Notice2025-02136
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
February 4, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (South Atlantic Council) will hold a joint in-person meeting of their Standing Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSCs), followed by an in-person meeting of the Gulf Council's SSC.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8925-8926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02136]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE640]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council)
and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (South Atlantic Council)
will hold a joint in-person meeting of their Standing Scientific and
Statistical Committees (SSCs), followed by an in-person meeting of the
Gulf Council's SSC.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, February 25, 2025 through
Thursday, February 27, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EST, daily.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf Council office.
Registration information will be available on the Council's website by
visiting <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and clicking on the ``meeting tab''.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#097b706867277b60676d66676c496e7c656f6a667c676a606527667b6e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5d7dcc4cb8bd7cccbc1cacbc0e5c2d0c9c3c6cad0cbc6ccc98bcad7c2">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tuesday, February 25, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EST
The meeting will begin in a Joint Meeting of the Gulf and South
Atlantic SSCs with Introductions, and Adoption of the Agenda and Scope
of Work. The SSCs will review and discuss the SEDAR 79: Southeastern
U.S. Mutton Snapper Stock Assessment, followed by the SEDAR 96:
Southeastern U.S. Yellowtail Snapper Stock Assessment. These assessment
agenda items will include presentations, Gulf Fisherman Feedback, South
Atlantic Fishery Performance Reports, background materials and SSC
discussion. The SSCs will then review the South Atlantic Council's
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule.
Public comments will be heard at the end of the day, if any.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EST
The Standing SSCs will return in a joint session to review and
discuss SEDAR 79: Southeastern U.S. Mutton Snapper Catch Limit
Projections and SEDAR 96: Southeastern U.S. Yellowtail Snapper Catch
Limit Projections, including presentations and SSC discussions.
Following lunch, the Gulf SSC will convene to review and approve
summary minutes from its December 2024 webinar meeting. The Gulf SSC
will also review the SEDAR 88 Stock Assessment of Gulf Red Grouper,
including a presentation, Gulf Fisherman Feedback, background materials
and SSC discussion. The Gulf SSC will then discuss the SEDAR 100: Gulf
Gray Triggerfish Participants for the Data, Assessment and Review
Phases. The Gulf SSC will next review the SEDAR 88 Projections for Red
Grouper, including a presentation and SSC discussions. Public comments
will be heard at the end of the day, if any.
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Thursday, February 27, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EST
The Gulf SSC will review results from Return `Em Right Studies.
They will review: Determination of Predation Mortality, Barotrauma
Survival, and Emigration Patterns for Catch-and-released Red Snapper;
Do Descender Devices Increase Opportunities for Depredation? A Gulf-
wide Examination of Descender Device Depredation Rates and Depredating
Species; Mitigation of Gag Release Mortality in the Eastern Gulf of
Mexico; Awareness, Attitudes, Perceptions, and Use of Best Fishing
Practices by Recreational Reef Anglers in the Gulf of Mexico. Review of
these studies will include presentations, background manuscripts, and
SSC discussions.
Following lunch, the Gulf SSC will review: Florida At-sea Observer
Data Collection Methods, Results and Analysis; Alabama At-sea Observer
Data Collection Methods, Results and Analysis; Mississippi At-sea
Observer Data Collection Methods, Results and Analysis; Louisiana and
Texas Expansion of At-sea Observer Data Collection Methods, Results and
Analysis. These reviews will include presentations, background
manuscripts and SSC discussions.
The Gulf SSC will receive an update on Ongoing Projects, review of
Best Release Practices Manual for Reef Fish and Related Species, and
offer SSC Recommendations on the Use of Return `Em Right Science for
Informing Fisheries Management. Public comments will be heard at the
end of the day, if any.
The Gulf SSC will then review Other Business, including SEDAR 87
Review Workshop Volunteers and SEDAR 98 Assessment Process and Review
Workshop Volunteers.
--Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will also be broadcast via webinar. You may register
for the webinar by visiting <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and clicking on the SSC
meeting on the calendar.
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with
other meeting materials will be posted on <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> as they
become available.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the Scientific and Statistical Committees for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. Actions of the Scientific and Statistical
Committee will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in
the agenda and any issues arising after publication of this notice that
require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council's intent to take-action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to Kathy Pereira, (813) 348-1630, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 29, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-02136 Filed 2-3-25; 8:45 am]
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