Joint LEC / LETC Meeting October 2023

7:30 am – 8:15 am CDT

I.   Introductions – N. Pearce (Chair) / L. Casterline (Vice-Chair)

II.  Case Work Discussion – All

III.  Other Business

8:30 am – 12:00 pm CDT

1.  Introductions and Adoption of Agenda – N. Pearce (Chair) / L. Casterline (Vice-Chair)

2.  Approval of Minutes (March 2023 – Virtual; Closed Session and General Session) – N. Pearce (Chair) / L. Casterline (Vice-Chair)

3.  Election of Joint Committee Chair and Vice-Chair – All

• • Chair / Vice Chair History (03.)

 

GULF COUNCIL LETC ITEMS

4.  Discussion of Red Snapper IFQ Advanced Landing Notifications from 2022 Including a Review of the Proportion of Inspected to Non-Inspected Red Snapper IFQ Landings (04.) – A. Diagne / J. Stephens

• • Background:  Excerpt from June 2023 Council Minutes (04a.)
  • Background:  Red Snapper IFQ Violations (04b.)

5.  Discussion of the Sale of Recreationally Caught Fish (05.) – A. Diagne

• • Background:  State Regulations for the Harvest and Sale of Gulf Cobia (05a.)

6.  Nomination Process for 2023 Officer/Team of the Year Award – All

 

GSMFC LEC ITEMS

7. IJF Program Activity – S. Vanderkooy

• a.  Gray (Mangrove) Snapper Profile Status
• b.  Commissions Pubs

8. State Report Highlights – All

• a.  Florida
• b.  Alabama (08b.)
• c.  Mississippi
• d.  Louisiana
• e.  Texas (08e.)
• f.  USCG
• g.  NOAA OLE
• h.  USFWS

8.  Other Business