705 - Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Type: NOTICEVolume: 86Number: 77Pages: 21704 - 21705
Pages: 21704, 21705Docket number: [RTID 0648âXB038]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2021â08434 Filed 4â22â21; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB038]
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.
SUMMARY:
[top] The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of the Pacific Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Plan Team (PT) to discuss fishery management issues and develop recommendations to the Council for
DATES:
The Pelagic PT will be held on May 11-13, 2021. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will be held by web conference. Audio and visual portions of the web conference can be accessed at: https://wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/onstage/g.php?MTID=eadc1543cd417b9605999017552a1e3c0. Event number (if prompted): 133 795 8239. Event password (if prompted): PFEPt0511. Web conference access information will also be posted on the Council's 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 Pelagic PT meeting will be held on May 11-13, 2021, and run each day from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST); 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 12-14, 2021, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)). 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 11, 2021, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. SST; Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ChST)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda
3. Review 2020 Annual SAFE Report Modules
A. Fishery Data Modules
i. American Samoa
ii. CNMI
iii. Guam
iv. Hawaii
v. International
vi. Recreational/Non-Commercial Fisheries
vii. Fishery Observations
4. Public Comment
Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. SST; Thursday, May 13, 2021, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ChST)
5. Continued: Review 2020 Annual SAFE Report Modules
B. Ecosystem Chapter
i. Environmental & Climate Variables
ii. Habitat section
iii. Marine Planning section
iv. Socioeconomics section
v. Protected Species
6. SAFE Report Discussion
A. 2020 Report Region Wide Improvements & Recommendations
B. Other SAFE Report Matters
7. Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology in Pelagic FEP
8. Factors Contributing to Observed Sea Turtle Mortalities in the Hawaii Shallow-set Longline Fishery
9. Alia, Longline, and Small Boat Fishery Performance Since American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area Modification
10. Public Comment
Thursday, May 13, 2021, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. SST; Friday, May 14, 2021, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ChST)
11. 2022 US Territorial Bigeye Tuna Catch and Allocation Limits
12. Prohibition of Wire Leaders in Hawaii Longline Fisheries
A. Monte Carlo Analyses of Hawaii Deep-Set and Western and Central Pacific Longline Fisheries
B. Regulatory Amendment and Effects Analyses
13. Updates of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark Working Group
14. MSA 304(i) Obligations for WCPO Silky Sharks
15. Discussion: Research Needs for Western Pacific Region Small Pelagics & Management
16. Progress on Implementing Electronic Reporting in Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries
17. Public Comment
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 19, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-08434 Filed 4-22-21; 8:45 am]
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