WPFMC: NOTICE OF 2020 PUBLIC MEETINGS
NOTICE OF 2020PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council announces the following public meetings on fisheries management in offshore waters of Hawai’i, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs). Unless otherwise noted, the meetings will be held at the Council office, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu. For more information and complete agendas, go to www.wpcouncil.org, email [email protected], fax (808) 522-8226 or phone (808) 522-8220. All times listed are local island times.
Hawai’i Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP)
February 21 (F) 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Major agenda items: Hawai’i small-boat scoping report; Hawai’i/PRIA Marine Conservation Plan (MCP); AP plans; Hawai’i fishery issues.
American Samoa FEP AP
Native American Samoa Advisory Council Building, Pava’ia’i Village, Tutuila, American Samoa
February 26 (W) 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Major agenda items: American Samoa bottomfish rebuilding plan; AP plans; American Samoa fishery issues.
Mariana Archipelago FEP – CNMI AP
Micronesian Environmental Services Conference Room, Garapan, Saipan, CNMI
February 27 (Th) 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Major agenda items: Specifying annual catch limits (ACLs) for the Mariana Archipelago bottomfish fisheries; CNMI MCP; AP plans; CNMI fishery issues.
Mariana Archipelago FEP – Guam AP
Guam DAWR Conference Room, 163 Dairy Road, Mangilao, Guam
February 27 (Th) 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Major agenda items: Specifying ACLs for the Mariana Archipelago bottomfish fisheries; Guam MCP; AP plans; Guam fishery issues.
135th Scientific & Statistical Committee
March 3-5 (T – Th) 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Major agenda items: Options for acceptable biological catch in the Mariana Archipelago bottomfish fisheries; Options paper to amend the bottomfish management unit species (BMUS) in American Samoa and the Mariana Archipelago; Territory bigeye tuna catch/allocation limits.
Social Science Planning Committee
March 5 (Th) 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Major agenda item: Cost-benefit analysis to evaluate impacts of Council management actions.
Program Planning & Research Standing Committee
March 9 (M) 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Major agenda items: Bottomfish ACLs and accountability measures for the Mariana Archipelago; Options paper to amend the BMUS in American Samoa and the Mariana Archipelago.
Pelagic & International Standing Committee
March 9 (M) 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Major agenda item: Territory bigeye tuna catch/allocation limits.
Executive & Budget Standing Committee
March 9 (M) 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Major agenda items: Financial and administrative matters; Council Coordination Committee meeting; Council family changes.
181st Council Meeting
Laniakea YWCA, Fuller Hall, 1040 Richards St., Honolulu, Hawai’i
March 10 (T) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March 11-12 (W – Th) 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Major agenda items: Specifying ACLs for the Mariana Archipelago bottomfish fisheries; Options paper to amend the BMUS in American Samoa and the Mariana Archipelago; Territory bigeye tuna catch/allocation limits; MCPs for Guam, CNMI and the PRIAs/Hawai’i.
Fishers Forum-The “State” of Hawai’i Pelagic Fisheries
Aloha Tower Marketplace, 1 Aloha Tower Dr., Honolulu, Hawai’i
March 10 (T) 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Written comments on agenda items for the 181st Council meeting received by March 5 will be copied and distributed to Council members prior to meeting. Direct comments to Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, WPRFMC, and mail to 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; fax to (808) 522-8226; or email to [email protected]. Special accommodations: Host sites are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid requests should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, ph. (808) 522-8220, (808) 522-8226 (fax) or email [email protected] at least five days prior to the meeting.
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A Council authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976
1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI * Tel (808) 522-8220 * Fax (808) 522-8226 * www.wpcouncil.org
