Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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#  Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

**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 Sea Turtle Advisory Committee (STAC) in Honolulu, HI.

**DATES:**

The STAC meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 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 STAC will review the Council's 2010 sea turtle conservation projects and other relevant activities and may produce recommendations for future program direction.

**Agenda**

**8:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 23, 2011**

1. Introduction.

2. Approval of the Agenda.

3. Review of Recommendations from the 6th STAC Meeting.

4. Overview of 2010-11 Council Sea Turtle Program.

5. Update of Sea Turtle Interactions in Hawaii-based Fisheries.

6. Review of 2010 Sea Turtle Projects.

**8:30 a.m., Thursday, March 24, 2011**

7. Review of 2010 Sea Turtle Projects (Continued).

8. Overview of Agency Activities.

9. Other Projects and Issues of Interest.

10. Recommendations from the STAC.

11. Next Meeting and Meeting Wrap-up.

The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The Committee will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

**Special Accommodations**

The 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 the meeting date.

**Authority:**

16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*

Dated: March 2, 2011.

Tracey L. Thompson,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.