Office of Sustainable Fisheries

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2012 Council Coordination Committee Meeting
Mauna Lani Bay Hotel • Kohala Coast, HI
May 1-3, 2012
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	AGENDA

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

Tuesday - May 1, 2012

TIME

DISCUSSION ITEM

PRESENTER

1:30 - 1:45
(15 min)

Welcome and Introductions
Welcome/Introductions by WPFMC Chairman Manuel Duenas & Samuel Rauch, Acting Asst. Administrator for NOAA Fisheries

1.1	May 2012 CCC Meeting Agenda
1.2	Federal Register Public Notice
1.3	CCC Meeting Statement
1.4	CCC Participant List

Manuel Duenas
Samuel Rauch

1:45 - 2:05
(20 min)

Opening Remarks

Sen. Daniel K Inouye (Invited)

2:05 - 2:25
(20 min)

Report from the US Coast Guard

Robert J Papp Jr, Admiral (Invited)

2:25 - 2:45
(25 min)

CCC Group Photograph

2:45 - 3:00

- Break - (15 min)

3:00 - 5:30
(2 hr 30 min)

Council Reports: Status of Implementing Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions and Other Current Activities

2.1	NEFMC Summary Report
2.2	MAFMC Summary Report
2.3	SAFMC Summary Report
2.4	CFMC Summary Report
2.5	GMFMC Summary Report
2.6	PFMC Summary Report
2.7	WPFMC Summary Report
2.8	NS1 Guidelines Advance Notice of Proposed Rule

Chairmen/EDs

5:30	- Adjourn -

Wednesday - May 2, 2012

TIME

DISCUSSION ITEM

PRESENTER

8:00 - 9:00
(60 min)

Panel Presentation and Discussion (TelCon)
"Endangered Species Act Jeopardy Determination in Fisheries Management: Past, Present and Future"

	1.	Overview and Introduction (Moderator)
	2.	Panel Presentations

3.1.1	Endangered Species Act Jeopardy Determinations in Fisheries Management: Past, Present, and Future
3.1.2	Panelist Abstracts
3.1.3	Panelist Biographies
3.2.1	Case history: Hawaii longline fishery & sea turtle interaction
3.2.2	Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery: ESA Section 7 Case Study
3.2.3	Endangered Species Litigation and the Importance of Data
3.2.4	Endangered Species and Litigation Realities
3.2.5	Science and Credible Policy Determinations

Kitty Simonds
Gina Schultz

9:00 - 10:00
(60 min)

Panel Discussion

Sam Pooley

10:00 - 10:15

- Break - (15 min)

10:15 - 11:00
(45 min)

Administration's Activities on CMSP/NOC

4.0	Administration’s activities on CMSP/NOC Discussion Points
4.1	CMSP Activities
4.2	Administration Activities on Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning & National Ocean Council -- Update
4.3	Background Paper on the National Ocean Policy and Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
4.4	Letter: Businesses to NOP Chairman Rogers
4.5	Letter: US House Committee to NOP Chairman Rogers
4.6	Memo: NOP Implementation Guidance for FY 2013 Budget
4.7	NROC CMSP Workshop Summary
4.8	Another Step Toward Ocean Stewardship

Sam Rauch
Paul Howard

11:00 - 12:00
(60 min)

Stock Assessments

1.	National SSC IV
	i. ii.	Recommendations Formation of Working Group
2.	Next Generation Stock Assessment Priorities
	i. ii.	FATE (Getting environmental info into assess) AST (Using AST to get better assessment data)
3.	Prioritizing Assessments
	i. ii.	Using Best Available Science: Right Sizing the Approach Allocating Resources to Support Assessments

5.0	Synopsis of Stock Assessment Issues
5.1.i1	4th National SSC Workshop Proceedings
5.1.i2	4th National SSC Workshop Report Presentation
5.1.ii1	Status of SSC Working Groups
5.2.1	Stock Assessment Update Presentation
5.2.2	Stocks Assessed by NMFS

MAC
Chris Moore
Rick Methot

12:00 - 1:30

- Lunch - (90 min)

1:30 - 2:15
(45 min)

Bycatch, Cooperative Research, Habitat, 5-year Council Research Plan Funding Opportunities for these Programs

6.0	Synopsis of Bycatch,Cooperative Research, Habitat Issues
6.1	NEFMC 5-Year Research Priorities
6.2	MAFMC 5-Year Research Priorities
6.3	SAFMC Research Priorities
6.4	GFMC 5-Year Research Priorities
6.5	NPFMC 5-Year Research Priorities
6.6	PFMC Research Priorities
6.7	WPFMC 5-Year Research Priorities
6.1.1	11th National Stock Assessment Workshop Proceedings
6.1.2	NMFS Habitat Assessment Improvement Plan
6.1.3	Letter: WPFMC to NMFS-OST re: Cooperative Research
6.1.4	Letter: NMFS-OST to WPFMC Reply
6.1.5	Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program Call for Proposals

Sam Rauch

2:15 - 3:00
(45 min)

Report on the Success of MPAs for Fisheries

7.1	MPAs in the South Atlantic Region PPT
7.2	Effectiveness of MPAs for Fisheries Management in W.Pacific
7.3	EO13178-NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
7.4	EO13196-NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Final
7.5	77 FR 23464-MPA List Update
7.6	Guam Restricted Access Map
7.7	WPR Marine Protected Areas

Bob Mahood

3:00 - 4:00
(60 min)

President Obama's EO on Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review; (E.O. 13563)

8.1	EO 13563 - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
8.2	76 FR 13549-Request for Information on Regulatory Burden
8.3	WPFMC Comments on Regulatory Burden
8.4	EO 13563 Presentation
8.5	NPFMC Comment Letter on EO 13563

Kitty Simonds

4:00	- Adjourn -

Thursday - May 3, 2012

TIME

DISCUSSION ITEM

PRESENTER

8:00 - 8:45
(45 min)

Report on Legislation

9.1	WPFMC Congressional Legislation Report
9.2	MA Senator John Kerry - Press Room

Congressional

8:45 - 9:30
(45 min)

Litigation

	1.	RFMC General Counsel Representation
	2.	Update on Lawsuits

10.1	Legal Representation Excerpt from GMFMC to Adam Issenberg

Kathryn Kempton

9:30 - 10:15
(45 min)

Marginalization of Fisheries Through Competing Acts/ Authorities (MMPA, ESA, Sanctuaries, Monuments)

11.1	Marginalization of fisheries through competing Acts
11.2	Marginalization of fisheries through competing Acts Presentation

WP Council

10:15 - 10:30

- Break - (15 min)

10:30 - 11:00
(30 min)

Communities and Indigenous Issues

12.1	EO 13602 on Strong Communities
12.2	Addressing the Mandates of EO 13602

WP Council

11:00 - 12:00
(60 min)

International Fisheries Management (TelCon)

	1.	Leveling the Playing Field for Domestic Fisheries
	2.	Increasing Domestic Production to Reduce Trade Deficits

13.0	International Fisheries Management Discussion Points
13.1	Letter: NMFS on WCPFC 8 Outcomes
13.1.1	International Actions to Reduce IUU Fishing Presentation
13.2.1	An Overview of Seafood Consumption and Supply Sources: Hawaii vs US

Russell Smith

12:00 - 1:30

- Lunch - (90 min)

1:30 - 2:30
(60 min)

Budgets

	1.	FY2012: Status of Council Funding
	2.	FY2013: Update
		(i) CCC Position on President's Budget

14.1	CCC Budget Issues Presentation
14.2	Relative Funding of NMFS-RFMCs Slide

Gary Reisner
Lindsay Fullenkamp

2:30 - 3:30
(60 min)

Communications

	1.	NOAA Fisheries Activities (TelCon)
	2.	RFMC-Council Coordination Reccommendations
	3.	NC3 Conference 3 (MONF3)

15.1	FMC communications meeting agenda
15.1.1	Opportunities for Collaboration Presentation
15.2	Synopsis of Communications Issues
15.3.1	Managing Our Nations Fisheries 3 Purpose Statement
15.3.2	Managing Our Nations Fisheries 3 Schedule

Councils/NMFS
Laurel Bryant
Don McIsaac

3:30 - 3:45

- Break - (15 min)

3:45 - 4:20
(35 min)

Program Review

	1.	DOC IG Review of NOAA Fisheries and FMC Fishery Rule Making Process and Transparency of Process Under MSA
	2.	Electronic Monitoring

16.1.1	Part 1 - MSA background and overview
16.1.2	Part 2 - Council and Process
16.1.3	Part 3 - Evolution of the process and Improvements
16.2.1	PFMC Electronic Monitoring Discussion Paper
16.2.2	Electronic Logbook Reporting in the Western Pacific Region
16.2.3	Electronic Video Monitoring Currently Implemented Worldwide
16.2.4	Meeting Monitoring Priorities in US Fisheries Presentation

Carrie Selberg
Don McIsaac

4:20 - 4:45
(25 min)

MAFMC Visioning Project

17.1	MAFMC Visioning Presentation

Rick Robbins

4:45 - 6:00
(75 min)

Administrative Matters

	1.	Freedom of Information Act Requests
	2.	Technology - Virtual PH/Scoping vs. Travel
	3.	Professional Liability
	4.	Other Business and Next Annual CCC Meeting

18.1	Fishery Management Council legal issues
18.4.1	WPFMP Council Member Nominations

Stephen Bortone
Adam Issenberg
Manuel Duenas

6:00	- Adjourn -

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