204th Council Meeting

Location: Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus Ballroom II, 410 Atkinson Dr, Honolulu, HI 96814
Validated parking available

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Event number: 2861 677 9884
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204th Council Meeting Draft Agenda
FR Notice
Summary of Action Items
Press Release-Council to Decide on Fishing in the Monuments and Seafood Policy at Upcoming Meeting (12 September 2025)

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                  

8:30 AM               1                            Welcome and Introductions
     01.(0) Proposed Land Acknowledgement Statement
     01.(1)_rev1 Council Family List-Part 1 PUBLIC_9-2-25
8:35 AM               2                            Oath of Office
8:45 AM               3                            Approval of the 204th CM Agenda
     03.(1) DRAFT 204 CM Website Agenda_8-18-25
     03.(2) 204 CM FR Notice
8:50 AM               4                            Approval of the 203rd CM Meeting Minutes
8:55 AM               5                            Executive Director’s Report

6           Agency Reports
9:00 AM               6.A                        National Marine Fisheries Service
6.A.1                                  Pacific Islands Regional Office
     06.A.1(1) 204th PIRO Report
6.A.2                                  Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
     06.A.2(1) PIFSC Report to 204 CM
9:20 AM               6.B                        NOAA Office of General Counsel Pacific Islands Section
     06.B(1) NOAA GCPI Report
9:30 AM               6.C                        US Coast Guard
     06.C(1) USCG Report to WPRFMC_Sept Meeting
6.D                        Enforcement
9:45 AM               6.D.1                    NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
10:00 AM            6.D.2                    NOAA Office of General Counsel Enforcement Section
06.D.2(1) GCES Report to Western Pacific Fishery Management Council
10:15 AM            6.E                        US State Department
     06.E(1) State Dept Report to 204 Council Meeting_rev1
10:30 AM            6.F                        US Fish and Wildlife Service
     06.F(1) USFWS WesPac Report 204
10:40 AM            6.G                        Public Comment
10:45 AM            6.H                        Council Discussion and Action

7           Hawaii Archipelago and PRIA
11:00 AM            7.A                        Moku Pepa
11:15 AM            7.B                        DAR Report
11:30 AM            7.C                        Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
11:40 AM            7.D                        Small Boat Fisheries Issues (shortline, sharks)
11:50 AM            7.E                        Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
7.E.1      Advisory Panel
     07.E.1(1)_rev1 Report of the Sept 2025 HI AP
7.E.2      Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
7.E.3      Scientific and Statistical Committee
12:00 PM             7.F                         Public Comment
12:05 PM             7.G                        Council Discussion and Action

Lunch Break 12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

8           Program Planning and Research
1:45 PM               8.A         Legislative Report
     08.A(1) 204CM 2025 Legislation Tracker
2:00 PM               8.B                         Aligning Science and Management Priorities
     08.B(1) 250829 Council EDs to K. Denit re Priority Alignment
2:15 PM               8.C         Report on the Seafood EO Updated Recommendations
     08.C(2) HSC Article HI Farm and Foods-Fishermen & Farmers
     08.C(4) WPRFMC Letter to Commerce re-Monuments
     08.C(5) CNMI Letter to POTUS re-MTMNM
     08.C(6) AS Letter to Commerce re-RAMNM
2:30 PM               8.D         Recommendations for Commercial Fishing in the Pacific Island Heritage Marine National Monument Expansion Area (Initial Action)
8.E                         Report on IRA Program Projects
     08.E.3(1) IRA Protected Species Workshop Overview
     08.E.4(1) IRA Community Engagement Round 1 Report July 2025
8.E.1      Scenario Planning
     08.E.1(1) Longline Scenario Planning Project Overview_9-9-25 rev
8.E.2      Regulatory Review
8.E.3      Protected Species
     08.E.3(1) IRA Protected Species Workshop Overview
8.E.4      Community engagement/capacity building
3:00 PM               8.F          Council Education and Outreach Report
     08.F(1)_rev1 Council Education-Outreach Report
8.G         Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
8.G.1     Advisory Panel
8.G.2     Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
8.G.3     Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee
     08.G.3(1) FINAL FDCRC-TC Aug Meeting Report
     08.G.3(2) FINAL FDCRC Aug Meeting Report
8.G.4     Scientific and Statistical Committee
8.H         Public Comment
8.I          Council Discussion and Action

Break 3:15-3:30 PM                       

9           Mariana Archipelago
9.A                        Guam
3:30 PM               9.A.1     Isla Informe
     09.A.1(1) Isla Informe
3:45 PM               9.A.2     DoAg/DAWR Report
9.B                        CNMI
4:00 PM               9.B.1      Arongol Falú
4:15 PM               9.B.2      DLNR/DFW Report
     09.B.2(1) DFW Report
4:30 PM               9.B.3      CNMI BMUS ACL Specification (Initial Action)
      09.B.3(1) CNMI BMUS ACL Specs_2024-2025_082825
4:45 PM               9.C         Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
9.C.1      Marianas Advisory Panel
     09.C.1(1) Guam AP Report
     09.C.1(2) CNMI AP Report
9.C.2      Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
9.C.3      Scientific and Statistical Committee
4:50 PM               9.D                        Public Comment
4:55 PM               9.E                        Council Discussion and Action
4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. (approximate time; times for rest of agenda may shift)
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. HST

Vocational Training Program Overview and Certificate Presentation 8:30-9:00 a.m.                        

10       Pelagics and International
9:00 AM               10.A       Status of EM Implementation & Development of VMP
     10.A(1) EM Principals Meeting VMP Template and Discussion
9:30 AM               10.B       International Fisheries
10.B.1    WCPFC Scientific Committee Report
     10.B.1(1) SC21 Outcomes Document (posted on 1 Sep)
10.B.2    WCPFC Technical Compliance Committee Report
     10.B.2(1) WCPFC-TCC21-2025-01 Provisional Agenda TCC21_0
     10.B.2(2) TCC21-2025-DP06 US paper on Development of WCPFC Monitoring Programme
10.B.3    American Samoa WCPFC Fishery Issues
10.B.4    IATTC Report
     10.B.4(1) Agenda-103rd-Meeting-of-the-IATTC
10.C       Update on the Seafood Import Monitoring Program
     10.C(1) SIMP-Fact-Sheet-2024
10:00 AM            10.D       MMPA Imports Provision Implementation Update on Comparability Findings
     10.D(1) Published FR Notice MMPA Import Provisions Comparability Findings
     10.D(2) MMPA-Comparability-Findings-Decision-Memo-Signed-508
     10.D(3) 2025.09.05 atuna.com-NOAA Import Restrictions Under MMPA Impacts Tuna
10:30 AM            10.E        Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
10.E.1    Advisory Panels
10.E.2    Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
10.E.3    Scientific & Statistical Committee
10:45 AM            10.F        Public Comment
10:50 AM            10.G       Council Discussion and Action

Break 11:00 – 11:10 a.m.                             

11       American Samoa Archipelago
11:10 AM            11.A       Motu Lipoti
     11.A(1) 204CM American Samoa Motu Lipoti
11:20 AM            11.B       AS DMWR Report
     11.B(1) 204CM DMWR Report
11:40 AM            11.C       Deep Sea Mining
11.C.1    State of Knowledge on Deep-Sea Mining Impacts
     11.C.1(1) Drazen Deep Sea Mining Report
11.C.2    Impossible Metals Proposal
     11.C.2(1) Impossible Metals Smart Stewardship
11.C.3    Report on American Samoa Concerns
11.C.3(1)_Rev1 204CM Deep Sea Mining Concerns in American Samoa
12:05 PM             11.D       Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
11.D.1   American Samoa Advisory Panel
     11.D.1(1) AS AP Report Sept 2025.docx
11.D.1(2) AS Council Family Meeting Report June 2025
     11.D.1(3) AS REAC REPORT
11.D.2   Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
11.D.3   Scientific and Statistical Committee
11.D.4 American Samoa REAC
11.D.5 American Samoa Council Family Meeting
12:10 PM             11.E        Public Comment
12:15 PM             11.F        Council Discussion and Action

Lunch Break 12:20 – 1:30 p.m.                  

12       Administrative Matters
1:30 PM               12.A       Financial Reports
1:40 PM               12.B       Administrative Reports
1:50 PM               12.C       Council Family Changes
     12.C(2) Am Samoa Rep Council Plan Team 8-26-25
     12.C(5) PIFSC FDCRC-TC_Council Family Changes
2:00 PM               12.D       Meetings and Workshops
     12.D(1)_rev1 Public Meetings List
2:15 PM               12.E        Executive and Budget Standing Committee Report
2:30 PM               12.F        Public Comment
2:40 AM               12.G       Council Discussion and Action

13       Other Business