Date: Mar. 14-16, 2023 (T-W) Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Hawaii)
…………………………………… Time: 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Washington)
Mar. 15-17, 2023 (W-Th) . …Time: 5:00 am to 1:00 pm (Marianas)
……………………………… … Time: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm (Noumea)
Location: Hybrid Meeting (in-person for members and presenters; remote for all others)
Both audio and visual portions of the web conference can be accessed at:
Webex (audio & visual) access: https://wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/j.php?MTID=m5faf6e828055fc24507ddf842aa1b7e0
Event number: 2467 788 7316; Event password: SSC147mtg
147 SSC draft PUBLIC agenda
147 SSC and 194 CM FR Notice
Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists to Discuss Longline Fishery Interaction Analyses and Bigeye Tuna Regulations Next Week (10 March 2023)
Press Release: Science Advisors Weigh In on Cost Recovery in NWHI Fishing Trips (14 March 2023)
Press Release – SSC Concurs with Studies Suggesting Large-Scale MPAs Have Limited Conservation Benefits for Pacific Tropical Tunas (16 March 2023)
Press Release – ESA-listed Species Not at Risk of Extinction From Hawai‘i and American Samoa Longline Fishery Interactions (17 March 2023)
Available meeting documents by day
Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. HST
| Time | No. | Agenda Item |
| 9:00 AM | 1 | Introductions |
| 01.1rev1 Council Family List – Part 1 03.13.2023 | ||
| 9:15 AM | 2 | Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs |
| 02.1 147 SSC draft PUBLIC agenda_02-21-23 02.2 147SSC and 194CM FR Notice |
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| 9:25 AM | 3 | Status of the 146th SSC Meeting Recommendations |
| 03.1 146 SSC FINAL Report | ||
| 9:35 AM | 4 | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director Report |
| 04.1 PIFSC Report 194th Council 147th SSC 04.2 Ltr from T. Brown, PIFSC’s Priorities and Annual Guidance Memo FY24 03.06.2023- |
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| 5 Island Fisheries | ||
| 05.1 Ltr from Chair D. Chang about HI state rolling back 30×30 Holomua Initiative 01.30.2023 | ||
| 5.A | Western Pacific Bottomfish Fisheries | |
| 9:50 AM | 5.A.1 | American Samoa Bottomfish Management Unit Species (BMUS) Stock Assessment and WPSAR Update |
| 05.A.1(1) Agenda for AS BMUS WPSAR 05.A.1(2) Terms of Reference Am Samoa BMUS WPSAR |
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| 10:05 AM | 5.A.2 | Guam Bottomfish Data Workshops |
| 10:25 AM | 5.B | Establishing Status Determination Criteria for Kona Crab Fisheries (Action Item) |
| 05.B(1)rev1 Establishing SDC for Kona Crab Fisheries_Options Paper DRAFT | ||
| 10:55 AM | 5.C | Gold Coral Management (Action Item) |
| 05.C(1) Options Paper for Gold Coral Moratorium Extension | ||
| 11:10 AM | 5.D | NWHI Fishing Cost Recovery Analysis (Action Item) |
| 05.D(1) Options for Cost Recovery in the MEA | ||
| 11:40 AM | 5.E | Public Comment |
| 11:50 AM | 5.F | SSC Discussion and Recommendations |
Lunch Break 12:00 – 1:00 PM
| 6 Protected Species | ||
| 1:00 PM | 6.A | EBFM Turtle Model Workshop Report |
| 06.A(1)rev1 EBFM SSLL Turtle Model Workshop Report | ||
| 6.B | Hawaii Deep-set and American Samoa Longline Fishery Draft Biological Opinions | |
| 1:30 PM | 6.B.1 | Updated Assessment of Population-level Impacts of Leatherback Turtle Interactions in the Hawaii Deep-set Longline Fishery |
| 06.B.1(1) Updated DSLL Leatherback Impact Assessment (PIFSC_IR_23_03) | ||
| 2:00 PM | 6.B.2 | Review of the Draft Biological Opinions |
| 06.B.2(1) Draft DSLL Biological Opinion 06.B.2(2) Draft ASLL Biological Opinion |
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| 2:30 PM | 6.C | A Potential New Assessment Approach for Hawaii Pelagic False Killer Whales |
| 2:50 PM | 6.D | Review of Potential Measures for the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan Modifications |
| 06.D(1) WPRFMC FKWTRP Positions as of Nov 2022 06.D(2) FKWTRT Nov 2022 Meeting Report |
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| 3:20 PM | 6.E | Draft Recovery Plan for Oceanic Whitetip Sharks |
| 06.E(1) Oceanic Whitetip Shark Draft ESA Recovery Plan 06.E(2) OWT Recovery Plan Supporting Doc – Draft Implementation Strategy 06.E(3) OWT Recovery Plan Supporting Doc – Recovery Status Review |
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| 3:50 PM | 6.F | Public Comment |
| 4:00 PM | 6.G | SSC Discussion and Recommendations |
Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. HST
| Time | No. | Agenda Item |
| 7 Pelagic and International Fisheries | ||
| 7.A | 2022 Longline Fishery Reports | |
| 10:30 AM | 7.A.1 | Hawaii Longline Fishery Report |
| 07.A(1) 2022 Hawaii Longline Report Fishery Report | ||
| 11:00 AM | 7.A.2 | American Samoa Longline Fishery Report |
| 07.A.2(1) American Samoa Longline Fishery | ||
| 11:15 AM | 7.B | International Billfish Biological Sampling Research Update |
| 11:45 AM | 7.C | Multi-Year Territorial Bigeye Tuna Catch and Allocation Specifications (Action Item) |
| 12:15 PM | 7.D | Bayesian Meta-synthesis of Shark Bycatch Mortality to Support Evidence-informed Hazard Mitigation Policy |
| 07.D(1) Gilman etal_2022_Shark Bayesian Meta-Synthesis for At-Sea Mortality | ||
Lunch Break 12:30 – 1:30 PM
| 7.E | Area-based Management Issues | |
| 07.E(0) Draft agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction March 5 2023 07.E.0(a) popsci.com-The High-Seas Treaty to protect marine life in the open ocean finally makes progress |
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| 1:30 PM | 7.E.1 | Limited Conservation Efficacy of Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas for Pacific Skipjack and Bigeye Tunas |
| 07.E.1(1) Hampton etal_2023_Efficacy of Large MPAs for Pacific Skipjack and BET | ||
| 2:00 PM | 7.E.2 | CCC Area-Based Management Subcommittee Manuscript |
| 2:20 PM | 7.E.3 | Updated Analyses of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Expansion Spillover |
| 2:50 PM | 7.F | Updating the Council’s Pelagic Fisheries Research Plan |
| 07.F(1) Latest Pelagics Research Plan Feb 2021 Update | ||
| 3:10 PM | 7.G | WCPFC Tropical Tuna Scientific Requests |
| 07.G(1) WCPO Tropical Tuna Longline Management Workshop Report | ||
| 3:30 PM | 7.H | Public Comment |
| 3:40 PM | 7.I | SSC Discussion and Recommendations |
Thursday, March 16, 2023, 9 a.m – 5 p.m.
| Time | No. | Agenda Item |
| 8 Other Business | ||
| 8.A | June SSC Meetings Dates | |
| 9 Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council | ||