[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 12156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6448]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 030697B]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold its 65th meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held April 8-10, 1997, from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ala Moana Hotel, 410 
Atkinson Dr., Ilima Room, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 955-4811.
    Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 
Bishop St., Suite 1405, Honolulu, HI 96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 
telephone: (808) 522-8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC will discuss and may make 
recommendations to the Council on the following agenda items:
    1. Pelagic fishery issues, including:
    a. Pelagic Fisheries Research;
    b. Cross Seamount interaction issue;
    c. Pelagic data amendment;
    d. Bycatch issues/incidental take issues (turtles, sharks, 
albatross);
    e. Determination of the Total Allowable Level of Foreign Fishing 
for the Pacific Insular Area Fishery Agreements; and (f) other pelagic 
issues.
    2. Hawaii bottomfish issues, including:
    a. Status of the State's draft management plan for the Main 
Hawaiian Islands Onaga and Ehu; and
    b. Reconsideration of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands management 
system;
    3. Lobster management, including:
    a. Summary of review panel's report and summary of Crustacean Plan 
Team and Hawaii Crustacean Advisory Panel recommendations regarding 
population size, risk analysis, high grading in the 1996 fishery, 
economic pros and cons of high grading, and valid sample design to 
estimate high grading;
    b. Revised catch report form;
    c. Consider mandatory Vessel Monitoring System;
    d. Impact of expanding live fishery product;
    e. 1997 harvest guideline;
    f. Trap design study;
    g. NMFS research activities;
    h. Concerns of industry; and
    i. Other crustacean issues;
    4. Ecosystem and habitat issues (coral reef resources, whale 
sanctuary, etc.); and
    5. Other business as required.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is 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 meeting date.

    Dated: March 7, 1997.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-6448 Filed 3-13-97; 8:45 am]
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