Gulf Council Meeting Materials – January 2016

January 25 – 28, 2016

Perdido Beach Resort
27200 Perdido Beach Blvd.
Orange Beach, AL

Agenda and Summary Documents

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

Committee Sessions

Monday, January 25, 2016

8:30 am – 9:15 am: Administrative Policy/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 Ad Hoc Advisory Panels (Tab G, No. 4) – Gregory
• Review of AP Appointments with 2016 Expirations (Tab G, No. 5) – Gregory
• Law Enforcement Technical Committee Meeting Summary (Tab G, No. 6) – Gregory
• Other Business – Bosarge

9:15 am – 10:45 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
• Transition Considerations for Charter Vessel Electronic Reporting (Tab F, No. 4) – Ponwith
• Final Action – Generic Electronic Charter Vessel Reporting Amendment (Tab F, No. 5) – Froeschke
  • Review Webinar and Written Comments Received (Tab F, No. 5a) – Muehlstein
    • Public Comment Map
  • Review Document (Tab F, No. 5b)
• Other Business – Stunz

11:00 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
• Final Action shrimp Amendment 17A – Addressing the Expiration of the Shrimp Permit Moratorium
  • Summary of Public Hearings (Tab D, No. 4a) – Muehlstein
  • Summary of Written Public Comments (Tab D, No. 4b)Muehlstein
  • Review Document (Tab D, No. 5) – Kilgour/Diagne
  • Review Codified Text (Tab D, No. 6) – NMFS
• Discussion on NOAA’s TED Enforcement Boarding Form (Tab D, No. 7)
• Other Business – Bosarge

-Recess-

1:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Reef Fish Management (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
• Scientific and Statistical Committee Summary Report (Tab B, No. 4a) – SSC Representative
  • SSC Presentation (Tab B, No. 4a-1)
  • Assessment Prioritization Process
  • Best Scientific Information Available
  • Gray Triggerfish OFL and ABC Projections
  • Constant Catch vs. Constant F
  • Constant Catch OFL and ABC for West Florida Shelf Stock of Hogfish
  • Red grouper OFL and ABC
  • Framework Action to Adjust Recreational Red Snapper ACT Buffer
    • Red Snapper ACT Buffer/Season Lengths (For Information Only) (Tab B, No. 4b)
  • Management Strategy Evaluation Using OSMOSE-WFS
  • Proposed Revisions to the SEDAR Process
• Draft Reef Fish Amendment 43 – Hogfish (Tab B, No. 5) – Atran
• Draft Framework Action – Modify Gear Restrictions for Yellowtail Snapper (Tab B, No. 6a) – Rindone
  • Proposed Season Change Action (Tab B, No. 6b) – Rindone
• Discussion of Scoping Document for Amendment 33 – Reef Fish Limited Access Privilege Program (Tab B, No. 7) – Diagne
• Discussion of Amendment 36 – Red Snapper IFQ Modifications (Tab B, No. 8) – Lasseter
  • Reef Fish Amendment 36 – Presentation (Tab B, No. 8a)

-Recess-

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

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

• Final Action – Reef Fish Amendment 39 – Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper (Tab B, No. 9a) – Lasseter
  • Public Hearing Summaries (Tab B, No. 9b) – Lasseter
  • Written Public Comments (Tab B, No. 9c) – Muehlstein
  • Review of Codified Text (Tab B, No. 9d) – NMFS
• For-Hire Management – Draft Amendments 41 and 42
  • Scoping Workshop Summaries for Draft Amendments 41 and 42 (Tab B, No. 10a) – Muehlstein
  • Draft Amendment 42 – Federal Reef Fish Headboat Management (Tab B, No. 10b) – Diagne
    • Presentation (Tab B, No. 10b-1) – Diagne
  • Draft Amendment 41 – Red Snapper Management for Federally Permitted Charter Vessels (Tab B, No. 10c) – Lasseter
• Draft Options – Red Snapper Recreational ACT Adjustment (Tab B, No. 11) – Atran
• Gray Triggerfish OFL, ABC, and Rebuilding Plan Parameters (Tab B, No. 12) – Rindone- Atran
• Discussion – Ad Hoc Private Recreational AP – Greene
  • Public Comments
• Other Business – Greene

-Recess-

NMFS Question and Answer Session immediately following Committee – Crabtree

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

8:30 am – 10:30 am: Mackerel Management Committee continued (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
• Review of Joint Public Hearing Draft for CMP Amendment 26 – Changes in Allocations, Stock Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King Mackerel (Tab C, No. 4) – Rindone
  • CMP Advisory Panel Recommendation (Tab C, No. 4a) – Rindone
• Other Business – Dana

Council Session

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

• 10:45 am – 10:50 am: Call to Order and Introductions – Anson
• 10:00 am – 10:55 am: Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes (Tab A, No. 3 & 4) – Anson
• 10:55 am – 11:00 am: Review Exempted Fishing Permit (EFPs) Applications (if any) (Tab S) – Crabtree/Anson
• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Presentations
  • NMFS-SERO – Landings Summaries (Tab A, No. 7) – NMFS
  • Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Traceability (Tab A, No. 8) – John Henderschedt
    • IUU Action Plan Report (Tab A, No. 8a)
  • NOAA Catch Share Review Guidelines (Tab A, No. 9) – NMFS
    • MAFMC Letter on NOAA Catch Share Policy (Tab A, No. 9a)
    • PFMC Letter on NOAA Catch Share Policy (Tab A, No. 9b)
    • Draft Guidance – Conducting Reviews of Catch Share Programs (Tab A, No. 9c)
    • WPFMC Letter on NOAA Catch Share Policy (Tab A, No. 9d)
    • NPFMS Letter on NOAA Catch Share Policy (Tab A, No. 9e)

-Recess-

• 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Public Comment – Anson
  • Final Action – Reef Fish Amendment 39 – Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper
  • Final Action – Generic Electronic Charter Vessel Reporting Amendment
  • Final Action – Shrimp Amendment 17A – Addressing the Expiration of the Shrimp Permit Moratorium
  • Open Testimony on any Other Fishery Issues or Concerns

-Recess-

Thursday, January 28, 2016

• 8:30 am – 12:00 pm: Committee Reports
• Administrative Policy/Budget (Tab G) – Bosarge
• Mackerel (Tab C) – Dana
• Data Collection (Tab F) – Stunz
• Shrimp (Tab D) -Bosarge
• Reef Fish (Tab B) – Greene

– Recess –

• 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Committee Reports continued

• • Reef Fish (continued) (Tab B) – Greene

• 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Vote on Exempted Fishing Permit Applications(if any) – Anson
• 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Other Business (Tab S)– Anson

• Supporting Agencies Summary Reports
  • South Atlantic Council Liaison
  • Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Department of State

– Adjourn –