"The National Marine Sanctuary Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is in the process of designating the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve as a national marine sanctuary. In accordance with Section 304(a)(5) of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, the National Marine Sanctuary Program is providing the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council the opportunity to prepare draft fishing Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council the opportunity to prepare draft fishing regulations consistent with the purposes and policies of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and Goals and Objectives Statement of the proposed sanctuary. Advice and recommendations, developed by the National Marine Sanctuary Program to assist the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Council in drafting these fishing regulations, include: the Goals and Objectives Statement for the proposed sanctuary (Attachment A), model fishing regulations for the fishing alternative considered most consistent with the Goals and Objectives Statement (Attachment B), results of the fishing alternatives analysis (Attachment C), and resource and use statistics used to evaluate these fishing alternatives (Attachment D)"--Executive summary.

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