Oyster Radio: Gulf Council to Convene its Coastal Migratory Pelagics Advisory Panel

Meeting Notice

February 11, 2015

Gulf Council to Convene its Coastal Migratory Pelagics Advisory Panel

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Coastal Migratory Pelagics Advisory Panel, Tuesday, March 3, 2015, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and concluding no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2015. The meeting will be held at the Gulf Council office - 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100 in Tampa, Florida.

During the meeting, the Advisory Panel will review the Gulf of Mexico King Mackerel Stock Assessment and make recommendations to the Council.

The Panel will also hear an overview of:

Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 26 - Gulf & Atlantic King Mackerel Reallocation, Stock Boundary, and Sale Provisions;
Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 28 - Gulf & Atlantic King Mackerel Permit Separation;
Overview of Gulf King Mackerel Southern Zone Gillnet Fishery Issues

For meeting materials see folder "Mackerel Advisory Panel meeting - 2015 - 03" on Gulf Council file server. To access the file server, the URL is https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi, or go to the Council's website and click on the FTP link in the lower left of the Council website. The username and password are both "gulfguest".

To watch the meeting live, please register at: http://gulfcouncil.org/council_meetings/Webinars.php.

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.