Mar. 11, 2025 (Tues) Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Hawaii)
Mar. 11, 2025 (Tues) Time: 4:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (Marianas, Mar. 12)
Mar. 11, 2025 (Tues) Time: 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 .m. (Noumea, Mar. 12)
Mar. 11, 2025 (Tues) Time: 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (American Samoa)
Mar. 11, 2025 (Tues) Time: 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Washington)
Mar. 12, 2025 (Wed) Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Hawaii)
Mar. 12, 2025 (Wed) Time: 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Marianas, Mar. 13)
Mar. 12, 2025 (Wed) Time: 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Noumea, Mar. 13)
Mar. 12, 2025 (Wed) Time: 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (American Samoa)
Mar. 12, 2025 (Wed) Time: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Washington)
Mar. 13, 2025 (Thurs) Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Hawaii)
Mar. 13, 2025 (Thurs) Time: 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. (Marianas, Mar 14)
Mar. 13, 2025 (Thurs) Time: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (Noumea, Mar 14)
Mar. 13, 2025 (Thurs) Time: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (American Samoa)
Mar. 13, 2025 (Thurs) Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Washington)
Location: King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel, 75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 96740
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155 SSC Public Draft Agenda
FR Notice
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. HST
| Time | No. | Agenda Item |
| 8:30 AM | 1 | Introductions 01.(1)_Rev1 Council Family List-Part 1 PUBLIC_3-5-25 |
| 8:40 AM | 2 | Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs 02.(1) 155 SSC draft agenda_website_3-5-25 02.(2) FR_March2025-AP-SSC_2-24-25. |
| 8:45 AM | 3 | Status of the 154th SSC Meeting Recommendations 03.(1) 154SSC FINAL Report_wAppendices |
| 8:50 AM | 4 | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director Report 04.(1) PIFSC Report202nd Council 155th SSC |
| 5 Island Fisheries | ||
| 9:00 AM | 5.A | Setting Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) for the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Uku (Action Item) |
| 9:45 AM | 5.B | Review of ABC for Precious Coral and Deep-water Shrimp (Action Item) |
| 10:15 AM | 5.C | CNMI Bottomfish Stock Assessment Update WPSAR Terms of Reference 05.C(1) TORs for CNMI Bottomfish Update Stock Assessment |
| 10:30 AM | 5.D | Public Comment |
| 10:40 AM | 5.E | SSC Discussion and Recommendations |
Break 10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
| 6 Pelagic & International Fisheries | ||
| 6.A | Electronic Monitoring Status Update | |
| 11:00 AM | 6.A.1 | Update on EM Program Implementation |
| 11:30 AM | 6.A.2 | EM Sampling Strategy and Planning 06.A.2(1) Background – bycatch estimates using observer data (McCracken 2019) |
| 12:00 AM | 6.A.3 | Socioeconomic Impacts Analysis for Council Action 06.A.3(1) Pacific Islands Electronic Technoligies Implementation Plan 2021-2025 06.A.3(2) 2019-05 NMFS Policy Directive on EM Cost Allocation 04-115-02 |
| 12:30 PM | 6.B | Public Comment |
| 12:45 PM | 6.C | SSC Discussion and Recommendations |
Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. HST
Note on Agenda Order for Day 2: Protected Species will be taken up before Program Planning
| 7 Program Planning and Research | ||
| 9:00 AM | 7.A | PIFSC Activities associated with MSRA Research Priorities 07.A(1) Tracking PIFSC Activities Associated with MSRA Research Priorities for 2025 07.A(2) 153SSC Working Group on Research Prioritizaton 2025 Report 07.A(3) MSRA Research Priority 2025-2029 WPRFMC Programs |
| 7.B | SSC Special Projects | |
| 9:15 AM | 7.B.1 | Overview of the SSC Special Project List |
| 9:30 AM | 7.B.2 | SSC Historical Perspective 07.B.2(1) Severance-SSCHistorialPerspective_SocialScience |
| 10:00 AM | 7.B.3 | Special Projects Presentation: SSC Process |
| 10:30 AM | 7.B.4 | Special Projects Presentation: Human Dimensions |
| 11:00 AM | 7.C | Public Comment |
| 11:15 AM | 7.D | SSC Discussion and Recommendations |
11:30AM-12:30PM: Reserved for SSC Working Groups on Special Project Topics
Lunch Break 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
| 8 Protected Species | ||
| 1:30 PM | 8.A | Council Protected Species Update |
| 8.B | ESA and MMPA Updates | |
| 2:00 PM | 8.B.1 | Final 2023 False Killer Whale Stock Assessment Report 08.B.1(1) 2023 Final Hawaii FKW SAR 08.B.1(2) NMFS Response to Comments in Final SAR FR Notice(1) 08.B.1(3) Council Comment Letter on Draft 2023 FKW SAR |
| 2:30 PM | 8.B.2 | Status of ESA and MMPA Actions (Listings, Critical habitat, Take Reduction Plan) |
| 3:00 PM | 8.C | Public Comment |
| 3:15 PM | 8.D | SSC Discussion and Recommendations |
3:30-5pm: Reserved for rapporteur work session
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. HST
| 9 Other Business | ||
| 9.A | SSC Meeting Schedule and Potential Working Groups | |
| 10 Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council | ||