Gulf Council Meeting Materials – August 2015

August 10 – 13, 2015

Hilton Riverside
2 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA

Agenda and Summary Documents

• Committee Roster
• Committees & Council Agenda
• Meeting Minutes from June Council
• Action Schedule
• Meeting Dates

Monday, August 10, 2015

8:30 am – 12:00 pm: Joint Administrative Policy and Budget/Personnel Committees (Tab G) – Robin Riechers and Doug Boyd, Chairs

• Download all of Tab G (right click and save)
• Adoption of Agenda (Tab G, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab G, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab G, No. 3)
• Discussion: Combining Administrative Policy/Budget/Personnel Committees (Tab G, No. 4)
• Discussion: Historical Performance of Council Scoping Workshops (Tab G, No. 5)
• Review of AP Staggered Terms (Tab G. No. 6)
• Discussion: Procedures of AP Appointments and Fishing Violations (Tab G. No. 7)
• Review of SOPPs Revisions (Tab G, No. 8)
• Review of MSA Reauthorization Bills
  • New MSA House & Senate Measures (Tab G, No. 9a)
  • Shortened Track Changes: House & Senate MSA Bills (Tab G, No. 9b)
  • Review of HR Bill 1335 (Tab G, No. 9c)
  • Review of S Bill 1403 (Tab G, No. 9d)
• Discussion: Recent NOAA EFH 5-Year Review Budget Enhancement (Tab G. No.10)
• Other Business

-Recess-

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Mackerel Management Committee (Tab C) – Pam Dana, Chair

• Download all of Tab C (right click and save)
• Adoption of Agenda (Tab C, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab C, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab C, No. 3)
• Joint Draft Options Paper for CMP Amendment 26: Modifications to Allocations, Stock Boundaries, and Sale Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel (Tab C, No. 4)
• Options Paper for CMP Amendment 28: Separating Permits for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel and Spanish Mackerel (Tab C, No. 5)
• Other Business

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Shrimp Management Collection Committee (Tab D) – Leann Bosarge, Appointed Chair

• Download all of Tab D (right click and save)
• Adoption of Agenda (Tab D, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab D, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab D, No. 3)
• Draft Options Paper for Shrimp Amendment 17: Addressing the Expiration of the Shrimp Permit Moratorium (Tab D, No. 4)
• Other Business
  • Update on Changes in TED Regulations in Louisiana

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Data Collection Committee Selection (Tab F) – Johnny Greene, Vice-Chair

• Download all of Tab F (right click and save)
• Adoption of Agenda (Tab F, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab F, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab F, No 3)
• Review Pubic Hearing Draft: Joint Electronic Charter Vessel Reporting (Tab F, No 3)

-Recess-

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

8:30 am – 5:00 pm: Reef Fish Management Committee (Tab B) – John Greene, Chair

• Download all of Tab B (right click and save)
• Adoption of Agenda (Tab B, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab B, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab B, No. 3)
• Review Public Hearing Draft Amendment 39 – Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper (Tab B, No. 4)
• Updated Options Paper – Framework Action to Set Gag Recreational Season and Gag and Black Grouper Minimum Size Limits (Tab B, No. 5)
• Final Action – Amendment 28 – Red Snapper Allocation (Tab B, No. 6a)
  • Public Comments
  • DEIS Comments
  • Review of Codified Text (Tab B, No. 6d)
• Final Action – Framework Action to Allow NMFS to Withold a Portion of the Commercial Red Snapper Quota in 2016
  • Review of Framework Action (Tab B, No. 7a) – Diagne
  • Review of Codified Text (Tab B, No. 7b) – NMFS
• Draft Framework Action – Modify Gear Restrictions for Yellowtail Snapper (Tab B, No. 8)
• Options Paper – Amendment 42 – Federal Reef Fish Headboat Management (Tab B, No.9)
• Options Paper – Amendment 41 – Federal Charter-for-Hire Red Snapper Management (Tab B, No. 10)
• Discussion: Ad Hoc Private Recreational Advisory Panel
  • State Directors Summaries of Comments
    • Florida (Tab B, No. 11a)
      • Presentation
    • Alabama (Tab B, No. 11b)
    • Mississippi (Tab B, No. 11c)
    • Louisiana (Tab B, No. 11d)
    • Texas (Tab B, No. 11e)
  • Past Council Efforts
    • RAP Session Summaries (Tab B, No. 11f)
      • Presentation
    • Private Rec Data Collection AP Summary 5/2012 (Tab B, No. 11g)
    • Private Rec Data Collection AP Summary 2/2013 (Tab B, No. 11h)
• Other Business

-Recess-

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

• 8:30 pm – 8:45 pm: Call to Order and Introductions – Anson
• 8:45 pm – 9:15 pm: Induction of New Council Members – Crabtree
• 9:15 am – 9:30 am: Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes (Tab A, No. 3 & 4) – Anson
• 9:35 am – 10:00 am: Review and Vote on Exempted Fishing Permits (if any) (Tab I) – Crabtree/Anson

• 10:00 am – 10:15 am: Review of the Council Coordinating Committee Meeting (Tab A, No. 6) – Simmons
• 10:15 am – 10:30 am: Review of White Paper Evaluating Potential Artificial Reef Siting Criteria in the Gulf of Mexico (Tab A, No 7a) – Froeschke

• Presentation on Evaluating Potential Artificial Reef Siting Criteria (Tab A, No. 7b)

• 10:30 am – 11:00 am: Committee Reports
  • Joint Administrative Policy/Budget/Personnel Committees (Tab G) – Riechers/Boyd

  – Recess –

• 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Public Comment – Anson
  • Final Action on Reef Fish Amendment 28 – Red Snapper Allocation
  • Final Action on Red Snapper Commercial Quota Retention for 2016
  • Open Testimony on any Other Fishery Issues or Concerns

-Recess-

Thursday, August 13, 2015

• 8:30 am – 12:00 pm: Committee Reports
  • Mackerel (Tab C) – Dana
  • Shrimp (Tab D) – Bosarge
  • Reef Fish (Tab B) – Greene

  – Recess –

• 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Committee Reports continued
  • Data Collection (Tab F) – Greene
• 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Vote on Exempted Fishing Permit Applications- Anson
• 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm: Other Business- Anson
• 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Election of Chair and Vice Chair – Donaldson

– Adjourn –