# Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of public meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Marine Mammal Advisory Committee (MMAC).
**DATES:**
The MMAC meeting will be held on April 6-7, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held at the Council Office Conference Room, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The MMAC will review recent research and activities related to cetacean interactions and depredation in longline fisheries, and produce recommendations for future research and activities.
**Special Accommodations**
These meetings are 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 five days prior to the meeting date.
**Authority:**
16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: March 16, 2009
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.