Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Schedules Scoping Workshops to Discuss For-Hire Red Snapper Days-at-Sea Pilot Program

Meeting Notice March 5, 2013    Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Schedules Scoping Workshops to Discuss For-Hire Red Snapper Days-at-Sea Pilot Program The Gulf Council has scheduled scoping workshops around the Gulf of Mexico to get public input on a proposed amendment that examines a days-at-sea pilot program for the red snapper for-hire fishery. Scoping workshops are the first and best opportunity for you to make suggestions or raise issues and concerns before the Council begins developing an amendment.  Issues to be discussed include, but are not limited to, the purpose and need for this amendment and the potential management actions that may be considered. Management actions range from the selection of program participants to the establishment of effort and catch validation methods and criteria for program evaluation.    Eight scoping workshops are scheduled around the Gulf. All workshops begin at 6 pm and conclude at the end of public comment, but no later than 9 pm.  The workshop schedule is as follows:    March 25, 2013    Courtyard Marriott    1600 E. Beach Boulevard    Gulfport, MS  39501    April 1, 2013    Hilton Galveston Island    5400 Seawall Boulevard    Galveston Island, TX 77551       March 26, 2013    Fairfield Inn & Suites    3111 Loop Road    Orange Beach, AL  36561    March 27, 2013    Destin Community Center                  101 Stahlman Avenue    Destin, FL  32541    Courtyard Marriott    3250 US 41 North    Naples, FL  34103    April 2, 2013    Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park    950 Lake Carillon Drive    St. Petersburg, FL  33716    Hilton Garden Inn    6717 S. Padre Island Drive    Corpus Christi, TX  78412    April 3, 2013    Crowne Plaza New Orleans          2829 Williams Boulevard    Kenner, LA  70062 Copies of the scoping document and other related materials will be available two weeks prior to the first scoping meeting and can be obtained by calling 813-348-1630 or can be downloaded from the Council's website at http://www.gulfcouncil.org/fishery_management_plans/scoping-thru-implementation.php.  These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at least five working days prior to the meeting. About Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional Fishery Management Councils established by the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The Council prepares fishery management plans, which are designed to manage fishery resources within the  200-mile limit of the Gulf of Mexico.         The Gulf Council has an APP for that - Download it for free!           iPhone         Droid Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Charlene Ponce Public Information Officer 888-833-1844 ext. 229

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