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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.(2) 205CM FR Notice
02.(3) Public E&B SC Agenda
02.(4) 205CM PP SC Agenda_PUBLIC
11:10 AM      3 Approval of the 204th CM Meeting Minutes
03.(3) 158SSC Final Report
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
05.A.2(1) PIFSC Report 205th Council Meeting
11:40 AM      5.B NOAA Office of General Counsel Pacific Islands Section
05.B(1) GCPI Report to 205 Council
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
05.F(1) USFWS Report
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
06.A(1) AS Motu Lipoti
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)
07.A(1) CNMI BMUS ACL Spec EA
01:50 PM     7.B Recommendations on Commercial Fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (Final Action)
02:10 PM     7.C Options for Commercial Fishing in the RAMNM, MTMNM, PMNM (Initial Action)
07.C(1) 205CM Draft Options for Commercial Fishing Regulations in Other Pacific Monuments
07.C(2) HIGOV_Letter of Support, Papahanaumokuakea and Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monuments
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
07.F.1(1) Report of Dec 2025 AS AP
07.F.1(2) GU AP Report
07.F.1(3) Dec 2025 HI AP Report
07.F.1(4) Dec 2025 CNMI AP Report
–                    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
07.H(3) Monument Testimony_Fernandez-Sur
07.H(4) Testimony_ Papahānaumokuākua_GREGG
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
08.A(1) Badger etal (2025) – MHI IFKW abundance Estimates
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
–                    9.B.3 Outcomes of the WCPFC 22nd Regular Session 2025
–                    09.B.3(1) WCPFC Annotated Agenda with Document Links
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
10.F(1) Public Meetings List
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

LOCATION: Guam and CNMI (tent)