NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: PACIFIC ISLAND FISHERIES; WESTERN PACIFIC STOCK ASSESSMENT REVIEW; PUBLIC MEETING

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Pacific Island Fisheries; Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review; Public Meeting.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 20 by Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of a stock assessment update for the multispecies bottomfish complex in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The review will be conducted virtually. A satellite location will be made available for the public to view the review proc...