Meeting Notice September 17, 2020 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP) via webinar. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, EDT. The panel will address the following: Red Grouper: The AP will…
Meeting Notice September 14, 2020 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet September 28-30, 2020 by webinar. The Council will appoint members to its Coastal Migratory Pelagics and Red Drum Advisory Panels. The Council also plans to discuss the Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth. The Council will…
This NOAA Fish News is provided as a courtesy: SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 $530 Million Available to Support U.S. Commercial Fishermen Affected by Tariffs The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that it is making approximately $530 million available to assist U.S. fishermen impacted by retaliatory tariffs through the Seafood Trade Relief Program. This program is…
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Meeting Notice August 28, 2020 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s Standing, Reef Fish, Mackerel, Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees will meet via webinar September 14 – 16, 2020 from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, EDT each day. The Scientific and Statistical Committees will address the following: King Mackerel: An…
Meeting Notice August 28, 2020 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a meeting of its Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC), in conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Law Enforcement Committee (LEC). The meeting will convene from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT in closed session and from 10:00 AM –…
Meeting Notice August 27, 2020 The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils will convene a joint workgroup to address Section 102: Fishery Management Measures of the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018. This section of the Act expands the range of management mechanisms for the recreational sector and provides additional flexibility…
For Immediate Release August 23, 2020 The August 24-28, 2020 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Meeting is cancelled because two hurricanes are developing in the Gulf of Mexico. The Question and Answer Session scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday, August 26, 2020 is also cancelled. The Council plans to hold an interim…
For Immediate Release August 19, 2020 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and NOAA Fisheries will host a virtual question and answer session to provide the public with an opportunity to ask questions about the science and management of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Council Chairman, Dr. Tom Frazer…