Briefing Book Materials

April 14 - 17, 2009 - New Orleans, Louisiana

Section A

-    Committee Schedule

-    Committee Roster 2009

-    Council Agenda

-    January Full Council Minutes

-    Revised Council Proposed 2008-2010 Actions

-    SEDAR Schedule

-    2009 and 2010 Meeting Dates

Section B

Reef Fish Management Committee

1.   Committee Agenda

2.   Committee Minutes

3.   a. Draft Amendment 31

      b. Presentation of Turtle Stranding Data*

      c. LEAP Report on Reef Fish Amendment 31

      d. GOM Sea Turtle Takes

4.   a. SEP Report*

      b. Grouper Allocation Report by Gentner for CCA

      c. Fisheries Economics of the United States 2006

5.   Allocation Issues-Gag, Red Grouper, Greater Amberjack & Gray Triggerfish*

6.   a. Wilde Article on Venting in Fisheries Magazine

      b. Public Comment by Wilde to SAFMC on Venting

Section E

Budget/Personnel Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes*

3.  a. Councils' Funding 2009*

     b. Funding Status 2008*

4.  CY 2009 Operational Budget Revisions*

Section F

Administrative Policy Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Revised SOPPs SSC Charge*

Section G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Collection Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Olfish/Environmental Defnese Electronic Logbook Pilot Project*

4.  Text Message Based Reporting Method for Marine Recreational Anglers*

5.  CLS America Presentation on Satellite-Based Environmental Data

     Collection*

6.  GSMFC For-Hire Data Collection Methods Workshop Report

Section H

Outreach and Education Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Report of the O&E AP Meeting

    a. Gulf of Maine Research Institute Program Information

    b. Seagrant Outreach Example

4. Minutes of the O&E AP Meeting

Section I

Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Discussion Paper for Generic ACL/AM Amendment

Section J

 

 

 

 

AP Selection Committee (Closed Session)

1.  Agenda*

2.  Minutes*

3.  Member/Nominee Chart*

4.  Resumes

 

Section K

 

 

 

 

 

Section L

 

 

Section Q

 

Section R

 

Section T

    SSC Selection Committee (Closed Session)

   1.  Agenda*

   2.  Minutes*

   3.  SSC Job Description*

   4.  Member/Nominee Chart*

   5.  Resumes*

 

   Other Business

    1. Update on SEDAR Streamlining Process*

 

   Regional Administrator's Report

 

   Directors' Reports

   1. Mississippi

 

   SAFMC Liaison Report

 

 

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Briefing Book Materials

  April 14 - 17, 2009 - New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Section A

-    Committee Schedule

-    Committee Roster 2009

-    Council Agenda

-    January Full Council Minutes

-    Revised Council Proposed 2008-2010 Actions

-    SEDAR Schedule

-    2009 and 2010 Meeting Dates

Section B

Reef Fish Management Committee

1.   Committee Agenda

2.   Committee Minutes

3.   a. Draft Amendment 31

      b. Presentation of Turtle Stranding Data*

      c. LEAP Report on Reef Fish Amendment 31

      d. GOM Sea Turtle Takes

4.   a. SEP Report*

      b. Grouper Allocation Report by Gentner for CCA

      c. Fisheries Economics of the United States 2006

5.   Allocation Issues-Gag, Red Grouper, Greater Amberjack & Gray Triggerfish*

6.   a. Wilde Article on Venting in Fisheries Magazine

      b. Public Comment by Wilde to SAFMC on Venting

Section C

1.  Nominees for Outreach & Education Committee

 

Section D

Shrimp Management Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Shrimp Vessel Effort Update

4.  NMFS Report on Electronic Logbooks for Shrimp Fishery

 

Section E

 

 

Section F

Ad Hoc Allocation Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Charge of Allocation Committee

3.  MSRA Language on Allocation 

 

Section G

Habitat Protection Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Proposed Management Actions for Flower Garden Banks

4.  Update on LNG Facilities

Section H

AP Selection Committee (CLOSED SESSION)**

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Membership and Attendance Chart for APs and Ad Hoc APs

4.  Nominee Resumes

5.  Violation Summaries (if any)

6.  Public Comment (E-mail/US Mail)*

    

Section I

SSC Selection Committee (CLOSED SESSION)**

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Membership and Attendance Chart for SSC/SAP/SEP and Ad Hoc SSCs

4.  Resumes

 

Section J

Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Management Committees

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Generic Amendment - Offshore Marine Aquaculture and Figures

4.  Summary of IPT Changes to Amendment

     a) Proposed Aquaculture Revisions 

     b) Energy Policy Act

5.  Public Hearing Summary

6.  Public Comment Material

     a)

     b)

              

Section K

 

 

 

 

 

Section L

 

 

Section M

Other Business

1.  H.R. 5425

     a) South Atlantic Comments on H.R. 5425

     b) H.BB 2008-04\K - 1(b) - HR 5425.pdfR. 5425

2.  Issue of Allowing each Chair to Select Cities for Upcoming Calendar Year

 

 

Operator Permit Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Options Paper for Generic Operator Permits Amendment

 

Budget/Personnel Committee (CLOSED SESSION)**

Section N

Action Schedules

1.  Council Proposed '06 - '09 Actions

2.  SEDAR Assessment List

3.  2008 Meeting Dates

4.  2009 Meeting Dates

 

Section O

Other Meeting Reports

1. SAFMC Liaison Report

           

Section P

 Enforcement Reports  

Section Q

 Regional Administrator's Report

 

Section R

 Directors' Reports

    a. Fish and Wildlife Service

    b. Mississippi

 

*   Material to be mailed later or provided at meeting.

** Material provided to Council Members only.