# Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of a public meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The 88th meeting of the Western Pacific Fishery Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene February 22-24, 2005, in Honolulu, HI.
**DATES:**
The SSC meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
**ADDRESSES:**
The 88th SSC meeting will be held at the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Office conference room, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; phone: (808) 522-8220.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; phone: (808) 522-8220.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The SSC will discuss and may make recommendations to the Council on the agenda items here. The order in which agenda items will be addressed can change.
**Agenda**
**Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 8:30 a.m.**
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Approval of the Minutes of the 87th SSC Meeting
4. Ecosystem and Habitat
**A. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Sanctuary**
1. Background Information and Alternatives
2. Report on Public Hearings
**B. NWHI Science Symposium Report**
**C. MPA Objectives and Criteria Draft Document**
**D. Ecosystem Workshop Agenda**
**E. Essential Fish Habitat Guidance Revisions**
**F. Coral Reef Plan Team Recommendations**
**G. Public Comment**
**H. Discussion and Recommendations**
3. Insular Fisheries
**A. Initial Action on Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Bottomfish Management**
**B. Update on Black Coral Research**
**C. Public Comment**
**D. Discussion and Recommendations**
**Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 8:30 a.m.**
4. Pelagics Fisheries
**A. Bigeye Overfishing Plan**
**B. Joint Pacific Council and Western Pacific Council Meeting**
**C. American Samoa & Hawaii Longline Fisheries 2004 Fourth Quarter Reports**
**D. International Issues**
1. 7th Preparatory Conference & First Meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fishery Management Commission.
2. Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) Technical Consultation on Turtles
3. Third International Fishers Forum (IFF3)
**E. Plan Team Recommendations**
**F. Public Comment**
**G. Discussion and Recommendations**
7. Protected Species
**A. Sea Turtles**
1. 25th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium
2. Results from First Year of Conservation Measures
**B. Marine Mammals**
**C. Petition to list Black Footed Albatross (BFAL) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)**
**D. Public Comment**
**E. Discussion and Recommendations**
**Thursday, February 24, 2005, 8:30 a.m.**
8. Other Business
**A. 89th SSC meeting**
9. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council—Paul Callaghan
**Special Accommodations**
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or (808) 522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to meeting date.
Dated: February 2, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.