January 23 - 26, 2007 - Point Clear, Alabama

Briefing Book Contents

 

Section A

-   Committee Agenda

-   Council Agenda

-   Committee Roster and Meeting Schedule

-   November 2006 Council Minutes

Section B

           Reef Fish Management Committee

1.  Committee Agenda

2.  Committee Minutes

3.  Draft Regulatory Amendment for Vermilion Snapper

4.  a. Reef Fish Amendment 30 Scoping Document (gag, amberjack,

        triggerfish and red grouper

     b. Revised Gray Triggerfish Indices Without Zero Trips

     c. Revised Gray Triggerfish Projections

5.  Suggested Locations for Scoping Hearings for Amendment 30

6.  Ad Hoc Grouper IFQ AP Meeting Summary

7.  FFWCC Recommendation for Goliath Grouper Scientific Study

8.  SEFSC Recommendation for Goliath Grouper Scientific Study*

Section C

           Mackerel Management Committee

1.  Committee Agenda

2.  Committee Minutes

3.  Updated Stock status Criteria and ABC Projections

4.  a. King Mackerel Projections Memorandum

     b. Notes on the Projection Updates of Mackerel Stocks

5.  Draft Amendment 18

Section D

           Shrimp Management Committee

           1.  Agenda

           2.  Minutes

           3.  NMFS Analysis of Texas Shrimp Closure

           4.  Summary of the Shrimp AP Meeting

Section E

           Joint Reef Fish/Shrimp Management Committees

           1.  Agenda

           2.  Minutes

           3.  Updated Rebuilding Projections for Red Snapper

           4.  Red Snapper Juvenile Densities Off Texas*

           5.  Reef Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp Amendment 14

                a. Alternative Action Shrimp 14

                b. Alternative Action 5 with Option D

           6.  Linked vs. Delinked Shrimp-Reef Fish Mortality Reduction*

           7.  August Joint Committee Report

           8.  Reef Fish 27/shrimp 14 Potential Shrimp Actions

           9.  Interim Rule for Reef Fish 27/Shrimp 14 Amendment

          10.  DEIS for Interim Rule

          11.  Final Report of the Shrimp Effort Working Group

          12.  Proposed Public Hearing Recommendations for Reef Fish 27/Shrimp 14

          13.  Draft Reef Fish Amendment 31/Shrimp Amendment 15 Options

          14.  Summary of Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort AP Meeting

Section F

           Budget/Personnel Committee

            1.  Agenda

            2   Minutes

            3   a. NOAA Council Budget Table

                 b. Gulf Council Allocation Under House Mark

            4.  Draft CY2007 Operating Budget

            5.  Operating Budget Total with Increases for State Liaison

                 a. $5,000/State

                 b. $10,000/State

            6.  Summary of Other Councils State Liaison Payments

            7.  Current State Billing Costs

Section G

           Migratory Species Management Committee

            1.  Agenda

            2.  Minutes

            3.  Proposed Swordfish Rule

                 a. Consulting Parties' Memo

                 b. Federal Register Notice

                 c. Environmental Assessment/RIR/IRFA

            4.  Request for Comment on EFH

                 a. Announcement Memo

                 b. Federal Register Notice

                 c. Current Gulf Council HAPCs and regulations

            5.  Notice of Intent to Prepare Shark Rebuilding Plan

                 a. Announcement Memo

                 b. Federal Register Notice            

Section H

Data Collection Committee

 1.  Agenda

 2.  Minutes

 3.  SOPPs Committee Charge

 4.  Council Motion on Licensing and Reporting

 5.  Federal Registry for Recreational Vessels

 6.  State Licensing and Reporting Requirements

      a. Mississippi

      b. Florida

      c. Louisiana

Section I

SSC Selection committee (CLOSED SESSION)**

Section J

           Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Management Committees

            1. Agenda

            2. Minutes

            3. Draft Options Paper for Aquaculture Amendment

            4. Suggested Hearing Locations

Section K

Other Business

Section N

           Proposed Regulatory Actions

 1. SERO Proposed Actions

 2. Proposed SEDAR Schedule

Section O

           Other Meeting Reports

            1. a. IFQ Stakeholder Meeting Memo

                b. IFQ Stakeholder Meeting Report

            2. Council Chair Meeting Summary and Appendices

Section P

           Enforcement Reports* 

Section Q

           Regional Administrator's Report*

Section R

           Directors' Reports

            1. Mississippi

*  Material to be mailed later or provided at the meeting.

**Material provided to Council Members Only