148th Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting

Date: June 14-16, 2023 (W-F)        Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Hawaii)
……………………………………  Time: 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Washington)
June 15-17, 2023 (Th-Sa)         .   …Time: 5:00 am to 1:00 pm (Marianas)
………………………………     … Time: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm (Noumea)
Location: Hybrid for members and public; in-person attendance will be hosted at Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813

148th SSC draft public agenda
148th SSC FR notice
148th SSC FINAL Report & Appendix

Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists to Discuss New Regional Analyses for Bottomfish, Kona Crab and False Killer Whales Next Week (9 June 2023)

Press Release – Council Science Advisors Recommend Peer Review for NOAA False Killer Whale Population Assessment, Approve Bottomfish Stock Assessment to Set Catch Limits (16 June 2023)

Major agenda items: AS FEP amendment for bottomfish management unit species (BMUS) revision (action item); CNMI BMUS annual biological catch (ABC) specification for 2024-2025 (action item); MHI Kona crab ABC specification for 2024-2026 (action item); Uku EFH revision options (action item); False killer whale issues review; and 2022 Annual SAFE Report and recommendations review.