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Executive Director’s Report, the Science 

Report, Committee Reports, and conduct 

any continuing and/or new business. 

ADDRESSES: Historic Inns of Annapolis, 

58 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401; 

telephone: (410) 263–2641. 

Council Address: Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 

State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: 302–674–2331. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, PhD, Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: 302– 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items by day for the Council’s 

Committees and the Council itself are: 

On Tuesday, April 12—The Ecosystems 

and Oceans Planning Committee will 

prioritize recommendations from the 

December Workshop. On Wednesday, 

April 13—The Squid, Mackerel, and 

Butterfish Committee will review 

Advisory Panel (AP) Membership, 

review Amendment 14 analysis and 

direct the Fishery Management Action 

Team (FMAT), and adjust Amendment 

14 range of alternatives as appropriate. 

The Council will hear an HMS 

presentation on the Squid Trawl 

Proposed Rule and look at options to 

minimize discards of swordfish in the 

Illex fishery and the trawl retention 

limits for incidental catch of smooth 

dogfish. The Spiny Dogfish Committee 

will identify action alternatives for 

Amendment 3. There will be a Public 

Listening Session where the Council 

invites the public to engage Council 

leadership and NMFS representatives in 

a Q & A roundtable session. Those in 

attendance will be able to ask questions 

or comment on any issue related to MidAtlantic Fisheries Management 

including annual specifications, 

ecosystem management, bycatch 

reduction, catch shares, etc. On 

Thursday, April 14—The Executive 

Committee will discuss the Council 

budget, the process and timeline for 

2012 specifications, the AP Performance 

Report, the ecosystem based fisheries 

management goals and objectives, the 

Advisory Panel composition and 

governance, Council communications, 

and hold a NRCC Meeting review. Dr. 

Paul Rago will provide the Council with 

a presentation regarding the 3-Year 

SBRM Report. The Council will hear a 

BOEMRE presentation which will 

provide the Council with an overview of 

offshore wind energy, introduction to 

the Smart from the Start Energy 

Initiative, and an overview of the 

Proposed Mid-Atlantic Wind Energy 

Areas. Howard King will provide the 

Council with an update on Amendment 

6 to the Monkfish FMP. The Council 

will hold its regular Business Session to 

approve the February 2011 minutes, 

receive Organizational Reports, hear the 

South Atlantic Liaison Report, the 

Executive Director’s Report, the Science 

Report, Committee Reports, and conduct 

any continuing and/or new business. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to M. 

Jan Saunders (302–526–5251) at least 

five days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: March 21, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA317 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold meetings of its Hawaii Advisory 

Panel (AP), Hawaii Plan Team (PT), 

Pelagic PT and Regional Ecosystem 

Advisory Committee (REAC). 

DATES: The Hawaii PT meeting will be 

held on April 12 to 13, 2011, Hawaii AP 

meeting on April 13 to 14, 2011, and 

Hawaii REAC meeting on April 20, 

2011. The Pelagic PT meeting will be 

held on April 26 to 28, 2011. For 

specific times and agendas, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The Hawaii AP, PT, REAC 

and Pelagic PT meetings will be held at 

the Council Office Conference Room, 

1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, 

Honolulu, Hawaii. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

comment periods will be provided 

throughout the agendas. The order in 

which agenda items are addressed may 

change. The meetings will run as late as 

necessary to complete scheduled 

business. 

Schedule and Agenda for Hawaii PT 

Meeting 

9 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 

April 12–13, 2011 

The Hawaii PT will meet to hear 

reports on, discuss and consider 

developing recommendations on the 

following upcoming Council meeting 

actions: 

1. Status of Fishery Monitoring 

Programs and Research Projects 

A. Coral Reef Fisheries 

B. Crustacean Fisheries 

C. Precious Coral Fisheries 

D. Pacific Islands Regional Office 

(PIRO) Administrative Activities 

E. Bottomfish Fisheries 

i. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Total 

Allowable Catch (TAC) Monitoring 

ii. Market/Economic Report 

iii. PIRO Report on TAC and Annual 

Catch Limits (ACL) process update 

iv. Recreational permit and reporting 

2. Hawaii Archipelago Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Draft Annual 

Report Structure 

3. Improving Fishery Data Collection 

and Research 

A. Update on Recommendations from 

2009 Fishery Data Workshop 

B. Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) FiveYear Priorities 

C. Review of Cooperative Research 

D. Review of PT Risk Ranking Results 

for Stock Assessment and ACLs 

4. Other Business 

5. National Fisheries Mandates 

A. Coastal and Marine Spatial 

Planning (CMSP) 

i. Overview of CMSP 

ii. Community CMSP Workshop Plans 

B. Update on ACLs 

C. Report on ACL and Catch Share 

Workshops 

6. Upcoming Fishery Management 

Actions 

A. Options for Non-Commercial 

Fishery Data Reporting 

B. Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish 

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and Habitat 

Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) 

Review 

C. Status of State Bottomfish 

Regulatory Changes 

D. Options for Limited Entry of 

Offshore Aquaculture 

7. Coral Reef Funded Projects 

A. Kona Crab Stock Assessment 

B. Black Coral Mapping 

C. Deepwater Chorusing Phenomenon 

D. Report on Tournament Sampling 

E. Upcoming Coral Reef Projects 

Schedule and Agenda for Hawaii AP 

Meeting 

9 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday to Thursday, 

April 13–14, 2011 

The Hawaii AP will meet to hear 

reports on, discuss and consider 


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developing recommendations on the 

following upcoming Council meeting 

actions: 

1. National Fisheries Mandates 

A. Coastal and Marine Spatial 

Planning (CMSP) 

i. Overview of CMSP 

ii. Community CMSP Workshop Plans 

B. Update on Annual Catch Limits 

(ACLs) 

C. Report on ACL and Catch Share 

Workshops 

2. Upcoming Fishery Management 

Actions 

A. Options for Non-Commercial 

Fishery Data Reporting 

B. Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish 

EFH and HAPC Review 

C. Status of State Bottomfish 

Regulatory Changes 

D. Options for Limited Entry of 

Offshore Aquaculture 

3. Coral Reef Funded Projects 

A. Kona Crab Stock Assessment 

B. Black Coral Mapping 

C. Deepwater Chorusing Phenomenon 

D. Report on Tournament Sampling 

E. Upcoming Coral Reef Projects 

4. Council and Advisory Panel 

Responsibilities 

A. Council and MSA Overview 

B. Advisory Panel Responsibilities 

5. Review of Previous Day 

Presentations 

A. Review of Action Items 

6. Hawaii Fishery Issues 

A. Fishery Issues Presented by 

Members 

B. MHI Bottomfish Update 

C. Ocean Regulatory Regime Review 

Initiative 

D. Fishery Development 

E. Other Business 

7. Ecosystems and Communities 

A. Report on Hoolei Ia Puwalu 

B. Marine Recreational Information 

Program/National Salt Water Angler 

Registry Update 

C. Community Monitoring Tacklebox 

Schedule and Agenda for Hawaii REAC 

Meeting 

9 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 

2011 

The Hawaii REAC will meet to hear 

reports on, discuss and consider 

developing recommendations on the 

following upcoming Council meeting 

actions: 

1. Marine and Coastal Ecosystem 

Policies, Program and Community 

Initiatives 

A. Coastal and Marine Spatial 

Planning 

i. Pacific Islands Regional Office 

ii. Pacific Services Center Activities 

iii. Pacific Ocean Regional 

Partnership 

B. Ocean Regulatory Regime Review 

Initiative 

C. Aha Moku Initiative 

2. Ocean Management Activities 

A. Hawaiian Islands Humpback 

Whale Sanctuary Management Plan 

Review 

B. Hawaiian Archipelago Bottomfish 

Essential Fish Habitat 

C. Protected Species 

i. Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

Incidental Take Permit for Sea Turtles 

and Monk Seals 

ii. Monk Seal—Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

iii. Insular False Killer Whale listing 

Under ESA 

iv. Spinner Dolphin Human 

Interaction EIS and Rule-making 

3. Overview of 2011 Ocean 

Legislation 

4. Impacts of the March 2011 Tsunami 

Schedule and Agenda for the Pelagic PT 

Meeting 

8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 

April 26–28, 2011 

The Pelagic Plan Team members from 

Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and 

Commonwealth of Northern Mariana 

Islands (CNMI) will meet to hear reports 

on, discuss and consider developing 

recommendations on the following 

upcoming Council meeting actions: 

1. Annual Report review 

a. Review 2010 Annual Report 

modules and recommendations 

i. CNMI 

ii. American Samoa 

iii. Guam 

iv. Hawaii 

v. International 

vi. Recreational 

b. 2010 Annual report region wide 

recommendations 

2. Summary of current Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan (FEP) amendment 

actions 

3. American Samoa longline fishery 

large circle hooks study 

4. Potential American Samoa 

swordfish fishery 

5. Marine Conservation Biology 

Institute (MCBI)/NMFS seabirds and 

pelagic fish workshop 

6. Pacific Council Highly Migratory 

Species Plan Amendment 2 and lead 

Council designation 

7. Migratory Bird Treaty Act—permit 

implications for pelagic fisheries 

8. Hawaii Troll/charter fishery 

Category I to Cat II listing 

9. Loggerhead status—Implications for 

consultations 

10. Other business 

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 five days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 1801 et seq. 

Dated: March 21, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oeanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA318 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scientific and Statistical Committee on 

April 12–13, 2011 to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. and 

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The 

meeting will be held at the Hotel 

Providence, 139 Mathewson Street, 

Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 

861–8000; fax: (401) 861–8002. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tuesday, April 12, 2011–Wednesday, 

April 13, 2011 

The Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) will peer review work 

completed by the Council’s Skate Plan 

Development Team. The review is being 

convened on April 12, 2011 for the 

purpose of providing expert technical 

comments and advice on the following: 

Approve a FSV Bigelow calibration 

method to be used to recommend Skate 


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