[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17454-17455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4982]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 033106C]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 meetings of its Pelagics Plan Team (PPT) in Honolulu, HI, to 
discuss fishery issues and develop recommendations for future 
management.

DATES: The meeting of the PPT will be held on May 2-4, 2006, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council Office Conference 
Room, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop St., 
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808) 522-8220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PPT will meet on May 2-4, 2006, at the 
Council Conference Room to discuss the following agenda items:

Tuesday May 2, 2006, 8:30 a.m.

1. Introduction
2. Annual Report review
    a. Review 2005 Annual Report modules and recommendations
    b. 2005 Annual Report region-wide recommendations

Wednesday & Thursday, May 4-5, 2005, 8:30 a.m.

3. Modifications to the pelagic annual report
4. Recreational fisheries
5. International fisheries issues
    a. Report on the second meeting of the Western & central Pacific 
Fishery Commission

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    b. Report on the International Scientific Committee for tuna and 
tuna like species in the North Pacific, including stock assessments for 
North Pacific albacore tuna, northern bluefin tuna and striped marlin
6. Management options for bigeye tuna catches by the Hawaii tuna 
longline fishery
7. Management options for the Hawaii swordfish longline fishery
8. Fishing effort increase in the Hawaii longline fishery
9. Hawaii offshore mixed line fisheries for tunas
10. South Pacific albacore fisheries
11. Other business
    The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The 
PPT will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the PPT for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during these meetings. Plan Team action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any 
issue arising after publication of this document that requires 
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified 
of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

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 3, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-4982 Filed 4-5-06; 8:45 am]
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