Meeting Notice April 24, 201 On Thursday, May 9, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene its Reef Fish Advisory Panel via webinar. The Advisory Panel will discuss the Draft Framework Amendment that considers modifying Gulf greater…
DetailsFor Immediate Release April 16, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council would like to gain a better understanding of gray triggerfish in the Gulf of Mexico. It is seeking information from anglers and divers about trends or “strange things” that scientists and managers may need to know. A scientific stock assessment…
DetailsFor Immediate Release April 10, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met last week in Biloxi, Mississippi. The following is a brief overview of what was accomplished: State Management of Private Recreational Red Snapper The Council took final action on Reef Fish Amendment 50: State Management for Recreational Red Snapper. The…
DetailsFor Immediate Release April 4, 2019 At its meeting this week in Biloxi, Mississippi, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council took final action to modify the red grouper annual catch limits and annual catch targets. The Council chose to set the red grouper annual catch limits and annual catch targets based on…
DetailsFor Immediate Release April 4, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met this week in Biloxi, Mississippi and took final action on Reef Fish Amendment 50: State Management for Recreational Red Snapper. The Council chose to delegate management authority of the private angling component for recreational red snapper fishing to each…
DetailsFor Immediate Release April 4, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met in Biloxi, Mississippi, and took final action on Shrimp Amendment 18. The Council selected to reduce the allowable shrimp effort to 60% below the baseline years and revise the framework procedure to allow future effort reduction goals through the standard…
DetailsFor Immediate Release April 3, 2019 This week in Biloxi, Mississippi, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council took final action to allow people with historical captain permits the option to replace them with standard for-hire permits for federally managed reef fish and/or coastal migratory pelagic species. Each newly issued for-hire permit will have the…
DetailsThis NOAA Fisheries Bulletin is provided as a courtesy: FB19-016 FISHERY BULLETIN ISSUE DATE: March 20, 2019 CONTACT: Lauren Waters, 727-824-5305, Lauren.Waters@noaa.gov WHAT/WHEN/WHERE: Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) will close at 12:01 am, local time, on May 11, 2019. The 2020 recreational fishing year begins…
DetailsThis NOAA Fishery Bulletin is provided as a courtesy to our subscribers: FB19-014 FISHERY BULLETIN ISSUE DATE: March 7, 2019 CONTACT: SERO Sustainable Fisheries, 727-824-5305 WHAT/WHEN: The 2019 red snapper fishing season for federally permitted for-hire vessels is 62 days in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico Season dates are: Federally Permitted For-Hire Vessels:…
DetailsFB19-013 FISHERY BULLETIN ISSUE DATE: March 7, 2019 CONTACT: Peter Hood, 727-824-5305, Peter.Hood@noaa.gov New Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper and Hogfish Catch Limits KEY MESSAGE: NOAA Fisheries published a final rule to increase the commercial and recreational annual catch limits and recreational annual catch targets for Gulf of Mexico red snapper, as well as reduce…
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