ii Table of Contents I. Welcome and Introductions ................................................................................................ 1 II. Approval of the 169th Agenda ............................................................................................. 1 III. Approval of the 168th Minutes ............................................................................................ 2 IV. Executive Director’s Report ............................................................................................... 2 V. Agency Reports ................................................................................................................... 2 A. National Marine Fisheries Service .......................................................................... 2 1. Pacific Islands Regional Office .......................................................................... 3 2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center..................................................... 4 B. NOAA Office of General Counsel, Pacific Islands Section ................................... 6 C. US Department of State .......................................................................................... 9 D. US Fish and Wildlife Service ................................................................................. 9 E. Enforcement .......................................................................................................... 10 1. US Coast Guard ........................................................................................ 10 2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement .......................................................... 12 3. NOAA Office of General Counsel, Enforcement Section ........................ 12 F. Other Items............................................................................................................ 12 G. Public Comment.................................................................................................... 14 H. Council Discussion and Action ............................................................................. 15 VI. Program Planning and Research ....................................................................................... 16 A. Analysis of the Fishery Ecosystem Plan Management Unit Species for Ecosystem Component Designation (Action Item) ................................................................. 16 B. Aquaculture Amendment Scoping Report and Draft Alternatives ....................... 17 C. Report on the Data Integration Workshop ............................................................ 19 D. Report on the National Standard 1, 3 and 7 Guidelines ........................................ 20 E. National Scientific and Statistical Committee Workshop Updates ...................... 22 iii F. Report on the Council’s 2016 Program Review ................................................... 22 G. Regional, National and International Outreach and Education ............................ 23 H. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations ................................................... 24 1. Advisory Panel .......................................................................................... 24 2. Noncommercial Fisheries Advisory Committee ....................................... 24 3. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee...................................................... 24 6. Scientific and Statistical Committee ......................................................... 24 I. Program Planning Standing Committee Recommendations ................................. 25 J. Public Hearing ...................................................................................................... 25 K. Council Discussion and Action ............................................................................. 25 VII. Protected Species .............................................................................................................. 27 A. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Joint Analysis of Sea Turtle Mitigation Effectiveness ....................................................................................... 27 B. Tri-National Loggerhead Turtle Recovery Team Progress .................................. 28 C. Pacific Scientific Review Group Meeting Report ................................................ 29 D. Department of Defense Protected Species Research ............................................ 29 E. Updates on Endangered Species Act Consultations ............................................. 31 1. Deep-Set Longline Fishery Consultation .................................................. 31 2. Other Consultations .................................................................................. 32 F. Rare Events Bycatch Workshop Report ............................................................... 32 G. Overview of Endangered Species Act Critical Habitat (purpose and impacts to various activities) .................................................................................................. 33 H. Updates on Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act Actions ............................................................................................................................... 35 1. False Killer Whale Recovery Planning Workshop ................................... 35 2. False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan Implementation ....................... 35 iv 3. Oceanic White Tip Shark Proposed Listing.............................................. 36 4. Other Actions ............................................................................................ 37 I. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations ................................................... 39 1. Advisory Panel .......................................................................................... 39 2. Non-Commercial Fisheries Advisory Committee .................................... 39 3. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee...................................................... 39 4. Community Demonstration Project Program Advisory Panel .................. 39 5. Joint Advisory Group Meeting ................................................................. 39 6. Scientific and Statistical Committee ......................................................... 40 J. Public Comment.................................................................................................... 40 K. Council Discussion and Action ............................................................................. 40 Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items ........................................................................................ 41 VIII. Pelagic and International Fisheries ................................................................................... 46 A. Update on Foreign Crew Issues in the Hawaii Longline Fleet ............................. 46 B. Hawai‘i and American Samoa Annual Longline Fisheries Reports ..................... 47 C. American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area and Recent Fisheries Statistics . 48 D. Update on Pelagic Deep-Set Longline Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement............................................................................................................... 49 E. Update on American Samoa Longline Marine Stewardship Council Certification ............................................................................................................................... 49 F. Legislation on New Regional Fishery Management Organization Membership.. 49 G. United Fishing Agency and Tri-Marine Partnership Training Program ............... 50 H. International Fisheries Meetings ........................................................................... 50 1. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission 13 ............................ 50 2. Development of a New Tropical Tuna Measure ....................................... 51 3. 91st Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Extraordinary Meeting. 51 v I. Advisory Group report and Recommendations .................................................... 51 1. Advisory Panel .......................................................................................... 51 2. Non-Commercial Fisheries Advisory Committee .................................... 51 3. Fishing Industry Advisory Committee...................................................... 52 4. Community Demonstration Project Program Advisory Panel .................. 52 5. Joint Advisory Group ................................................................................ 52 J. Pelagic Standing Committee Recommendations .................................................. 53 K. Public Comment.................................................................................................... 53 L. Council Discussion and Action ............................................................................. 53 IX. Mariana Archipelago ........................................................................................................ 55 A. Guam ..................................................................................................................... 55 1. Isla Informe ............................................................................................... 55 2. Legislative Report ..................................................................................... 59 3. Enforcement Issues ................................................................................... 59 4. Community Activities and Issues ............................................................