143rd Scientific and Statistical Committee Virtual Meeting

Date: March 15-17, 2022          Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Hawaii)
………………………………………Time: 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Washington)
March 16-18, 2022       …….…Time: 7:00 am to 1:00 pm (Marianas)
………………………………………Time: 8:00 am to 2:00 pm (Noumea)
Location: Web Conference via WebEx

143rd SSC PUBLIC AGENDA
143rd SSC FR Notice

143rd Meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee_FINAL REPORT

Major agenda items: MHI deepwater shrimp and precious corals acceptable biological catch review (final action item); Territorial bottomfish management unit species complex revision options; AS Bottomfish Fishermen Data Workshop outcomes; 2021 HI and AS longline fishery reports; and Area-based management discussions.

Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists to Discuss Research on Area-Based Management and “Weak Hooks” as a Mitigation Strategy (10 March 2022)

Press Release – Western Pacific Scientists Found “Weak Hook” Study Inconclusive as a False Killer Whale Mitigation Strategy ( 15 March 2022)

Press Release – US Pacific Scientists Discuss Next Generation Data Collection, New Pacific Strategy to Advocate for Fisheries (17 March 2022)