Shrimp AP – March 2024

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Day One – Tuesday, March 19, 2024

• Adoption of Agenda (Attachment 01) – Ms. Bosarge
• Approval of Summary from the October 19, 2023 Meeting (Attachment 02) – Ms. Bosarge
• Scope of Work (Attachment 03) – Dr. Freeman
• Council Actions in Response to Motions from the October 2023 Shrimp AP Meeting  (Attachment 04) – Dr. Freeman
  • Background:  Council Letter on National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan (Attachment 04a)
• Species-Specific Shrimp Effort Estimates (Attachment 05) – Mr. Dettloff (SEFSC)
• Status of SD Card Returns (Attachment 06) – Dr. Lowther (SEFSC)
• Update on Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Mexico (Attachment 07) – Mr. Celata (BOEM)
• Discussion of Wind Energy Meeting in California – Ms. Bosarge

• SERO Protected Resources Update, Sea Turtle Take and TED Compliance (Attachment 09) – Ms. Lee (SERO)
  • Background Information:  SEFSC Data Request for ESA Reinitiation (Attachment 09a)
• Update on Smalltooth Sawfish Population Viability Analysis (Attachment 10) – Dr. Carlson (SEFSC)
• Update on NOAA Fisheries’ National Seafood Strategy (Attachment 11) – Dr. Rubino (NMFS)
• Update on Shrimp Futures Project (Attachment 12) – Dr. Walter (SEFSC)
• Reducing Juvenile Sea Turtle Bycatch through Development of Reduced Bar Spacing TEDs (Attachment 13) – Ms. Hazelkorn (SERO), Ms. Fellas (NOAA Restoration Center), and Mr. Gearhart (SEFSC)
  • Background Information:  TED Fact Sheet (Attachment 13a)
• Public Comment
  • Instructions (Attachment 14)

Day Two, Wednesday, March 20, 2024

• 2022 Gulf Shrimp Fishery Landings (Attachment 15) – Dr. Stevens (SEFSC)
• Biological Review of the 2023 Texas Closure (Attachment 16) – Dr. Lowther (SEFSC)
• Review of 2022 Royal Red Landings (Attachment 17) – Dr. Stevens (SEFSC)
• 2022 Gulf Shrimp Fishery Effort (Attachment 18) – Mr. Dettloff (SEFSC)
• Update on Early Adopter Program (Attachment 19) – Dr. Putman (LGL Ecological Associates)
• Review of Draft Shrimp Framework Action (Attachment 20) – Dr. Freeman

• Update on Research Track (SEDAR 87) (Attachment 21) – Dr. Stevens (SEFSC)
• Public Comment
  • Instructions (Attachment 14)
• Other Business
  • Reminder of Shrimp AP Applications