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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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