Meeting Notice May 22, 2018 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet June 18 – 21, 2018 at the Key West Marriott Beachside hotel, located at 3841 N. Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, Florida, 33040. The meeting will convene on the following days and local times: Council Committees meet 8:30 AM – 3:45…
Meeting Notice May 22, 2018 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a meeting of its Standing and Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees on May 31 and June 1, 2018 in the Gulf Council’s office conference room located at 2203 N. Lois Ave, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL, 33607. The meeting will…
FB18-029 FISHERY BULLETIN ISSUE DATE: May 7, 2018 CONTACT: Susan Gerhart, 727-824-5305, Susan.Gerhart@noaa.gov Federal Waters Off Texas Close to Shrimping on May 15, 2018 KEY MESSAGE: NOAA Fisheries announces federal waters from 9 to 200 nautical miles off Texas will close to shrimp trawling at 30 minutes after official sunset, local time, on May 15, 2018,…
Meeting Notice May 7, 2018 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a public hearing webinar to collect comments on Reef Fish Amendment 49 – Modifications to the Sea Turtle Release Gear and Framework Procedure for the Reef Fish Fishery. The amendment considers modifying the sea turtle release requirements to allow three…
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Please Join the Discussion: Recreational Fishing for Red Snapper – the 2018 Season What: NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Administrator, Dr. Roy Crabtree and newly appointed Southeast Fisheries Science Center Director, Dr. Clay Porch will provide an update and take questions about red snapper management in the Gulf of Mexico including the 2018 recreational red snapper fishing season. When: …
For Immediate Release April 25, 2018 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold eight public hearings and a webinar to solicit public comments on Draft Amendment 9 – Coral Habitat Areas Considered for Management in the Gulf of Mexico. The Council is currently considering creating several new coral habitat areas of particular concern in…
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of it’s Outreach and Education Technical Committee on Thursday, May 10, 2018, in the Gulf Council’s conference room located at 2203 N. Lois Ave, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL, 33607. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m., EST. For…
FB18-022 FISHERY BULLETIN ISSUE DATE: April 2, 2018 CONTACT: Kelli O’Donnell, (727) 824-5305, Kelli.Odonnell@noaa.gov WHAT/WHEN: Commercial harvest of greater amberjack in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) will not reopen June 1, 2018. Commercial harvest will reopen at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on January 1, 2019. WHY THIS CLOSURE IS HAPPENING: The latest report for…
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet April 16 – 20, 2018 at the Marriott Courtyard hotel, located at 1600 E. Beach Boulevard, Gulfport, MS 39501. The meeting will convene on the following days and local times: Full Council Closed Session from 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM on Monday Council Committees meet 8:30…