Gulf Council Meeting Materials – June 2016

June 20 – 24, 2016

Hilton Clearwater Beach
400 Mandalay Drive
Clearwater, Florida

Agenda and Summary Documents

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

Committee Sessions

Monday, June 20, 2016

8:30 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
• Commercial Electronic Reporting Pilot Program: Program and Timeline Update– SEFSC
• For-Hire Electronic Reporting Program: Technical Committee Review and Recommendations (Tab F, No. 4a)
• Modifications to Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting Requirements (Tab F, No. 4b)
• Discussion of 2016 Appropriations for Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Research
• Other Business – Stunz

10:00 am – 10:30 am: Outreach and Education Committee (Tab O) – Roy Williams, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab O, No. 1) – Williams
• Approval of Minutes (Tab O, No. 2) – Williams
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab O, No. 3) – Ponce
• Report of O&E Technical Committee Meeting (Tab O, No. 4) – Ponce
• Other Business – Williams

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break

10:45 am – 11:45 am: Gulf SEDAR Committee (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 Steering Committee May 2016 Meeting Summary (Tab I, No. 4)
• SSC Review of SEDAR Research Track Assessment Proposal – Rindone/Atran
• SEDAR Schedule Review (Tab I, No. 5) – Rindone
• Other Business – Anson

-Recess

1:15 pm – 1:45 pm: Spiny Lobster Committee (Tab K) – Martha Guyas, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab K, No. 1) – Guyas
• Approval of Minutes (Tab K, No. 2) – Guyas
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab K, No. 3) – Kilgour
• 2014/2015 Spiny Lobster Landings and Preliminary 2015/2016 Spiny Lobster Landings (Tab K, No. 4a) – Kilgour
  • Letter on Spiny Lobster AMs (Tab K, No. 4b) – Kilgour
• Review Panel Summary (Tab K, No. 5) – Kilgour
• Joint SAFMC/CMFMC Spiny Lobster AP Summary (Tab K, No. 6a) – Kilgour
  • Verbatim Minutes from Joint SAFMC/CMFMC Spiny Lobster AP Meeting (Tab K, No. 6b) – Kilgour
• Spiny Lobster SSC Summary Report (Tab K, No. 7) – SSC Member
• Other Business – Guyas

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm: Shrimp 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
• Overview of Modifications to the Bycatch Reduction Device (BRD) Testing Manual (Tab D, No. 4) – Branstetter
• Options for Shrimp Amendment 17B (Tab D, No. 5) – Kilgour
  • SSC Summary Report (Tab D, No. 6)
• Other Business – Bosarge

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Break

3:00 pm – 5:30 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
• Draft Amendment 36A – Red Snapper IFQ Modifications
  • Review Draft Amendment (Tab B, No. 4) – Lasseter
  • Law Enforcement Technical Committee Comments (Tab B, No. 5) – Atran
• Draft Amendment 46 – Modify Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan
  • Review of Draft Amendment (Tab D, No. 6a) – Simmons
    • Presentation – Simmons
  • SSC Review (Tab B, No. 19a) of Decision Tool for Gray Triggerfish Bag Limits, Size Limits, and Closed Seasons (Tab B, No. 6b) – SSC Representative
• Mutton Snapper ACL and Management Measures- Froeschke
  • Review of Draft Options Paper (Tab B, No. 7)
  • Concerns Regarding Recent Landings Trends (Tab B, No. 8)

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

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

• Draft Amendment 41 – Red Snapper Management for Federally Permitted Charter Vessels
  • Review of Draft Amendment (Tab B, No. 9a) – Lasseter
    • Presentation (Tab B, No. 9b)
  • SSC Comments (Tab B, No. 19a) – SSC representative
  • Review of Traditional Recreational Red Snapper Measures (Tab B, No. 10) – Froeschke

10:45 am – 11:00 am: Break

• Draft Amendment 42 – Federal Reef Fish Headboat Management
  • Review of Draft Amendment (Tab B, No. 11) – Diagne
  • SSC Comments (Tab B, No. 19a) – SSC representative
  • Ad Hoc Reef Fish Headboat AP Summary (Tab B, No. 12a) – Diagne
    • Ad Hoc Reef Fish Headboat AP Verbatim Minutes (Tab B, No. 12b) – Diagne

  Noon – 1:30 pm: Lunch

  • • Final Action – Amendment 43 – Hogfish Stock Definition, SDC, ACL, and Size Limit
      • Review of Draft Amendment (Tab B, No. 13) – Atran
      • Reevaluation of SSC Recommendation for Hogfish Equilibrium ABC (Tab B, No. 19a)
      • Public Comments (Tab B, No. 14) – Muehlstein
      • Selection of Preferred Alternatives – Greene
      • Review of Codified Text (Tab B, No. 15) – SERO
    • Final Action – Amendment 45 – Extend or Eliminate the Sunset Provision on Sector Separation
      • Review of Draft Amendment (Tab B, No. 16) – Diagne
      • Public Comments (Tab B, No. 17) – Muehlstein
      • Selection of Preferred Alternatives – Greene
      • Review of Codified Text (Tab B, No. 18) – SERO

  3:15 pm – 3:30 pm: Break

  • Ad Hoc Advisory Panel for Recreational Red Snapper Management – Williams
  • Standing and Reef Fish SSC Report (Tab B, No. 19a) – SSC representative
    • SEDAR 45 Vermilion Snapper Standard Assessment (Tab B, No. 19b)
    • Grouper/Tilefish IFQ 5-Year Review (Market Power Analysis)(Tab B, No. 19d)
    • SSC Members Serving as Council State Designees
    • Methods to Address Recreational Red Snapper ACL Underharvests
    • SSC Meeting Verbatim Transcript (Tab B, No. 19c)
  • Other Business – Greene

  -Recess-

  Wednesday, June 23, 2016

  8:30 am – 9:30 am: Joint Habitat/Coral Committee continued (Tab N) – Roy Williams/Dale Diaz, Chairs

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  • Adoption of Agenda (Tab N, No. 1) – Guyas
  • Approval of Minutes (Tab N, No. 2) – Guyas
  • Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab N, No. 3) – Kilgour/Froeschke
  • Update on Gulf Council Activities Supported by NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (Tab N, No. 4) – Schoonard
  • Deep Sea Coral Workshop Report – Froeschke
  • 5-year EFH Review Status Update (Tab N, No. 5) – Roberts/Froeschke
  • Recommended Coral HAPCs Update – Kilgour
    • Reef Fish AP Comments (Tab N, No. 6a)
    • Shrimp AP Comments (Tab N, No. 6b)
    • LETC Comments (Tab N, No. 6c)
    • Spiny Lobster AP Comments (Tab N, No. 6d)
  • Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Draft Environmental Impact Statement Update (Tab N, No. 7a) – Sanctuary Staff
    • FGBNMS DEIS Appendices (Tab N, No. 7b)
    • FGBNMS Fact Sheet (Tab N, No. 7c) – Sanctuary Staff
    • FGBNMS Presentation (Tab N, No. 7d) – Sanctuary Staff
  • Other Business – Williams

  10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break

  10:45 am – 11:45 am: Mackerel Committee continued (Tab C) – Pamella 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) – Dana
  • Options Paper – CMP Amendment 29 – Allocation Sharing and Accountability Measures for Gulf King Mackerel (Tab C, No. 4) – Rindone
    • Amendment 29 – How it Works (Tab C, No. 4a)
  • Options Paper – Framework Amendment 5 – Modifications to Commercial King Mackerel Permit Restrictions in the Gulf (Tab C, No. 5) – Rindone
  • Other Business – Dana

  Council Session

  Wednesday, June 22, 2016

• 1:15 pm – 1:25 pm: Call to Order, Announcements, and Introductions – Anson
• 1:25 pm – 1:30 pm: Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes (Tab A, No. 3 & 4) – Anson
• 1:30 pm – 1:45 pm: Review Exempted Fishing Permit (EFPs) Applications (if any) (Tab S) – Crabtree/Anson
• 1:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Public Comment – Anson
  • Final Action Reef Fish Amendment 43 – Hogfish Stock Definition, Status Determiniation Criteria, Annual Catch Limmit, and Size Limit
  • Final Action Reef Fish Amendment 45 – Extend or Eliminate the Sunset Provision
  • Open Testimony on any Other Fishery Issues or Concerns

-Recess-

Thursday, June 23, 2016

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am: Presentations
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Foundation Restoration Activities (Tab A, No. 7) – Constant
  • Update on the Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program: Fisheries Monitoring and Research in the Gulf of Mexico (Tab A, No. 8)– Fetherston/Resch
  • Joint Law Enforcement Presentation (Tab A, No. 9)– Shuster
  • Draft Gulf of Mexico Climate Science Action Plan (Tab A, No. 10a) and Draft Letter (Tab A, No. 10b) – Branstetter/Gregory
  • NMFS-SERO – Landing Summaries (Tab G) – NMFS

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break

• 10:45 am – 11:00 am: Presentations continued
  • CCC Meeting Summary (Tab A, No 11) – Simmons/Gregory
• 11:00 am – 11:30 am: Committee Reports
  • Shrimp (Tab D) – Bosarge
  • Spiny Lobster (Tab K) – Guyas

11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch

• 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Committee Reports continued
  • Data Collection (Tab F) – Stunz
  • Outreach and Education (Tab O) – Williams
  • Joint Habitat/Coral (Tab N) – Williams
  • Reef Fish (Tab B) – Greene

Friday, June 24, 2016

• • • 8:30 am – 9:45 am: Committee Reports continued
      • Mackerel (Tab C) – Dana
      • Gulf SEDAR (Tab I) – Anson
    • 9:45 am – 10:15 am: Vote on Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) Applications, if any (Tab S) – Anson

10:15 am – 10:30 am: Break

• • • 10:30 am – 11:00 am: Supporting Agencies Summary Reports – Anson
      • South Atlantic Council Liaison
      • Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
      • U.S. Coast Guard
      • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
      • Department of State
    • 11:00 am – 11:30 am: Other Business – Anson

– Adjourn –