Gulf Council Hosts Release Mortality Symposium
Meeting Notice September 18, 2019 The Gulf Council will host a Release Mortality Symposium October 7-9, 2019 at the Tradewinds Island Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida. The Symposium…
Gulf Council To Convene its Reef Fish Advisory Panel
Meeting Notice September 17, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel. The meeting will convene on Tuesday, October…
Gulf Council Solicits Quotes for Website Project
For Immediate Release September 12, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has issued a Request for Quotes for projects related to its website. The Council would like…
Gulf Council Asks for Information on King Mackerel
For Immediate Release September 6, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council would like to gain a better understanding of king mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico. It is…
Gulf Council Convenes its Standing, Reef Fish, Mackerel, and Socioeconomic Scientific and Statistical Committees
Meeting Notice August 29, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Mackerel, and Socioeconomic Scientific and Statistical Committees. The…
Gulf Council Convenes its Coral and Shrimp Advisory Panels with its Coral Scientific and Statistical Committee
Meeting Notice August 27, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a meeting of its Coral and Shrimp Advisory panels in conjunction with its Coral Scientific and…
August 2019 Council Update
For Immediate Release August 20, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 12-15, 2019. The Council re-elected Dr. Tom Frazer as its Chair…
Gulf Council Recommends Values for Gray Snapper Status Determination Criteria and Modifies the Annual Catch Limits
For Immediate Release August 15, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council took final action on Reef Fish Amendment 51, which considers establishing or revising gray snapper status…
Gulf Council Recommends Reduced Annual Catch Target Buffer for Federal For-Hire Red Snapper
For Immediate Release August 15, 2019 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council took final action to reduce the buffer between the annual catch limit and the annual catch…
Modifications to Gear Requirements and Commercial Management Measures for the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic Spiny Lobster Fishery
KEY MESSAGES: These requirements are for federal waters off Florida and address bully net gear requirements, commercial daily possession limits when using bully nets or diving for the harvest…