Gulf Council Meeting Materials- April 2016

April 4 – 7, 2016

Doubletree Hotel
6505 Interstate Highway 35-N
Austin, Texas

Agenda and Summary Documents

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

Committee Sessions

Monday, April 4, 2016

8:30 am – 9:00 am: Administrative/Budget Committee (Tab G) – Leann Bosarge, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab G, No. 1) – Bosarge
• Approval of Minutes (Tab G, No. 2) – Bosarge
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab G, No. 3) – Gregory
• Review of 2014 No-cost Extension, 2015 and 2016 Budgets (Tab G, No. 4) – Hager/Simmons
  • Summary of Proposed 2016 Activities (Tab G, No. 4a)
• Other Business – Bosarge

9:00 am – 10:00 am: Data Collection Committee (Tab F) – Greg Stunz, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab F, No. 1) – Stunz
• Approval of Minutes (Tab F, No. 2) -Stunz
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab F, No. 3) – Froeschke
• Presentation – Review Electronic Reporting Program Flowchart (Tab F, No. 4) – Farmer
• Final Action – South Atlantic Amendment – Modifications to Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting Requirements (Tab F, No. 5) – MacLauchlin
• Update: Commercial Electronic Reporting Pilot Program (Tab F, No. 6) – Porch
• Other Business – Stunz

10:00 am – 10:15 am: Break

10:15 am – 12:15 pm: Shrimp Management Committee (Tab D) – Leann Bosarge, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab D, No. 1) – Bosarge
• Approval of Minutes (Tab D, No. 2) – Bosarge
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab D, No. 3) – Kilgour
• Biological Review of the Texas Closure
  • Texas Closure Report (Tab D, No. 4a) – Kilgour
  • Review of Texas Closure (Tab D, No. 4b) – Hart
• Review of the Updated Stock Assessments for Brown, White and Pink Shrimp
  • Brown Shrimp Assessment (Tab D, No. 5a)
  • White Shrimp Assessment (Tab D, No. 5b)
  • Pink Shrimp Assessment (Tab D, No. 5c)
  • Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Update (Tab D, No. 5d) – Hart
• Summary of the Shrimp Advisory Panel Meeting (Tab D, No. 6a) – Kilgour
  • Verbatim Minutes from a portion of the March 2016 Shrimp AP Meeting (Tab D, No. 6b)
• Options Paper for Shrimp Amendment 17B (Tab D, No. 7) – Kilgour
  • Shrimp MSY OY Working Group Summary (Tab D, No. 8) – Kilgour
  • LETC Comments (Tab D, No. 9) – Atran
• Shrimp SSC Summary Report (Tab D. No. 10) – Staff
• Other Business – Bosarge

-Recess-

1:45 pm – 3:45 pm: Mackerel Management Committee (Tab C) – Pam Dana, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab C, No. 1) – Dana
• Approval of Minutes (Tab C, No. 2) – Dana
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab C, No. 3) – Rindone
• Final Action 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)– Rindone
  • Handout – Traveling Fishermen
• Review of Codified Text (Tab C, No. 4a) – NMFS Staff
• Summary of Public Hearing Comments (Tab C, No. 4b) – Muehlstein
• Summary of Written Comments (Tab C, No. 4c) – Muehlstein
• Review of Law Enforcement Technical Committee Comments- Atran
• Other Business

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Break

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Law Enforcement Committee (Tab L) – Doug Boyd, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab L, No. 1) – Boyd
• Approval of Minutes (Tab L, No. 2) – Boyd
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab L, No. 3) – Atran
• Law Enforcement Technical Committee Summary (Tab L, No. 4a) – Atran
  • Enforcement Implications of LA, MS, AL 9-mile Reef Fish Boundary
  • Enforcement Implications of Offshore Aquaculture FMP
  • Draft Protocol for Background Checks of AP Candidates (Tab L, No. 4b)
• Selection of Recipient for Officer of the Year Award- Atran
  • Officer of the Year Criteria
  • Alabama Nomination
  • Louisiana Nomination
  • Texas Nomination
  • Mississippi Nomination
  • Florida Nomination
• Other Business

-Recess-

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab B, No. 1) – Greene
• Approval of Minutes (Tab B, No. 2) – Greene
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab B, No. 3) – Atran
• Update on 2015 Recreational Red Snapper Landings and Recreational Season Projections for 2016 – NMFS
• Final Action – Framework Action to Modify Red Grouper Annual Catch Limits
  • Review of Framework Action (Tab B, No. 4a) – Froeschke
    • Presentation – Simmons
    • Handout
  • Public Comments (Tab B, No. 4b) – Muehlstein
  • Reef Fish AP Summary (Tab B, No. 4c) – Simmons
  • Review of Codified Regulations (Tab B, No. 4d) – SERO
• Options Paper for Amendment 46 – Modify Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan (Tab B, No. 5) – Simmons
• Draft Amendment 41 – Red Snapper Management for Federally Permitted Charter Vessels
  • Review of Draft Amendment (Tab B, No. 6) – Lasseter
  • Report of Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter-for-Hire AP (Tab B, No. 7) – Lasseter
• Draft Amendment 42 – Federal Reef Fish Headboat Management (Tab B, No. 8) – Diagne
  • Presentation (Tab B, No. 8a) – Diagne
• Public Hearing Draft Amendment 43 – Hogfish Stock Definition, Status Determination Criteria, Annual Catch Limits, and Size Limit (Tab B, No. 9) – Atran
• Draft Amendment 45 – Extend or Eliminate the Red Snapper Sector Separation Sunset Provision (Tab B, No. 10) – Diagne
• Preliminary Options and Discussion – Mechanism to Allow Recreational Red Snapper Season to Re-open if ACL is not Exceeded (Tab B, No. 11) – Atran

-Recess-

NMFS Question and Answer Session immediately following Committee – Crabtree

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

8:30 am – 9:30 am: Reef Fish Management Committee continued (Tab B) – Johnny Greene, Chair

• Final Action – Framework Action to Modify Commercial Gear Requirements and Recreational/Commercial Fishing Year for Yellowtail Snapper
  • Review Framework Action (Tab B, No. 12a) – Rindone
  • Public Comments  (Tab B, No. 12b) – Muehlstein
  • Review of Codified Regulations (Tab B, No. 12c) – SERO
• Other Business – Greene

9:30 am – 10:15 am: Gulf SEDAR Committee continued (Tab I) – Kevin Anson, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab I, No. 1) – Anson
• Approval of Minutes (Tab I, No. 2) – Anson
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab I, No. 3)
• SEDAR Steering Committee Review – Gregory
  • SEDAR Report to Council – Presentation (Tab I, No. 4)
  • SEDAR Steering Committee September 2015 Meeting Summary (Tab I, No. 4a)
  • SEDAR Steering Committee October 2015 Meeting Summary (Tab I, No. 4b)
• SEDAR Schedule Review (Tab I, No. 5) – Rindone
  • Handout
• Other Business – Anson

Council Session

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

• 10:30 am – 10:35 am: Call to Order, Announcements, and Introductions – Anson
• 10:35 am – 10:40 am: Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes (Tab A, No. 3 & 4) – Anson
• 10:40 am – 10:50 am: Review Exempted Fishing Permit (EFPs) Applications (if any) (Tab S) – Crabtree/Anson
• 10:50 am – 12:15 pm: Presentations
  • Review of Proposed Rule Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology:
    • Rule (Tab A, No. 7a) & Presentation (Tab A, No. 7b) – Branstetter
    • Review of Draft Comment Letter (Tab A, No. 7c) – Simmons
  • Science Update: How the Oil Spill Impacted Fish Species We Care About (Tab A, No. 8) – Hale & Graham
  • Overview of the Mid_Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (Tab A, No. 9) – Seagraves
    • EAFMC Guidance
    • Scoping Document
  • NMFS-SERO – Landings Summaries (Tab A, No. 10) – NMFS
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife Presentation – Reeder (Handout)

-Recess-

• 1:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Public Comment – Anson
  • Final Action – Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 26 – Changes in Allocations, Stock Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel
  • Final Action – Framework Action to Modify Red Grouper Annual Catch Limits
  • Final Action – Framework Action to Modify Commercial Gear Requirements and Recreational/Commercial Fishing Year for Yellowtail Snapper
  • Final Action – South Atlantic Amendment – Modifications to Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting Requirements
  • Open Testimony on any Other Fishery Issues or Concerns

– Recess –

Thursday, April 7, 2016

• 8:30 am – 12:00 pm: Committee Reports
  • Administrative/Budget (Tab G) – Bosarge
  • Law Enforcement (Tab L) – Boyd
  • Mackerel (Tab C) – Dana
  • Data Collection (Tab F) – Stunz
  • Shrimp (Tab D) -Bosarge
  • Gulf SEDAR (Tab I) – Anson
  • Reef Fish (Tab B) – Greene

– Recess –

• 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Committee Reports continued
  • Reef Fish (continued) (Tab B) – Greene

• 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Vote on Exempted Fishing Permit Applications(if any) – Anson

• 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Other Business – Anson
  • SAFMC Liaison Report

– Adjourn –