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interested parties concerning the status 

of the listed Cook Inlet beluga whale 

DPS. Categories of requested 

information include: (1) Species biology 

including, but not limited to, population 

trends, distribution, abundance, 

demographics, and genetics; (2) habitat 

conditions including, but not limited to, 

amount, distribution, suitability, and 

important features for conservation; (3) 

status and trends of threats; (4) 

conservation measures that have been 

implemented that benefit the species, 

including monitoring data 

demonstrating effectiveness of such 

measures; (5) need for additional 

conservation measures; and (6) other 

new information, data, or corrections 

including, but not limited to, taxonomic 

or nomenclatural changes and improved 

analytical methods for evaluating 

extinction risk. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: February 22, 2021. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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ACTION: Notice of public meetings and a 

partially closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold its 139th Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC), Pelagic and 

International Standing Committee, 

Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee, and 185th Council meetings 

to take actions on fishery management 

issues in the Western Pacific Region. A 

portion of the Council’s Executive and 

Budget Standing Committee meeting 

will be closed to the public for a briefing 

on litigation by counsel. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

between March 16 and March 25, 2021. 

For specific times and agendas, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

by web conference via WebEx. 

Instructions for connecting to the web 

conference and providing oral public 

comments will be posted on the Council 

website at www.wpcouncil.org. For 

assistance with the web conference 

connection, contact the Council office at 

(808) 522–8220. 

The following venues will be the host 

sites for the 185th Council meeting: Cliff 

Pointe, 304 W O’Brien Drive, Hagatna, 

Guam; BRI Building, Suite 205, Kopa Di 

Oru St., Garapan, Saipan, CNMI; and, 

Tedi of Samoa Building Suite 208B, 

Fagatogo Village, American Samoa. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; phone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All times 

shown are in Hawaii Standard Time. 

The 139th SSC meeting will be held 

between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 

16–18, 2021. The Pelagic and 

International Standing Committee will 

be held between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on 

March 22, 2021. The Executive and 

Budget Standing Committee meeting 

will be held between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 

p.m. on March 22, 2021. The portion of 

the Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. will 

be closed to the public in accordance 

with section 302(i)(3) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (MSA). The 185th 

Council meeting will be held between 

11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 23–25, 

2021. 

Please note that the evolving public 

health situation regarding COVID–19 

may affect the conduct of the March 

Council and its associated meetings. At 

the time this notice was submitted for 

publication, the Council anticipated 

convening the Council meeting by web 

conference with host site locations in 

Guam, CNMI and American Samoa. 

Council staff will monitor COVID–19 

developments and will determine the 

extent to which in-person public 

participation at host sites will be 

allowable consistent with applicable 

local and federal safety and health 

guidelines. If public participation will 

be limited to web conference only or on 

a first-come-first-serve basis consistent 

with applicable guidelines, the Council 

will post notice on its website at 

www.wpcouncil.org. 

Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final Action’’ 

refer to actions that result in Council 

transmittal of a proposed fishery 

management plan, proposed plan 

amendment, or proposed regulations to 

the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under 

sections 304 or 305 of the MSA. In 

addition to the agenda items listed here, 

the Council and its advisory bodies will 

hear recommendations from Council 

advisors. An opportunity to submit 

public comment will be provided 

throughout the agendas. The order in 

which agenda items are addressed may 

change and will be announced in 

advance at the Council meeting. The 

meetings will run as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Background documents for the 185th 

Council meeting will be available at 

www.wpcouncil.org. Written public 

comments on final action items at the 

185th Council meeting should be 

received at the Council office by 5 p.m. 

HST, March 19, 2021, and should be 

sent to Kitty M. Simonds, Executive 

Director; Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 1164 Bishop 

Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, 

phone: (808) 522–8220 or fax: (808) 

522–8226; or email: info.wpcouncil@

noaa.gov. Written public comments on 

all other agenda items may be submitted 

for the record by email throughout the 

duration of the meeting. Instructions for 

providing oral public comments during 

the meeting will be posted on the 

Council website. This meeting will be 

recorded for the purposes of generating 

the minutes of the meeting. 

Agenda for the 139th Scientific and 

Statistical Committee Meeting 

Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

1. Introductions 

2. Approval of Draft Agenda and 

Assignment of Rapporteurs 

3. Status of the 138th SSC Meeting 

Recommendations 

4. Report from Pacific Islands Fisheries 

Science Center Director 

5. Program Planning and Research 

A. NMFS Briefing on Executive Order 

14008 on Tackling the Climate 

Crisis at Home and Abroad 

B. SSC Three-Year Plan 

C. Updates to the Pacific Island Stock 

Assessment Prioritization 

D. Integration of the ‘Catch it Log it’ app 

information into fisheries 

assessments and monitoring 

E. Socio-Economic Context for FisherShark Interaction in the Marianas 

F. Public Comment 

G. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

6. Island Fisheries 

A. Main Hawaiian Island (MHI) Deep 7 

Bottomfish Fishery 

1. Report on the MHI Deep 7 Bottomfish 

Western Pacific Stock Assessment 

Review (WPSAR) 

2. 2021 Deep 7 Bottomfish Stock 

Assessment Update 

3. Updates to the Acceptable Biological 

Catch (Action Item) 

B. Territorial Bottomfish Fisheries 

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1. Approaches for Managing the 

American Samoa Bottomfish 

Fishery 

2. Impact Analyses of the Guam 

Bottomfish Management Unit 

Species (BMUS) Rebuilding Plan 

(Action Items) 

C. Public Comment 

D. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 11 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

A. Seabird Mitigation Measures in the 

Hawaii Longline Fishery 

1. Options for Modifying Shallow-set 

Longline Fishery Seabird Mitigation 

Measures 

2. Draft Tori Line Specifications for 

Deep-set Longline Fishery 

B. Shallow-set Longline Reasonable and 

Prudent Measures Working Group 

Update 

C. SSC Working Group on False Killer 

Whale Take Reduction Measures 

D. Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

Consultations for the Hawaii Deepset Longline Fishery, American 

Samoa Longline Fishery, and 

Bottomfish Fisheries 

E. ESA and Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA) Updates 

F. Public Comment 

G. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

8. Pelagic Fisheries 

A. American Samoa Longline Annual 

Fishery Report 

B. Hawaii Longline Annual Fishery 

Report 

C. Monte Carlo Analyses of Longline 

Mitigation Measures 

D. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Working 

Group Report and Options 

Document to Address MSA 304(i) 

Obligations 

E. Wire Leader Regulatory Amendment 

for the Hawaii Longline fishery 

(Action Item) 

F. Addressing MSA 304(i) Obligations 

for Western & Central North Pacific 

Striped Marlin 

1. Addressing Mitigation Measures to 

Move Towards Ending International 

Overfishing 

2. US Catch Limits for Western & 

Central North Pacific Striped 

Marlin (Action Item) 

G. International Fisheries 

1. South Pacific Regional Fisheries 

Management Organization 

(SPRFMO) Science Committee 

2. Report of Outcomes of the 17th 

Session of the Western Central 

Pacific Fisheries Commission 

(WCPFC) 

3. Conceptual Frame for Workshop on 

Bigeye Tuna Management in 

Western Central Pacific Ocean 

(WCPO) Longline Fisheries 

4. Outcomes of the 34th Fisheries and 

Agriculture Organization (FAO) 

Committee on Fisheries (COFI) 

H. Public Comment 

I. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

Thursday, March 18, 2021, 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

9. Other Business 

A. June 2021 SSC Meetings Dates 

10. Summary of SSC Recommendations 

to the Council 

Agenda for the Pelagic and 

International Standing Committee 

Monday, March 22, 2021, 1 p.m. to 3 

p.m. 

1. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Working 

Group Report and Options 

Document to Address MSA 304(i) 

Obligations 

2. Wire Leader Regulatory Amendment 

in Hawaii Longline Fisheries (Initial 

Action) 

3. Addressing MSA 304(i) Obligations 

for Western & Central North Pacific 

Striped Marlin 

A. Addressing Mitigation Measures to 

Move Towards Ending International 

Overfishing 

B. US Catch Limits for Western & 

Central North Pacific Striped 

Marlin (Final Action) 

4. Outcomes of the 34th FAO COFI 

5. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

5. Other Issues 

6. Public Comment 

7. Discussion and Recommendations 

Agenda for the Executive and Budget 

Standing Committee 

Monday, March 22, 2021, 3:30 p.m. to 

5:30 p.m. (4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CLOSED) 

1. Financial Reports 

2. Administrative Reports 

3. Coral Critical Habitat Working Group 

and Council Response 

4. Council Family Changes 

5. Update on Litigation (Closed 

Session—pursuant to MSA 

§ 302(i)(3)) 

6. Meetings and Workshops 

7. Other Issues 

8. Public Comment 

9. Discussion and Recommendations 

Agenda for the 185th Council Meeting 

Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Approval of the 185th Agenda 

3. Approval of the 184th Meeting 

Minutes 

4. Executive Director’s Report 

5. Agency Reports 

A. National Marine Fisheries Service 

1. Pacific Islands Regional Office 

2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science 

Center 

B. NOAA Office of General Counsel 

Pacific Islands Section 

C. Enforcement 

1. U.S. Coast Guard 

2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement 

3. NOAA Office of General Counsel 

Enforcement Section 

D. U.S. State Department 

E. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

F. Public Comment 

G. Council Discussion and Action 

6. Pelagic & International Fisheries 

A. American Samoa Longline Annual 

Fishery Report 

B. Hawaii Longline Annual Fishery 

Report 

C. Oceanic Whitetip Shark Working 

Group Report and Options 

Document to Address MSA 304(i) 

Obligations 

D. Wire Leader Regulatory Amendment 

in Hawaii Longline Fisheries (Initial 

Action) 

E. Addressing MSA 304(i) Obligations 

for Western & Central North Pacific 

Striped Marlin 

1. Addressing Mitigation Measures to 

Move Towards Ending International 

Overfishing 

2. U.S. Catch Limits for Western & 

Central North Pacific Striped 

Marlin (Final Action) 

F. International Fisheries 

1. Report of Outcomes of the SPRFMO 

Meeting 

2. Report of Outcomes of the 17th 

Session of the WCPFC 

3. Conceptual Frame for Workshop on 

Bigeye Tuna Management in WCPO 

Longline Fisheries 

4. Outcomes of the 34th FAO COFI 

G. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Pelagic Plan Team 

2. Advisory Panel 

3. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee 

4. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

5. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

H. Standing Committee Report and 

Recommendations 

I. Public Comment 

J. Council Discussion and Action 

Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 4:30 p.m. to 

5 p.m. 

Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items 

Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 11 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

7. Protected Species 

A. Seabird Mitigation Measures 

1. Options for Modifying Shallow-set 

Longline Fishery Seabird Mitigation 

Measures 

2. Draft Tori Line Specifications for 

Deep-set Longline Fishery 

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B. Shallow-set Longline Reasonable and 

Prudent Measures Working Group 

Update 

C. ESA Consultations for the Hawaii 

Deep-set Longline Fishery, 

American Samoa Longline Fishery, 

and Bottomfish Fisheries 

D. ESA and MMPA Updates 

E. Coral Critical Habitat Working Group 

and Council Response 

F. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Pelagic Plan Team 

2. Advisory Panel 

3. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee 

4. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

5. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

8. American Samoa Archipelago 

A. Motu Lipoti 

B. Department of Marine and Wildlife 

Resources Report 

1. CARES Act distribution of funds 

2. Coral Reef Fishery Management Plan 

C. Department of Commerce Alia Tele 

Project 

D. Post Authority Malaloa Commercial 

Dock Extension Update 

E. American Samoa Bottomfish 

Fisheries 

1. Territorial Bottomfish Fishery 

Management Plan 

2. Approaches for Bottomfish Fishery 

Management 

F. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee 

3. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

4. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

9. Mariana Archipelago 

A. Guam 

1. Isla Informe 

2. Department of Agriculture/Division of 

Aquatic and Wildlife Resources 

Report 

a. CARES Act distribution of funds 

b. Mandatory Licensing and Reporting 

c. Coral Reef Fishery Management Plan 

3. Environmental Assessment of the 

Guam Bottomfish Stock Rebuilding 

Plan (Final Action) 

4. Socio-Economic Context for FisherShark Interaction in the Marianas 

B. CNMI 

1. Arongol Falu ́

2. Department of Land and Natural 

Resources (DLNR)/Division of Fish 

and Wildlife Report 

a. CARES Act distribution of funds 

b. Mandatory Licensing and Reporting 

Implementation 

C. Advisory Group Reports and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee 

3. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

4. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

D. Public Comment 

E. Council Discussion and Action 

Thursday, March 25, 2021, 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

10. Program Planning and Research 

A. National Legislative Report 

B. NMFS Briefing on Executive Order 

14008 on Tackling the Climate 

Crisis at Home and Abroad 

C. Three Year SSC Plan 

D. Updates on the CatchIt LogIt 

Implementation 

E. Integration of the ‘CatchIt LogIt’ app 

information into fisheries 

assessments and monitoring 

F. Fisheries 101 Capacity Building 

G. Updates to the Pacific Island Stock 

Assessment Prioritization 

H. Regional Communications & 

Outreach Report 

I. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishery Data Collection and Research 

Committee 

3. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee 

4. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

5. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

J. Public Comment 

K. Council Discussion and Action 

11. Hawai‘i Archipelago & Pacific 

Remote Island Areas (PRIA) 

A. Moku Pepa 

B. DLNR/Division of Aquatic Resources 

Report 

1. CARES Act funding distribution 

C. Main Hawaiian Island Deep 7 

Bottomfish Fishery 

1. Updates to the Deep 7 Bottomfish 

Complex Stock Assessment 

2. Report on the WPSAR of the Deep 7 

Bottomfish Update 

3. Update to the Deep 7 Bottomfish 

Annual Catch Limits (Initial Action) 

D. Hawaii Non-Commercial Data 

Collection Plans 

E. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee 

3. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

4. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

F. Public Comment 

G. Council Discussion and Action 

12. Administrative Matters 

A. Financial Reports 

B. Administrative Reports 

C. Council Coordination Committee 

D. Council Family Changes 

E. Meetings and Workshops 

F. Standing Committee Report and 

Recommendations 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

13. Other Business 

Non-emergency issues not contained 

in this agenda may come before the 

Council for discussion and formal 

Council action during its 185th meeting. 

However, Council action on regulatory 

issues will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this document and 

any regulatory issue arising after 

publication of this document that 

requires emergency action under section 

305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are 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: February 22, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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