For Immediate Release January 28, 2021 Lane Snapper The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council took final action on a framework action to increase the lane snapper catch limits and modify the fishing season closure accountability measure. The most recent update assessment of lane snapper used catch and effort data from the Marine Recreational Information…
DetailsFor Immediate Release December 1, 2020 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council took final action on Reef Fish Amendment 48/Red Drum Amendment 5 which considers defining maximum sustainable yield (MSY), a maximum fishing mortality threshold (MFMT), a minimum stock size threshold (MSST), and an optimum yield (OY) for all managed stocks. These reference points are…
DetailsFor Immediate Release January 27, 2021 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council presented the 2019 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award to Sergeant Scott Dupre of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Law Enforcement Division. The Council’s Officer of the Year award acknowledges service above and beyond duty requirements and recognizes distinguished…
DetailsFor Immediate Release January 21, 2020 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meets January 25-28, 2021 by webinar. The Council is scheduled to take final action on four items at this meeting: Reef Fish Amendment 48/Red Drum Amendment 5 – Status Determination Criteria and Optimum Yield for Reef Fish and Red Drum Framework Action…
DetailsThe following NOAA Fisheries Bulletin is provided as a courtesy: ISSUE DATE: January 22, 2021 …
DetailsMeeting Notice January 11, 2021 The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet January 25-28, 2021 by webinar. The Council will begin by reviewing 2020 budget and expenditures and the 2021 budget and activities. The Council will hear presentations on Deepwater Horizon Open Ocean Fish Restoration and present the 2019 Officer of the…
DetailsThis news release is provided as a courtesy to our subscribers. January 8, 2021 The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC) is accepting proposal submissions to estimate the abundance of greater amberjack in the U.S. waters in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMEX) and South Atlantic (SA) regions. Proposal instructions are available in the funding request.…
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