Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to Meet in Key West, Florida

Meeting Notice June 3, 2014 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to Meet in Key West, Florida     The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet June 23-27, 2014, at the Marriott Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, Florida.  Committee meetings will convene Monday at 8:30 am, concluding Wednesday at 4:30 pm.  Some of the Committee highlights include:   The Advisory Panel Selection Committee will meet in a closed session to make appointments to the Ad Hoc Red Snapper For-hire IFQ Advisory Panel.   The Reef Fish Management Committee will: Discuss the gag and greater amberjack stock assessments; Review Amendment 28, which looks at red snapper allocation and recreational accountability measures; Review the red snapper slot limit and hook size analyses; Review Amendment 40, which considers sector separation for red snapper ; Discuss a federal for-hire red snapper limited access privilege program; and Discuss feedback received on the management of recreational red snapper. Other committees meeting include: Administrative Policy Joint Coral/Habitat Protection Red Drum Shrimp Data Collection Outreach & Education Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Management New this meeting is an Evening Public Comment Session scheduled for Wednesday, from   5:15 pm - 8:15 pm.       The full Council will resume Thursday at 8:30 am to deliberate and take action on committee recommendations made earlier in the week. The meeting will conclude by 11:30 a.m. Friday.   For a copy of the detailed agenda, or to watch the meeting live, please visit http://gulfcouncil.org/council_meetings/index.php or call 888-833-1844. Briefing book materials can be downloaded from the Council FTP site at https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi - username and password are both gulfguest. 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 Fisheries Outreach Specialist 888-833-1844 ext. 238

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