November 13 - 16, 2006 - Galveston, Texas

Briefing Book Contents

Section A

-   Committee Agenda

-   Council Agenda

-   Committee Roster and Meeting Schedule

-   August 2006 Council Minutes

 

Section B

           Reef Fish Management Committee

1.  Committee Agenda

2.  Committee Minutes

3.  a. Minutes Ad Hoc Grouper IFQ AP

     b. August 22-24 Grouper IFQ AP Meeting Summary

     c. October 25-26 Grouper IFQ AP Meeting Summary

4.  Rule for Amendment 26

5.  Summary of Red Snapper IFQ Outreach Workshops

6.  Scoping Options for Amendment to Terminate Overfishing

     a.  Gag

     b.  Greater Amberjack

     c.  Gray Triggerfish

7.  Information on Vermilion Snapper Management

8.  SEFSC Data and Analyses for:

     a.  Gag

     b.  Greater Amberjack

     c.  Gray Triggerfish

     d.  Vermilion Snapper

9.  Goliath Grouper Assessment Recommendations from:

     a.  SEFSC

     b.  SSC

10. Turtle/Sawfish Bycatch Conservation Program

 

Section C

           Mackerel Management Committee

1.  Committee Agenda

2.  Committee Minutes

3.  Minutes of Joint Mackerel FMP

4.  Recommendations of Joint SMFMC/GMFMC Committees on

     King Mackerel

     a. Gulf King Management Regs and Harvest

     b. Atlantic King Management Regs and Harvest

     c. Estimates of SFA Related Parameters

     d. Summary of Stock Status Indicators

     e. Bootstrapped Estimates of Stock

     f. ABC for Fishing Year 2003

     g. Yields for Gulf & Atlantic King

5.  a. Data request from SEFSC

     b. SEFSC Response to Data Request*

6.  Revised Framework for CMP FMP

 

Section D

           Shrimp Management Committee

           1.  Agenda

           2.  Minutes

           3.  Report of the Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort Working Group *

 

Section E

           Recommendations of Council Chair for Committees Membership *

 

Section F

           Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Management Committees

            1.  Agenda

            2a.Minutes 06/06

            2b.Minutes 10/05 

            3.  Aquaculture Amendment Work Statement

            4.  Revised Management Alternatives

 

Section G

           Red Drum Management Committee

            1. Agenda

            2. Minutes

            3. SEDAR Recommendations

            4. Red Drum Assessment Information:

                   a. RDSAP 99

                   b. FWC Assessment

                   c. FWC Species Account

            5. Red Drum Escapement Assessments

                   a. FFWCC

                   b. LDWF

                   c. TPWD

                   d. ADNR

                   e. MDMR

            6. GSMFC Recommendations *

 

Section H

AP Selection Committee (CLOSED SESSION)**

 

Section I

SEDAR Committee (CLOSED SESSION)**

 

Section J

           Habitat Protection Committee

            1. Agenda

            2. Minutes

            3. Summary of Texas Habitat Protection AP Meeting

            4. Summary Louisiana/Mississippi Habitat Protection AP Meetings

 

Section K

Other Business

 1. Flower Garden Banks

 

    Section L

           Budget/Personnel Committee

            1. Agenda

            2. Minutes

            3. Draft Operating Budget for 2007

            4. Confidential Personnel Action Information **

                       (CLOSED SESSION)

 

Section M

           Law Enforcement Committee

            1. Agenda

            2. Minutes

            3. LEAP Operations Plan

 

Section N

           Proposed Regulatory Actions

 1. SERO Proposed Actions

 2. Proposed SEDAR Assessment Schedule

 

Section O

           Joint Reef Fish/Shrimp Committees

            1. Agenda

            2. Minutes

            3. Interim Rule for Red Snapper/Shrimp*

            4. SSC Recommendations on Reliability of MRFSS*

 

Section P

           Administrative Policy Committee

             1. Agenda

             2. Minutes

             3. SSC Recommendations on SEDAR and SSC Operations*

 

Section Q

           Other Meetings Reports

             1. SAFMC Report

 

Section R

           Enforcement Reports*

 

Section S

           Regional Administrator's Report

 

Section T

           Directors' Reports*

1. FWS Report

 

Section U

           Summary of NMFS Recreational Data Workshop