205th Meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
December 16-17, 2025; 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (HST), 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (SST)
December 17-18, 2025; 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. (ChST)
Virtual Meeting via Webex: https://wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/j.php?MTID=mef1316432f891a950c10c3703a4ca4e9
(https://tinyurl.com/205CouncilMtg)
Event number: 2864 005 8179
Event password: CM205mtg (26205685 from phones)
DRAFT 205 CM WEB Agenda
Federal Register Notice
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. HST
11:00 AM 1 Welcome and Introductions
01.(1)_rev1 Council Family List-Part 1 PUBLIC_12-1-25
11:05 AM 2 Approval of the 205th CM Agenda
02.(1) 205CM Public Agenda_11-18-25
02.(4) 205CM PP SC Agenda_PUBLIC
11:10 AM 3 Approval of the 204th CM Meeting Minutes
11:15 AM 4 Executive Director’s Report
5 Agency Reports
11:30 AM 5.A National Marine Fisheries Service
– 5.A.1 Pacific Islands Regional Office
05.A.1(1) 205 CM PIRO Report to Council_Final
05.A.1(2) 205 CM PIRO Report to Council_Addendum
– 5.A.2 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
11:40 AM 5.B NOAA Office of General Counsel Pacific Islands Section
11:45 PM 5.C US Coast Guard
05.C.2(1) US Coast Guard Report for WPRFMC 205th Meeting
11:50 AM 5.D Enforcement
– 5.D.1 NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
– 5.D.2 NOAA Office of General Counsel Enforcement Section
12:00 PM 5.E US State Department
12:10 PM 5.F US Fish and Wildlife Service
12:15 PM 5.G Public Comment
12:20 PM 5.H Council Discussion and Action
Break 1:00 – 1:20 p.m.
6 Council Member Island Reports
12:30 PM 6.A American Samoa
12:40 PM 6.B CNMI
12:50 PM 6.C Guam
01:00 PM 6.D Hawaii
01:10 PM 6.E Public Comment
01:20 PM 6.F Council Discussion and Action
7 Program Planning and Research
01:30 PM 7.A Specifications for CNMI Bottomfish Annual Catch Limits 2026-2029 (Final Action)
01:50 PM 7.B Recommendations on Commercial Fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (Final Action)
07.B(1) 205CM Draft Options for Commercial Fishing Regulations in Other Pacific Monuments
02:10 PM 7.C Options for Commercial Fishing in the RAMNM, MTMNM, PMNM (Initial Action)
02:30 PM 7.C.1 Report on MPA Science from SSC
02:50 PM 7.D Report on Implementing the Seafood EO Recommendations
03:10 PM 7.E IRA Project Updates
– 7.E.1 Status of the Protected Species Workshops
– 7.E.2 Regulatory Review Status Report
– 7.E.3 Report on 2nd Round of Community Meetings and Vocational Fishermen Training Pilot Project
03:30 PM 7.F Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
– 7.F.1 Advisory Panel
– 7.F.2 Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
– 7.F.3 Social Science Planning Committee
– 7.F.4 Scientific & Statistical Committee
– 7.G Program Planning Standing Committee Report
04:00 PM 7.H Public Comment
07.H(1) Monuments Public Comment
07.H(2) Monuments Public Comment2
04:15 PM 7.I Council Discussion and Action
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
8 Protected Species
11:00 AM 8.A MHI Insular and Pelagic False Killer Whale Abundance Estimates Updates
11:30 AM 8.B DSLL ESA Reconsultation for Oceanic Whitetip Shark and Leatherback Turtles
11:50 AM 8.C Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
– 8.C.1 Advisory Panel
– 8.C.2 Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
– 8.C.3 Scientific and Statistical Committee
12:00 PM 8.D Public Comment
12:10 PM 8.E Council Discussion and Action
9 Pelagic and International Fisheries
12:15 PM 9.A Review of Electronic Monitoring Vessel Monitoring Plans
09.A(1) VMP Template and Discussion for EM with fishermen
– 9.B International Fisheries
– 9.B.1 Outcomes of Technical and Compliance Meeting of the WCPFC
– 09.B.1(1) TCC21 Summary Report_FINAL
– 9.B.2 U.S. Positions at WCPFC22 from PAC
– 09.B.2(1) WPRFMC Draft Priorities and PAC Recs for WCPFC22 (1)
– 09.B.2(2) HLA PAC Recs for WCPFC22
– 09.B.3(1) WCPFC Annotated Agenda with Document Links
– 9.B.3 Outcomes of the WCPFC 22nd Regular Session 2025
12:45 PM 9.B IRA Scenario Planning American Samoa Meeting Report
01:10 PM 9.C Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
– 9.C.1 Advisory Panels
– 9.C.2 Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
– 9.C.3 Scientific & Statistical Committee
01:25 PM 9.D Public Comment
01:30 PM 9.E Council Discussion and Action
Break 1:40 – 2:00 p.m.
10 Administrative Matters
02:00 PM 10.A Council Member and Staff Ethics Training
02:30 PM 10.B Financial Reports
02:40 PM 10.C Administrative Reports
03:00 PM 10.D CCC Update
03:15 PM 10.E Council Family Changes
03:25 PM 10.F Meetings and Workshops
03:35 PM 10.G Executive and Budget Standing Committee Report
03:45 PM 10.H Public Comment
03:50 PM 10.I Council Discussion and Action
11 Election of Officers
12 Other Business