Public Meetings on Aquaculture Management Program

NOAA Fisheries, in coordination with the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), prepared a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that analyzes the potential environmental impacts of a Federal aquaculture management program for the Pacific Islands.

To provide additional opportunities for the public to comment on the DPEIS, NOAA Fisheries will hold four public meetings virtually on WebEx. At each meeting, NOAA Fisheries will provide a brief presentation about the DPEIS, followed by the opportunity for the public to provide comments. Comments will be limited to two minutes each. If time permits and all commenters have spoken, NOAA Fisheries may offer an opportunity for additional comments. NOAA Fisheries may end any of the meetings before the two-hour scheduled time if all comments have been received.

The meetings are scheduled to ensure residents of each relevant time zone in the region are able to join. The meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Please make direct requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids to Tori Spence McConnell, (808) 725-5186, at least 5 days prior to the first meeting date.

Meeting Details

All dates and times are in Hawaii Standard Time:

• Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Thursday, June 24, 2021, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Watch Presentation Recording (00:05:08)
Download Presentation Slides (PDF, 10 pages)
Presenter: Tori Spence-McConnell, NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office

Event Link: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=RWXW2188630&p=2249526&t=c

Conference number: RWXW2188630

Audience passcode: 2249526

If you do not have internet access, you may join by phone:

• US Toll-Free+1 800-857-6627
• US Toll+1 312-470-7498

For instructions on how to join the Webex public information meetings and public hearings, please see this Webex webpage, or visit the Webex Help Center.