Dec. 12, 2024 (Thurs) Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Hawaii)
Dec. 12, 2024 (Thurs) Time: 4:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Marianas, Dec 13)
Dec. 12, 2024 (Thurs) Time: 5:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Noumea, Dec 13)
Dec. 12, 2024 (Thurs) Time: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (American Samoa)
Dec. 12, 2024 (Thurs) Time: 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Washington)
Dec. 13, 2024 (Fri) Time: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Hawaii)
Dec. 13, 2024 (Fri) Time: 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (Marianas, Dec 14)
Dec. 13, 2024 (Fri) Time: 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (Noumea, Dec 14)
Dec. 13, 2024 (Fri) Time: 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (American Samoa)
Dec. 13, 2024 (Fri) Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Washington)
Location: Council Office, 1164 Bishop St Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813
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Event number: 2869 931 4626
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154 SSC Public Draft Agenda
FR Notice
Major agenda items: AS bottomfish management unit species (BMUS) revision (action item); EM program development for Western Pacific fisheries (action item); MHI uku stock assessment update; SSC strategic planning; False killer whale foreign fleet impact analysis; and Non-commercial fisheries data.
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. HST
| Time | No. | Agenda Item |
| 8:30 AM | 1 | Introductions 01.(1) Council Family List-Part 1 PUBLIC_12-2-24 |
| 8:50 AM | 2 | Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs |
| 8:55 AM | 3 | Status of the 153rd SSC Meeting Recommendations 03.(1) 153SSC FINAL Report_wAppendix |
| 9:00 AM | 4 | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director Report 04.(1) PIFSC Report to 201 CM and 154 SSC 04.(2) NOAA Fisheries PIFSC FY25–35 Strategic Vision |
| 5 Program Planning and Research (9:15 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.) | ||
| 9:15 AM | 5.A | SSC Strategic Planning 05.A(1) Draft SSC Strategic Plan & Code of Conduct_12-11-24 |
| 9:30 AM | 5.B | Science Needs to Inform Management Priorities |
| 10:00 AM | 5.C | SSC Special Projects Discussion |
| 10:20 AM | 5.D | Inflation Reduction Act Project Updates |
| 10:30 AM | 5.E | AS BMUS Revisions-ABC Control Rule Tier 6 (action item) 05.E(1) Plan Team Working Group Report on Tier 6 ABC Control Rule |
| 11:00 AM | 5.F | Public Comment |
| 11:10 AM | 5.G | SSC Discussion and Recommendations |
Break 11:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Reserved for Working Group Sessions
Lunch Break 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
| 6 Protected Species/Pelagic & International Fisheries (1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.) | ||
| 1:30 PM | 6.A | False Killer Whale Foreign Fleet Impacts Analysis |
| 2:15 PM | 6.B | Development of an Electronic Monitoring Program for Western Pacific Fisheries (action item) |
| 2:45 PM | 6.C | Public Comment |
| 3:00 PM | 6.D | SSC Discussion and Recommendations |
| 7 Island Fisheries (3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.) | ||
| 7.A | Non-commercial Fisheries Data | |
| 3:15 PM | 7.A.1 | MRIP Pacific Islands Regional Implementation Plan 07.A.1(1) Expired MRIP PIRIP |
| 3:45 PM | 7.A.2 | Non-commercial Bottomfish Vessel Registry Data Exploration 07.A.2(2) DRAFT 2024 PT HI NC Report |
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Reserved for Working Group Sessions
Friday, December 13, 2024, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. HST
| Time | No. | Agenda Item |
| 7 Island Fisheries cont’d (8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.) | ||
| 7.B | Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Uku | |
| 8:00 AM | 7.B.1 | MHI Uku Update Stock Assessment 07.B.1(1) Summary_Report_WPSAR_Uku_2024 |
| 8:30 AM | 7.B.2 | Chair’s Report on Uku Update Stock Assessment WPSAR 07.B.2(1) FINAL DRAFT – Stock Assessment of Uku 2024 |
| 9:00 AM | 7.C | Public Comment |
| 9:15 AM | 7.D | SSC Discussion and Recommendations |
| 8 Other Business (9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.) | ||
| 9:30 AM | 8.A | SSC Meeting Schedule and Potential Working Groups |
| 10:00 AM | 8.B | Synthesis of SSC Strategic Plan and Interim Work |
Lunch break 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
| 9 Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council (12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.) |