The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council announces the following public meetings on fisheries management in offshore waters of American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and the Pacific remote island areas. All meetings will be held at the Council Office Conference Room, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu.
Marine Mammal Advisory Committee, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 6 and 7, 2009, to review recent research and activities related to cetacean interactions and depredation in longline fisheries and produce recommendations for future research and activities. Hawaii Archipelago Plan Team, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 14 and 15, 2009, to address issues related to recent federal fisheries management actions, ecosystem and habitat, fishery development, Hawaii and Pacific Remote Island Areas annual reports, bottomfish and…
