Gulf Council Meeting Materials – April 2017

April 3 – 6, 2017

Hyatt Regency

1000 Riverchase Galleria

Birmingham, AL 35244

(205) 705-1234

• Committee Roster 2016 – 2017
• Committees & Council Agenda
• Meeting Minutes from January Council
• Action Schedule
• Meeting Dates
• NMFS-SERO – Landing Summaries

8:30 am – 9:30 am: Law Enforcement Committee (Tab L) – Doug Boyd, Chair

• 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
• Selection of Recipient for Officer of the Year Award (Tab L, No. 4) – Boyd / Atran / Muehlstein
• Other Business – Boyd

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Advisory Panel Selection

• Appointments to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Advisory Panel

10:30 am – 11:30 am: Data Collection Committee (Tab F) – Greg Stunz, Chair

• 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
• SEFSC Presentation on Recreational Data Procedures (Tab F, No. 4) – SEFSC Staff
• Discussion of MRIP Percent Standard Error (PSE) Methods and Protocols – Ponwith
• Other Business – Stunz
  • SAFMC Letter on Coastal Migratory Pelagics Provisions in the Gulf Council’s Generic For-Hire Reporting Amendment (Tab F, No. 6)

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Joint Coral/Habitat Protection & Restoration Committees (Tab N) – John Sanchez and Dale Diaz, Chairs

• Adoption of Agenda (Tab N, No. 1) – Diaz
• Approval of January 2017 Joint Coral and Habitat Protection Committee Minutes (Tab N, No. 2) – Diaz
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab N, No. 3) – Kilgour/Froeschke
• Summary of the Scoping Workshops for Coral Amendment 7 (Tab N, No. 4) – Muehlstein
  • Coral Amendment 7 Scoping Document (Tab N, No. 4a)
• Other Business – Diaz

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Sustainable Fisheries Committee (Tab E) – David Walker, Chair

• Adoption of Agenda (Tab E, No. 1) – Walker
• Approval of October 2015 Minutes (Tab E, No. 2) – Walker
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab E, No. 3) – Atran
• Effectiveness of Techniques to Reduce Barotrauma Effects (Tab E, No. 4a) – Stunz
  • Barotrauma Background Documents
    • Techniques for Minimizing Discard Mortality of GOM Red Snapper and Validating Survival with Acoustic Telemetry (Tab E, No. 4b)
    • Quantifying Delayed Mortality from Barotrauma Impairment in Discarded Red Snapper Using Acoustic Telemetry (Tab E, No. 4c)
    • Venting or Rapid Recompression Increase Survival and Improve Recovery of Red Snapper with Barotrauma (Tab E, No. 4d)
    • Improving the Survival of Released Fish Focusing on Barotrauma (Tab E, No. 4e)
• Options Paper on ABC Control Rule Revisions
  • Review of Options Paper (Tab E, No. 5a) Presentation (Tab E, No. 5b) – Atran/Rindone
    • Risk Policy
    • Base Control Rule
    • Add-ons
      • Underharvest Carry-Over (including generic framework procedure modifications)
      • ABC Phase-In Provisions
      • Socioeconomic Adjustments to ABC
    • SSC Report (Tab B, No. 11a) – Barbieri
• Other Business – Walker

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm: Spiny Lobster Committee (Tab K) – Martha Guyas, Chair

• 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
• Review of Spiny Lobster Regulatory Amendment 4 (Tab K, No. 4) – Kilgour
• Other Business – Guyas

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Administrative/Budget Committee (Tab G) – Kelly Lucas, Chair

• Adoption of Agenda (Tab G, No. 1) – Lucas
• Approval of Minutes (Tab G, No. 2) – Lucas
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab G, No. 3) – Gregory
• Review of Grant Expenditures and Anticipated Budget Activities and Funding
  • Review of 2017 Budget Activities and Funding (Tab G, No. 4a) – Simmons
  • 2015-2016 Expenditures to Date and 2017 Budget (Tab G, No. 4b) – Hager/Gregory
• Approval of Changes to Check Writing Procedures (Tab G, No. 5) – Hager/Gregory
• Review of H.R. 200 (MSA Reauthorization) Potential Impacts (Tab G, No. 6) – Gregory
• Other Business – Lucas

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

• Adoption of Agenda (Tab B, No. 1) – Greene
• Adoption of Minutes (Tab B, No. 2) – Greene
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab B, No. 3) – Atran
• Projection for 2017 Federal Recreational Fishing Season (Tab B, Agenda Item IV) – Crabtree
• Final Action – Amendment 36A – Modifications to Commercial IFQ Programs (Tab B, No. 4a) – Lasseter
  • Summary of Public Hearing and Written Comments (Tab B, No. 4b) – Muehlstein
  • Codified Text (Tab B, No. 4c)
• Final Action – Amendment 46 – Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan (Tab B, No. 5a)– Simmons
  • Summary of Public Hearing and Written Comments (Tab B, No. 5b) – Muehlstein
  • Codified Text (Tab B, No. 5c)

• Final Action – Framework Action – Mutton Snapper ACL and Management Measures and Gag Commercial Size Limit (Tab B, No. 6a) – Froeschke/Rindone
  • Summary of Comments (Tab B, No. 6b) – Muehlstein
  • Codified Text (Tab B, No. 6c)
• Options Paper – Update Assessment (Tab B, No. 7a) and Framework Action to Adjust Greater Amberjack ACL (Tab B, No. 7a(1)) – SERO / Presentation (Tab B, No. 7a(2))
  • SSC Report: Review and Update Assessment and ABC Recommendations (Tab B, No. 11a) – Barbieri
  • Summary of Comments (Tab B, No. 7b) – Muehlstein

• Draft Amendment 47 – Modify Vermilion Snapper ACLs and MSY Proxy (Tab B, No. 8) – Atran
• SEDAR 49 – Stock Assessment for Data-Limited Stocks (Tab B, No. 11a, No. 11b, Presentation No, 11b(1), No. 12) – Barbieri
• Charter For-Hire Management Discussion (Presentation–(Tab B, No. 9))- Freeman
  • White Paper on Changes to the Charter For-Hire Allocation-Based Management Program (Tab B, No. 9a)
  • Draft Action – Cyclical Redistribution of Red Snapper Shares (Tab B, No. 9b)
  • Background Documents (included for reference)
    • Draft Amendment 41 (Tab B, No. 9c)
    • Amendment 41 Analysis – For Hire (Tab B, No. 9d)
    • Amendment 41 Analysis – Charter (Tab B, No. 9e)

• SERO/SEFSC Response to Documentation requested by Gulf Angler Fishing Group (Tab B, No. 10) – SERO/SEFSC
• Standing and Reef Fish Summary (for items not discussed elsewhere on agenda) (Tab B, No. 11a) – Barbieri
  • Stock Assessment Prioritization
  • Consideration of Setting MSST = 0.85 * BMSY
  • Other Business
• Other Business – Greene
  • MRIP Strategic Plan Overview (Tab B, No. 14a)

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

• Adoption of Agenda (Tab D, No. 1) – Diaz
• Approval of Minutes (Tab D, No. 2) – Diaz
• Action Guides and Next Steps (Tab D, No. 3) – Kilgour
• Biological Review of the Texas Closure (Presentation – (Tab D, No. 4)) and (Tab D, No’s. 4a and 4b) – Hart
• Review of the Updated Stock Assessments – Hart
  • Pink Shrimp (Tab D, No. 5a)
  • White Shrimp (Tab D, No. 5b)
  • Brown Shrimp (Tab D, No. 5c)
  • Presentation (Tab D, No. 5d)
  • SSC Summary Report (Tab B, No. 11a) – Barbieri
• Summary of the Shrimp Advisory Panel Meeting (Tab D, No. 6) – Kilgour
• Final Action on Shrimp Amendment 17B (Tab D, No. 7) – Kilgour
  • Public Comments (Tab D, No. 7a) – Muehlstein
  • Codified Text (Tab D, No. 7b)
• Other Business – Diaz

• 10:15 am – 10:20 am: Call to Order, Announcements, and Introductions – Bosarge
• 10:20 am – 10:30 am: Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes (Tab A, No. 3 & 4) – Bosarge
• 10:30 am – 11:00 am: Review Exempted Fishing Permit (EFPs) Applications (if any) (Tab S) – Crabtree/Bosarge
• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Presentations
  • Lenfest Ecosystem Task Force (Tab A, No. 8) – Rollison
    • Executive Summary (Tab A, No. 8a)
    • Report (Tab A, No. 8b)
  • Alabama Law Enforcement Presentation (Tab A, No. 9) – Bannon

• 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Public Comment – Bosarge
  • Final Action on Reef Fish Amendment 46 – Modify the Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan
  • Final Action on Reef Fish Amendment 36A – Modifications to the Commercial IFQ Programs
  • Final Action on Shrimp Amendment 17B – Yield, Threshold Number of Permits, and Transit Provisions
  • Final Action on Framework Action – Modify Mutton Snapper ACL and Management Measures and the Commercial Gag Minimum Size Limit
  • Options Paper – Update Assessment and Framework Action to Adjust Greater Amberjack Annual Catch Limits (ACL)
  • Open Testimony on any Other Fishery Issues or Concerns

• 8:30 am – 2:15 pm: Committee Reports (11:45 am – 1:15 pm – Lunch Recess)

  • Shrimp (Tab D) – Diaz
  • Reef Fish (Tab B) – Green
  • Joint Coral/Habitat Protection & Restoration (Tab N) – Sanchez/Diaz
  • Spiny Lobster (Tab K) – Guyas
  • Administrative/Budget (Tab G) – Lucas
  • Data Collection (Tab F) – Stunz
  • Sustainable Fisheries (Tab E) – Walker
  • Law Enforcement (Tab L) – Doug Boyd- Break –
• 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Vote on Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) Applications, if any (Tab S) – Bosarge
• 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Supporting Agencies Summary Reports – Bosarge
  • South Atlantic Council Liaison
    • SAFMC March 2017 Meeting Report (Tab R, No. 1)
  • Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
  • U.S. Coast Guard (Tab R, No. 3)
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Department of State
• 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Other Business – Bosarge