Gulf Council Meeting Materials – March 2015

March 30 – April 2, 2015

The Golden Nugget
151 Beach Boulevard
Biloxi, Mississippi

Agenda and Summary Documents

• Committee Roster
• Committees Agenda
• Council Agenda
• Meeting Minutes from January Council
• Meeting Minutes from March 3, 2015 Special Council Meeting
• Action Schedule
• Meeting Dates
• Membership Lists

Committees Agenda

Monday, March 30, 2015

8:30 am – 10:00 am: Administrative Policy Committee (Tab G) – Doug Boyd, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab G, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes(Tab G, No. 2a)
• Approval of Joint Minutes by Budget/Personnel Committee (Tab G, No. 2b)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab G, No. 3)
• Review of 2014 Carryover and 2015 Budget (Tab G, No. 4)
• Markley Retirement Plan Report (Tab G, No. 5)
• Review and Approval of Early Retirement Health Plan (Tab G, No.6)
• Review of Advisory Panel Term limits from other Councils (Tab G, No.7)
• Consideration to Change Title & Appointments for Select APs (Tab G, No. 8)
• Other Business

10:00 am – 10:45 am: Law Enforcement Committee (Tab L) – Doug Boyd, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab L, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab L, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab L, No. 3)
• Law Enforcement Advisory Panel Report (Tab L, No. 4)
• Other Business

10:45 am – 12:00 pm: Data Collection Committee (Tab F) – Harlon Pearce, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab F, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab F, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab F, No. 3)
• Discussion Paper – Joint South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Generic Charterboat Reporting Amendment (Tab F, No. 4)
• Other Business

-Recess-

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Gulf SEDAR Committee (Tab I) – Kevin Anson, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab I., No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab I, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab I, No. 3)
• SEDAR Schedule Review (Tab I, No. 4)
  • Alternate Stock Assessment Schedule (Tab I, No. 4b)
  • Update: Progress and Deliverables
  • Data-Poor Species Selection for 2016
• Other Business

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee (Tab E) – Robin Reichers, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab E, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab E, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab E, No. 3)
• NOAA Climate Change Strategy Draft (Tab E, No. 7a)
  • Climate Change Strategy Presentation
  • Draft Council Letter on Draft NOAA Climate Change Strategy (Tab E, No. 7b)
  • SSC Comments (Tab B, No. 13)
• National Standard 1, 3, and 7 Proposed Revisions
  • Review of Revisions (Tab E, No. 4a)
  • NS1 Proposed Rule Presentation (Tab E, No. 4b)
  • SSC Comments (Tab B, No. 13)
• Final Action – Categorical Exclusion – Charter/Headboat Decals
  • Final Action – Categorical Exclusion – Charter/Headboat Decals (Tab E, No. 5a)
  • Review of Codified Text (Tab E, No. 5b)
• Ecosystem SSC Report
  • Ecosystem Based Management Working Group Summary (Tab E, No. 6a)
  • Ecosystem SSC Report (Tab E, No. 6b)
  • Ecosystem SSC Presentation (Tab E, No. 6b-1)
  • Ecosystem SSC Summary
• Other Business

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Mackerel Management Committee (Tab C) – Pam Dana, Chair

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• Adoption of the Agenda (Tab C, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab C, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab C, No. 3)
• Summary of Coastal Migratory Pelagics Advisory Panel Meeting (Tab C, No. 4)
• Options Paper for Coastal Migratory Pelagics Framework Amendment 3: Gulf of Mexico King Mackerel Gillnet Fishery Management Modifications (Tab C, No. 5a)
  • Framework Amendment 3 Decision Document (Tab C, No. 5b)
• Gillnet Workshop Summary Report (Tab C, No. 6)
• Other Business

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Spiny Lobster Management Committee (Tab K) – Martha Bademan, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab K, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab K, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab K, No. 3)
• Report on the Spiny Lobster Review Panel (Tab K, No. 4)
  • Spiny Lobster Review Panel Presentation (Tab K, No. 4a)
• Spiny Lobster SSC Summary Report (Tab K, No 5)
• Other Business

-Recess-

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

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

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab B, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab B, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab B, No. 3)
• Recreational Red Snapper Season Projection (Tab B, No. 4)
• Headboat Collaborative Report (Tab B, No. 5)
• Headboat Collaborative Presentation/Strelcheck (Tab B, No. 5a)
• Headboat Collaborative Presentation/ Abbott (Tab B, No. 5b)
• Options Paper – Framework Action to Adjust Gag ACL and Season (Tab B, No. 6)
• Final Action – Framework Action for Modifications to Greater Amberjack Allowable Harvest and Management
  • Review of Framework Action (Tab B, No. 7a)
  • Written Comments Received (Tab B, No. 7b)
  • Draft Codified Regulations – revised – (Tab B, No. 7c)
• Amendment 36 – Red Snapper IFQ Modifications
  • Review of Scoping Document (Tab B, No. 8a)
  • Scoping Summaries (Tab B, No. 8b)
    • Written Comments Received
  • Revised Draft Amendment 28 – Red Snapper Allocation (Tab B, No. 9)
  • Allocation Alternatives – Amendment 28 Presentation (Tab B, No. 9a)
  • Revised Draft Amendment 39 – Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper
    • Proposed Process for Reviewing State Management Plans (Tab B, No. 10a)
    • Review of Draft Amendment (Tab B, No. 10b)
  • Options Paper – Joint South Florida Management (Tab B, No. 11)
    • Joint Generic Gulf Reef Fish & South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Amendment (Tab B, No. 11a)
    • Decision Document for Joint Generic Gulf Reef Fish & South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Amendment (Tab B, No. 11b)
  • Draft Flow Chart – South Florida Management
  • Charge of the Reef Fish Headboat Advisory Panel (Tab B, No. 12)
  • Other SSC Business (Tab B, No. 13)
    • SSC Presentation
    • FWC Mutton Snapper Update Assessment
    • Discussion of MSST Options
  • Other Business

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

8:30 am – 10:00 am: Shrimp Management Committee (Tab D) – Corky Perret, Chair

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• Adoption of the Agenda (Tab D, No. 1)
• Approval of Minutes (Tab D, No. 2)
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab D, No. 3)
• Texas Closure Review Presentations (Tab D, No. 4)
  • Texas Closure Report YPR 2014 (Tab D, No. 4a)
  • Biological Review of Texas Closure (Tab D, No. 4b)
• Summary of the Shrimp Advisory Panel Meeting (Tab D, No. 5)
• Report on the Penaeid Shrimp MSY-ABC Control Rule Workshop (Tab D, No. 6)
  • SSC Recommendations (Tab D, No. 7)
• Update on Shrimp Amendment 15 – Status Determination Criteria for Penaeid Shrimp and Adjustments to the Shrimp Framework Procedure (Tab D, No. 8)
• Scoping Document for Shrimp Amendment 17 Addressing the Expiration of the Shrimp Permit Moratorium (Tab D, No. 9)
  • Shrimp Permit Moratorium Working Group Summary (Tab D, No. 10)
• Shrimp SSC Summary Report (Tab D, No. 7)
• Other Business

-Recess-

Council Agenda

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

• 10:15 am – 10:20 am: Call to Order and Introductions – Anson
• 10:20 am – 10:25 am: Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes (Tab A, No. 4, 5a, 5b) – Anson
• 10:25 am – 11:30 am: Advisory Panel Appointments (Closed Session ) (Tab T) – Moved to Thursday Morning at 8:30 am)

-Recess-

• 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Presentations
  • Mandatory Safety Exams for all Commercial Fishing Vessels
  • Notice of Intent for Draft EIS for Expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
  • Draft Environmental Assessment for Amendment 6 to the Highly Migratory Species FMP
• 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Public Comment – Anson
  • Final Action on Greater Amberjack Framework Action
  • Final Action on Eliminating CharterVessel/Headboat Decal Requirements
  • Open Public Testimony on any Fishery Issue or Concern

-Recess-

Thursday, April 2, 2015

• Review of and Vote on Exempted Fishing Permits (if any) (Tab S)
  • Draft Mississippi Red Drum EFP (Tab S, No. 1a)
  • Mississippi Red Drum EFP Application Justification (Tab S, No. 1b)
  • Letter from Dr. Crabtree RE: Mississippi Red Drum EFP (Tab S, No. 1c)
  • EFP Federal Register Notice for MS Red Drum (Tab S, No. 1d)
• Committee Reports
  • Administrative Policy/Budget (Tab G) – Boyd
  • Law Enforcement (Tab L) – Boyd
  • Data Collection (Tab F) – Pearce
  • Gulf SEDAR Committee (Tab I) – Anson
  • Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem (Tab E) – Reichers
  • Mackerel (Tab C) – Dana
  • Shrimp (Tab D) – Perret

  -Recess-

• Committee Reports Continued
  • Spiny Lobster (Tab K) – Bademan
  • Reef Fish (Tab B) – Greene
• Other Business (Tab U) – Anson
• Supplemental Information
  • Letter from Roy Crabtree RE: Spiny Lobster Overfishing
  • Regional Administrator’s Report
  • Mississippi State Director’s Report