Gulf Council to Convene a Meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel

Meeting Notice August 24, 2015   Gulf Council to Convene a Meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel    The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has scheduled a meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel September 16 - 17, 2015 at the Gulf Council office - 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, Florida. The meeting will begin Wednesday, September 16, at 8:30 am and will conclude no later than noon Thursday, September 17. After selecting a Chair and Vice Chair, the Advisory Panel will review and provide recommendations on a Public Hearing Draft of Amendment 39 - Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper, and review a recent stock assessment on gray triggerfish. The panel will also review and discuss a Public Hearing Draft on a Joint Amendment to Require Electronic Reporting for Charter Vessels and Headboats. Other items on the agenda include discussion on: Options Paper on a Framework Action to set the gag recreational season and gag and black grouper minimum size limits Draft Framework Action to modify gear restrictions for yellowtail snapper Draft Options Paper on an amendment defining west Florida's shelf hogfish stock and setting the annual catch limits (ACL) and status determination criteria Draft Options Paper to modify mutton snapper ACLs and establish commercial and recreational management measures Coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern South Florida Management Issues Southeast Data and Review Schedule  A copy of the agenda and related materials can be downloaded from the Council's file server -  https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi (login is gulfguest/gulfguest). Click on the "Library Folder", then scroll down to "Reef Fish AP meeting 09-2015".  To watch the meeting live, please register at: http://gulfcouncil.org/council_meetings/Webinars.php.

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