[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23606-23607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11029]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 042699E]


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 Council (Council) will hold its 
71st meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) in 
Honolulu, HI.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held on May 18-20, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m., each day.

ADDRESSES: The 71st SSC meeting will be held at the Council office 
conference room, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: 
(808-522-8220).
    Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 
Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.


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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 agenda items here. The order in 
which agenda items will be addressed can change.

Tuesday, 18 May 18, 1999, 8:30 a.m.

    A. Draft coral reef ecosystem fishery management plan (FMP)
    B. Bottomfish FMP issues
    1. Draft 1998 bottomfish annual report (by island area with 
recommendations)
    2. Addition of Bottomfish Management Unit Species [BMUS] 
(bottomfish common in catch but not yet listed as BMUS)
    3. Status of Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) bottomfish 
management system (Mau Zone limited entry)
    4. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) bottomfish management
    a. Status of NMFS list of overfished stocks
    b. Final report on genetic stock structure of onaga and ehu
    c. Genetic research needs for hapuupuu
    d. Status of State's MHI management program (closed area concerns)
    5. Recommendations of the Advisory Panel
    6. Recommendations of the Plan Team
    C. Precious Corals FMP issues
    1. Proposed State regulations for black corals
    2. Adjustments to established measures in the FMP

Wednesday, May 19, 1999, 8:30 a.m.

    D. Pelagic FMP issues
    1. 1st quarter reports for Hawaii and American Samoa longline 
fisheries
    2. Akule and opelu study
    3. Yellowfin and bigeye tagging in Hawaii
    4. New gear application for coastal shark fishery
    5. Shark incidental catch
    6. Albatross/longline interactions
    7. Turtle/longline interactions
    8. Marine debris and protected species
    9. American Samoa longline closed area
    10. International meetings
    11. Revision of State of Hawaii catch data forms
    12. Recreational fisheries data task force
    13. Pelagic Advisory Panel recommendations

Thursday, May 20, 1998, 8:30 a.m.

    E. Crustaceans FMP issues (NWHI lobster fishery)
    1. 1998 draft annual report
    2. Bank-specific harvest guideline measure
    3. NMFS 1999 harvest guidelines
    4. NMFS research on NWHI lobster stocks
    a. Tagging experiments
    b. Spiny and slipper time-series data and stock status at Necker 
and Maro
    5. Marine Mammal Commission's concern regarding monk seals and 
lobster fishing
    6. Recommendations of the Advisory Panel
    7. Recommendations of the Plan Team
    F. Council's Program Planning document
    G. Status of amendment addressing Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) 
provisions
    1. Bycatch
    2. Overfishing
    3. Fishing communities
    H. Other Business.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically identified in this notice.

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: April 27, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-11029 Filed 4-30-99; 8:45 am]
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