Gulf Council to Hold Scoping Workshops for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Amendments 26 and 28

Meeting Notice March 9, 2015   Gulf Council to Hold Scoping Workshops for  Coastal Migratory Pelagic Amendments 26 and 28     The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a series of scoping workshops to discuss and take public comment on two proposed mackerel amendments: Amendment 26, which examines modifications to Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic king mackerel management, including annual catch limits, annual catch targets, stock boundaries, bag limit sales, and sector-specific accountability measures, Amendment 28, which examines changes to Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic king and Spanish mackerel management, including splitting the current federal limited-access king mackerel and federal open-access Spanish mackerel commercial fishing permits into separate Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic permits.   The workshop schedule is as follows: Monday - March 30, 2015 Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza 64 South Water Street Mobile, Alabama  36602 Thursday - April 23, 2015 Hyatt Place San Antonio Airport 7615 Jones Maltsberger Road San Antonio, Texas  78216 Tuesday - March 31, 2015 Golden Nugget Hotel 151 Beach Boulevard Biloxi, Mississippi  39530 Friday - April 24, 2015 Hampton Inn & Suites 2208 Highway 361 Port Aransas, Texas  78373 Monday - April 13, 2015 Hilton Garden Inn 1101 US Highway 231 Panama City, Florida  32405 Monday - April 27, 2015 Hilton Galveston Island Hotel 5400 Seawall Boulevard Galveston Island, Texas Monday - April 13, 2015 Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park 950 Lake Carillon Drive St. Petersburg, Florida  33716 Tuesday - April 28, 2015 Louisiana Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries 195 Ludwig Annex Grand Isle, Louisiana  70358 Sunday - April 19, 2015 Doubletree Grand Key Resort 3990 South Roosevelt Boulevard Key West, Florida  33040 All hearings begin at 6 pm local time and will conclude after public input has ended, but no later than 9 pm.   Scoping Guides will be posted on the Council website -http://gulfcouncil.org/fishery_management_plans/scoping-thru-implementation.php.                                     About the 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.

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