January 11 – 13, 2022

9:00 am – 5 pm EST

Hybrid

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

4107 West Spruce St Ste 200

Tampa, FL 33607

(813) 348-1630 Council office

First Briefing Book Deadline: December 21, 2021

Final Briefing Book Deadline: December 28, 2021 (NO MORE CHANGES)

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AGENDA

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

I. Introductions and Adoption of Agenda – Dr. Jim Nance

II. Approval of Verbatim Minutes and Meeting Summary: September 27-30, 2021 and November 18, 2021 hybrid meetings – Dr. Jim Nance

III. Scope of Work – Mr. Ryan Rindone

IV. Selection of SSC Representative for the January 24-27, 2022 Gulf Council meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Dr. Jim Nance

V. Review: Absolute Abundance Estimates for Red Snapper, Greater Amberjack, and Other Federally Managed Fish on Offshore Petroleum Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico – Dr. Benny Gallaway

15-minute break: 11:00 am - 11:15 am EST

VI. Evaluation of APAIS Intercepts for Yellowtail Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico – Mr. Ryan Rindone

  • a. Presentation
  • b. Background: Data File
  • c. SSC Discussion – Dr. Jim Nance

Lunch Break: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

VII. Review: National Academies of Science Report on the Impacts of Limited Access Privilege Programs in Mixed-use Fisheries – Dr. Lee Anderson

15-minute break: 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm EST

VIII. Review: Spatial Coverage and Severity of the 2020/2021 Red Tide on the West Florida Shelf – Dr. Brendan Turley and Dr. Mandy Karnauskas

IX. Review: Simulation of the Effect of MRIP-FES Data on Catch Advice for a Historical King Mackerel Stock Assessment – Dr. Shannon Cass-Calay

  • a. Presentation
  • b. Background: Report
  • c. SSC Discussion – Dr. Jim Nance

X. Discussion of Draft Essential Fish Habitat Amendment and Data – Dr. Lisa Hollensead

  • a. Presentation: EFH Consultation Process – Mr. David Dale
  • b. Metadata for Spatial Layers – Dr. Lisa Hollensead
  • c. Draft Amendment – Dr. Lisa Hollensead
  • d. SSC Discussion – Dr. Jim Nance

Adjourn Day 1 by 5:00 pm eastern

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

XI. Status Update on Red Snapper Management and Outstanding Council Motion – Dr. Carrie Simmons

XII. Summary of SSC Discussion and Recommendations on GRSC Report from March/April 2020 and September 2020 Meetings – Mr. Ryan Rindone

XIII. Great Red Snapper Count Report: Re-analysis of the Florida natural/unconsolidated bottom-type data to include the random forest design stratification – Dr. Greg Stunz/Dr. Will Patterson

15-minute break: 10:45 am - 11:00 am EST

XIV. Discussion of Results of Post-Stratification Analysis by SEFSC, FWC, and GRSC Teams for Florida Absolute Abundance Data – Dr. Katie Siegfried

  • a. Presentation
  • b. Document: Post-stratification Analysis
  • c. SSC Discussion – Dr. Jim Nance

Lunch Break: 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm EST

XV. Fishery-Independent Indices Updates for Red Snapper

15-minute break: 2:45pm - 3:00 pm EST

XVI. Review of Estimated Commercial Effort over Uncharacterized Bottom in the Gulf of Mexico – Dr. John Walter

  • a. Presentation
  • b. Background: Documentation
  • c. SSC Discussion and Recommendations – Dr. Jim Nance

XVII. Review of Estimated Recreational Effort over Uncharacterized Bottom in the Gulf of Mexico – Dr. John Walter

  • a. Presentation
  • b. Background: Documentation
  • c. SSC Discussion and Recommendations – Dr. Jim Nance

Adjourn Day 2 by 5:00 pm eastern

Thursday, January 13, 2022

XVIII. Summary Discussion and Potential Requests for Updated SEFSC Red Snapper Interim Analysis for Catch Advice for the March 2022 SSC Meeting – Dr. Jim Nance/SEFSC Staff/Mr. Ryan Rindone

15-minute break: 10:30 am - 10:45 am EST

XIX. Review: NMFS Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology – Mr. Dan Luers

Lunch Break: 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm EST

XIX. Review: NMFS Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology continued – Mr. Dan Luers

XX. Public Comment – Dr. Jim Nance

XXI. Other Business – Dr. Jim Nance

Adjourn Day 3 by 5:00 pm eastern

The established times for addressing items on the SSC agenda may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of discussion relevant to the agenda items.  Such adjustments may result in the meeting being extended from, or completed prior to the date established by this agenda.