Meeting on the Western Pacific Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review for the multispecies bottomfish complex in Guam.
NOAA Fisheries and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council are convening a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WSPAR) of the fishery dependent and life history data that will be used in the future benchmark stock assessment for the multispecies bottomfish complex in Guam. This meeting is open to the public.
The meeting schedule and agenda are as follows:
Monday, July 8, 2024 (8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., ChST)
Introductions
Background on Guam bottomfish data WPSAR
WPSAR Terms of Reference
Presentation of catch estimation data and panel discussion
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
End of day summary for catch estimation data
Public Comment
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 (9 a.m.-5 p.m., ChST)
Presentation of catch per unit effort (CPUE) data and panel discussion
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
End of day summary for CPUE data
Public comment
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (9 a.m.-5 p.m., ChST)
Presentation of length composition data and panel discussion
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Summary of catch estimate, CPUE, and length composition
Public comment
Thursday, July 11, 2024 (9 a.m.-5 p.m., ChST)
Presentation of life history data and panel discussion
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
End of day summary for life history
Public comment
Friday, July 12, 2024 (9 a.m.-3 p.m., ChST)
Data Review Panel discussions (closed to the public)
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Data review results and recommendations
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
End of day summary for results and recommendations
Public comment
Closing comments and adjourn