Meeting Notice February 15, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s Law Enforcement Technical Committee will convene in conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission Law Enforcement Committee. The meeting will be held from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at the JW Marriott Hotel, located at 614…
DetailsFor Immediate Release February 15, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is accepting applications for stakeholder representatives to serve on the Ecosystem Technical Committee and the Outreach and Education Technical Committee. Technical Committees are special advisory panels made up of academics, agency, and industry personnel with expertise in relevant subject matter that…
DetailsMeeting Notice February 15, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a public hearing via webinar to solicit comments on a Generic Amendment that considers a provision to carry over the uncaught quota for applicable species to the following fishing year. Date/Time: 6:00 PM EST on Monday, March 4, 2019. Read the document here.…
DetailsFor Immediate Release February 8, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is accepting applications for membership on the Data Collection Advisory Panel and the Coral Advisory Panel. Advisory Panels are charged with advising the Council on specific fishery issues and are comprised of individuals who are knowledgeable and interested in the conservation…
DetailsFor Immediate Release February 6, 2019 State Management of Recreational Red Snapper The Council heard a summary of comments received during public hearings and reviewed draft amendments for establishing state management programs for recreational red snapper. The Council added a new alternative, and made it the preferred, which would allocate the private angling annual…
DetailsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has cancelled a special meeting of the Reef Fish Committee and Full Council that was scheduled for Monday, February 18th, 2019. The Federal Register Notice referencing Final Action on Reef Fish Amendment 50 did not post as anticipated so, the Council…
DetailsMeeting Notice February 4, 2019 Update: This meeting has been cancelled. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet on Monday, February 18th, 2019 at the Doubletree by Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore in Tampa, Florida. This special Reef Fish Committee and full Council meeting will be held to allow the Council the opportunity…
DetailsFB19-003 FISHERY BULLETIN ISSUE DATE: January 31, 2019 CONTACT: Sustainable Fisheries Division 727-824-5305 Extended Validity of Vessel and Dealer Permits KEY MESSAGE: Due to the government shutdown, the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Region Permits Office is notifying permit holders of the continued validity…
DetailsMeeting Notice January 30, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has rescheduled a workshop that was set to occur at 6:00 p.m. on February 14, 2019 at the Hale Boggs Federal Building located at 500 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130. The meeting will now be held beginning at 6:00 p.m. on…
DetailsMeeting Notice January 18, 2019 New reporting requirements will be implemented for federally permitted charter and headboat vessels in the Gulf of Mexico this year. Vessels will have to hail-out before taking a trip; complete an electronic report for each trip before offloading fish; and have a device permanently affixed to each vessel that, at…
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