Gulf Council Meeting Materials – August 2016

August 15 – 18, 2016

Astor Crowne Plaza 
739 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana

Agenda and Summary Documents

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

Committee Sessions

Monday, August 15, 2016

8:30 am – 10:30 am:Administrative/Budget Committee (Tab G) – Leann Bosarge, Chair

• Download all of Tab G
• 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
• Final 2014 No-cost Extension Expenditures (Tab G, No. 4a) – Hager
  • Summary of 2014 No-Cost Contracts (Tab G, No. 4b) – Simmons
  • Final Reports of 2014 No-Cost Contracts (Tab G, No. 4c)
• Review of 2016 Expenditures and Revised Budgets for 2017-2019
  • Review of 2016 Expenditures (Tab G, No. 5a) – Hager
  • Review of Revised Budgets for 2017-2019 (Tab G, No. 5b) – Hager
• Review and Approval of the Updated Regional Operating Agreement with NMFS (Tab G, No. 6) – Simmons
• Discussion of SSC Members Also Being a State Designee (Tab G, No. 7) – Gregory
• Discussion of Council Committee Assignments (Tab G, No. 8) – Gregory
  • Consider Merging Some Committees
  • Consider Making Committee Appointments Effective at Beginning of October Council Meeting
• Review of Administrative Handbook Revisions (Tab G, No. 9) – Gregory
• Other Business – Bosarge

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break

10:45 am – 12:00 pm: 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 Guides and Next Steps (Tab F, No. 3) – Froeschke
• Presentation on NFWF For-Hire Pilot Program (Tab F, No. 4) – Gill
• For-hire Reporting Requirements
  • Modifications to Generic Charter Vessel and Headboat Reporting Requirements (Tab F, No. 5a) – Froeschke
  • Review of Minimum Data Elements (Tab F, No. 5b) – Froeschke
  • Summary of Potential Data Elements in For-Hire Program (Tab F, No. 5c) – NMFS
    • Presentation on Electronic Reporting (Tab F, No. 5c(1)) – Stephen
• Cost Analysis of Commerical Electronic Reporting Program – Ponwith
• Atlantic States Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program Meeting Summary – Stunz
• Other Business – Stunz

– Recess –

1:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Joint Coral/Habitat Protection Committee (Tab N) – Dale Diaz, Chair

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• Adoption of Agenda (Tab N, No. 1) – Diaz
• Approval of Minutes (Tab N, No. 2) – Diaz
• Action Guide and Next Steps (Tab N, No. 3) – Kilgour/Froeschke
• Draft of 5-year EFH Review (Tab N, No. 4) – Roberts/Froeschke
• Summary of the Joint Shrimp AP/Coral SSC/AP Meeting (Tab N, No. 5a) – Kilgour
  • Verbatim Minutes(Tab N, No. 5b)
• Letter Regarding the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Tab N, No. 6a) – Kilgour
  • Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Tab N, No. 6b)
  • Draft Environmental Impact Statement Appendix (Tab N, No. 6c)
• Discussion on Fishing Regulations on the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Expansion (Tab N, No. 7) – Kilgour
• Other Business – Chair

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Break

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Closed Session

• Appointments for the Ad Hoc Private Recreational AP

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

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

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• 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
• Draft Amendment 36A – Commercial IFQ Program Modifications – Lasseter
  • Presentation on Shareholder Process and Terms (Tab B, No. 4) – Stephen
  • Presentation on Overview of Quota Banks (Tab B, No. 5) – Lasseter
  • Presentation on Shareholders’ Alliance Quota Bank Program (Tab B, No. 6) – Brazer
  • Review of Draft Amendment (Tab B, No. 7) – Lasseter

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break

• Review of Headboat Collaborative Project
  • Overview (Tab B, No. 8) – Stephen
  • Summary Results (Tab B, No. 9) – Abbott

– Recess –

• Draft Amendment 46 – Modify Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan
  • Draft Commercial Decision Tool (Tab B, No. 10a) – Larkin
  • Draft Recreational Decision Tool (Tab B, No. 10b)
  • Review of Draft Amendment (Tab B, No. 11) – Simmons
• Draft Amendment 42 – Reef Fish Recreational Management for Headboat Survey Vessels (Tab B, No. 12) Presentation (Tab B, No. 12a) – Diagne

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Break

• Draft Amendment 41 – Red Snapper Management for Federally Permitted Charter Vessels
  • Preliminary Analysis on Red Snapper Split Season (Tab B, No. 13) – Stephen
  • Review of Draft Amendment (Tab B, No. 14) – Lasseter

– Recess –

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

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

• Options Paper – Amendment 44 – MSST for Reef Fish Stocks (Tab B, No. 15) – Atran
• Discussion – Carryover of Unharvested Red Snapper Allocations (Tab B, No. 16) – Rindone
• Standing and Reef Fish SSC Report (Tab B, No. 17) – SSC Representative
  • Re-evaluation of alternative FMSY proxies (FMAX, F20% SPR, F22% SPR, and F24% SPR) for red snapper
  • Next Gray Triggerfish Assessment – Benchmark or Standard
  • Updated SEDAR Schedule
• Other Business – Greene

9:30 am – 11:00 am: Mackerel Committee (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 – Rindone
  • Council Options Paper (Tab C, No. 4a) – Dana
  • IPT-Proposed Options Paper (Tab C, No. 4b) – Dana
• Other Business – Dana

11:00 am – 11:15 am: Break

Council Session

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

• 11:15 am – 11:20 am: Call to Order, Announcements, Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award, and Introductions – Anson
• 11:20 am – 11:25 am: Induction of Council Members – Crabtree
• 11:25 am – 11:30 am: Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes (Tab A, No. 3 & 4) – Anson
• 11:30 pm – 12:00 pm: Review Exempted Fishing Permit (EFPs) Applications (if any) (Tab S) – Crabtree/Anson

– Recess –

• 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Presentations
  • • Summary of Artificial Reef Summit- Stunz/Froeschke
    • Joint Law Enforcement Presentation (Tab A, No. 7) – Hebert
    • NMFS-SERO – Landing Summaries (Tab A, No. 8) – NMFS
      • Gulf Rec Closure Slides August 2016_Updated (Tab A, No. 8a)

  2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Break

  • 2:15 pm – 5:00 pm: Public Comment – Anson
    • Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Draft Environmental Impact Statement
    • Open Testimony on any Other Fishery Issues or Concerns

  – Recess –

  Thursday, August 18, 2016

  • 8:30 am – 11:30 am: Committee Reports
    • Administrative/Budget (Tab D) – Bosarge
    • Data Collection (Tab F) – Stunz
    • Joint Habitat/Coral (Tab N) – Diaz
    • Mackerel (Tab C) – Dana

    – Recess –

    • 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Committee Reports continued
      • Reef Fish (Tab B) – Greene

    3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Break

    • • • 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm: Vote on Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) Applications, if any (Tab S) – Anson
        • 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: 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
      • • 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Other Business – Anson
        • 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Election of Chair and Vice Chair – Donaldson

    – Adjourn –