July 22, 2019 — The following was released by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council:
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will hold the following meetings on offshore fisheries management of Hawai’i, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Pacific Remote Island Areas. All meetings will be held by web conference. Audio and visual portions can be accessed at https://wprfmc.webex.com/join/info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov.
Unless otherwise noted, the meeting will also be hosted at the Council office, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu. For complete agendas and details on the web conference access, go to www.wpcouncil.org, email info.wpcouncil@noaa.gov, fax (808) 522-8226 or call (808) 522-8220.
Hawai’i Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting
August 7 (W) 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (HST)
Major agenda item: Managing loggerhead and leatherback sea turtle interactions in the Hawai’i-based shallow-set longline fishery.
133rd Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting
August 7 (W) noon to 3 p.m. (HST)
Major agenda item: Managing loggerhead and leatherback sea turtle interactions in the Hawai’i-based shallow-set longline fishery.
179th Council Meeting
August 8 (Th) 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (HST), noon to 3 p.m. (SST)
August 9 (F) 9 a.m. to noon (ChST)
Host sites:
- Council office, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu
- NOAA Pacific Islands Regional Office, American Samoa Field Office, Pago Plaza, Suite 202, Pago Pago Village, American Samoa
- Guam Hilton Resort and Spa, 202 Hilton Rd., Tumon Bay, Guam
- Department of Lands and Natural Resources Conference Rm., Lower Base Dr., Saipan, CNMI
Major agenda items: Managing loggerhead and leatherback sea turtle interactions in the Hawai’i-based shallow-set longline fishery (final action); Advisory Group report and recommendations.