This document contains the full chronology of motions made at the full Council session of the Gulf Council meeting held November 9, 2004 in South Padre Island, Texas. This includes failed, substituted, and amended motions as well as those that passed. Motions that passed (excluding motions to amend) are indicated in bold.
Motion: to combine the Sustainable Fisheries Committee and the Ecosystem Committee.
Substitute Motion: to delete the Sustainable Fisheries Committee.
Substitute motion failed by a vote of 6 to 9.
Motion carried by a vote of 8 to 7.
Motion: to combine the stone crab committee and the spiny lobster committee.
Motion carried by voice vote.
Motion: to delete the vessel monitoring committee.
Motion carried by voice vote.
Motion: to delete the deep-water crab committee and the butterfish committee.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that staff investigate teleconference and video conferencing alternatives for workshops, public hearings, and scoping meetings to do a pilot test within the next 6 months.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: to merge the administrative policy committee, personnel committee, and budget committee.
Substitute motion: to combine the personnel committee and the budget committee.
Substitute motion carried by voice vote.
Motion: that the Council write a letter to NOAA/Dr. Hogarth reminding that the Council requests that the amendments include language dealing with conflict of interest pertaining to land ownership and ecological matters.
Motion carried with no objection and an abstention by Dr. Fay.
Council Committees Appointment Motions
Motion: to adopt the committee lists with the following changes :
Riechers off Reef Fish, on mackerel
Walker off Mackerel, on Reef Fish
Minton as Vice Chair of Law Enforcement
Ecosystem-Sustainable Fisheries Committee:
Riechers, Chair
Foote, V. Chair
Brown/Frugé
Claverie
Crabtree
Adams
K. Williams
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the proposed actions in the document (Public Hearing Draft EFH Amendment) regarding bottom tending gear, bottom anchoring, and fishing weight restrictions be applied throughout [the coordinated depicted by] the small boxes shown in Proposal A in Figure 11.
Amendment to the Motion: that the proposed actions that are presented apply only to the known coral reefs that are on the map of Figure 11.
Amendment failed by a vote of 3 to 12.
Motion carried with one objection.
Motion: that the HPC recommends that the public hearing draft of the EFH Amendment contain the current Pulley Ridge HAPC boundaries.
Amendment: that the Council list the southern one-quarter area as an alternative.
Amendment carried with no objection.
Motion as amended: the HPC recommends that the public hearing draft of the EFH Amendment contain the current Pulley Ridge HAPC boundaries and that the Council list the southern one-quarter area as an alternative.
Motion as amended carried with no objection.
Motion: that the Council adopt the entire area of Pulley’s Ridge as the preferred alternative.
Motion carried by a vote of 8 to 7.
Motion: that the public hearing draft of the EFH Amendment not contain a preferred fishing weight alternative.
Motion carried.
Motion: that the Council provide $5,000 to SARP for their efforts to hire a coordinator.
Motion: to table the motion to the January 2004 Council meeting
Motion to table failed by voice vote.
Motion carried by a vote of 8 to 5
Motion: to defer the Joint Reef Fish/Artificial Reef agenda and committee action to the January Council meeting in Baton Rouge.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: to defer the Joint Reef Fish/Artificial Reef agenda and committee action to the January Council meeting in Baton Rouge.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: to adopt the Gulf of Mexico Cooperative Law Enforcement Strategic Plan for 2005-2010.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: to adopt the Gulf of Mexico Cooperative Law Enforcement Operations Plan for 2005-2006.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that a letter be sent to the DOJ and the FBI requesting that marine civil and administrative offenders along with vessel identification information be tracked with the NCIC database, and that marine enforcement have access to that data.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that a letter be sent to Dr. Hogarth asking that the agency support language in the M-SFCMA reauthorization allowing state enforcement officers the authority to enforce litter violations.
Motion carried with no objection and an abstention by Dr. Crabtree.
RED SNAPPER IFQ PROFILE OPTIONS PAPER (Tab B, No. 3(b))
Motion: that the alternatives reflect that quota share percentages be translated into gutted weight, and that "whole" weight be stricken from the alternatives. The intent is to apply this change throughout the document.
Substitute Motion: that we adopt all of the motions regarding the Red Snapper IFQ Profile Options Paper from pages 1 through 8 of the Reef Fish Committee Report.
Substitute motion failed by a vote of 5 to 8.
Motion carried by voice vote.
Motion: to add a new preferred alternative to Section 1.2 as follows: Confer on an IFQ share certificate holder the privilege to harvest the specified amount indefinitely. Five years after inception of the program, it will be reviewed and the program may be terminated or modified by Council action.
Amendment: rather than using the word "indefinitely" use the term "for five years".
Amendment failed by voice vote.
Motion carried by voice vote.
Motion: that the Council not select a preferred alternative for Section 1.3 at this time.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the Council change its preferred alternative for Section 1.4(a) to Alternative 1: All future increases in commercial quota set under TAC will be distributed among IFQ share certificate holders on record at the time of the increase in commercial quota. The distribution will be proportionate and based on percentage of commercial quota by individual shareholders;
Motion carried by voice vote.
Motion: that Sections 1.4(a) and 1.4(b) be combined into one section.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the Council’s preferred alternative for Section 2.1 be changed from Alternative 1 to the AHRSAP’s preferred alternative, Alternative 2: A person to whom a current Class 1 or Class 2 license has been issued will be eligible for an initial allocation. Current permanent resident aliens who currently hold Class 1 or Class 2 licenses will be included in the initial allocation;
Motion carried by voice vote.
Motion that the following alternatives in Section 2.1 be moved to the Considered but Rejected section: Alternative 3(b) and 4.
Substitute motion: to divide the question.
Substitute motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the following alternative in Section 2.1 be moved to the Considered but Rejected section: Alternative 3(b).
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the following alternative in Section 2.1 be moved to the Considered but Rejected section: Alternative 4.
Motion failed by a vote of 4 to 11(?)
Motion: that the Council’s preferred alternative for Section 2.2 be the same as the AHRSAP’s preferred alternative, Alternative 1: Among all red snapper license holders (i.e., Class 1 and Class 2 licenses), base the initial allocation on 10 out of 10 consecutive years; the individual chooses either 1990 through 1999 or 1993 1994 through 2002 2003;
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the following alternatives in Section 2.2 be moved to the Considered but Rejected section: Alternatives 3.b, 4, 5.a, 5.b, 6, 7, and 12.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that Alternative 3 in Section 2.2.1 be moved to the Considered but Rejected section.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the Council’s preferred alternative for Section 2.2.1 be Alternative 1.
Motion ruled out of order.
Motion: that the Council delete Section 2.3 and add discussion where appropriate to Section 2.1.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that throughout the document, the term "fishing privileges" be used rather than "fishing rights"
Motion carried by voice vote.
Motion: that Alternative 2 in Section 3.1(a) be moved to Considered but Rejected.
Motion failed by voice vote.
Motion: that the preferred alternative for Section 3.1(b) be changed from Alternative 2 to Alternative 1 as modified by removing the word "natural": IFQ share certificates and/or coupons can be transferred only to persons in the commercial reef fish fishery (i.e., among those individuals/vessels maintaining a valid commercial reef fish vessel permit). Transfer is implied to be limited to natural persons who are U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens;
Motion failed by voice vote.
Motion: that the following alternatives in Section 3.1(b) be moved to the Considered but Rejected section: Alternatives 3, 4, 5, and 7.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the following alternatives in Section 3.2 be moved to the Considered but Rejected section: Alternatives 4, 5, 7, and 8.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that Alternative 2 in Section 3.2 be moved to Considered but Rejected, and that there be no preferred alternative for Section 3.2.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion that the following changes be made to alternatives in Section 3.3(a):
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the following be stricken from Alternative 1 in Section 3.3(a): "Reasonable attempts will be made to determine those shareholders in risk of losing their IFQ share certificates by the end of the second year and notify them accordingly". Also clarify that Alternative 3 is actually a no use it or lose it alternative.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the following new alternative be added to Section 3.3(b.1) as a preferred alternative: IFQ shares/and or coupons that have been sanctioned by NOAA Fisheries shall be proportionately reissued to shareholders for the period of the sanction.
Amendment to strike the word "shall" and add the word "may".
Amendment carried with no objection.
Motion as amended: that the following new alternative be added to Section 3.3(b.1) as a preferred alternative: IFQ shares/and or coupons that have been sanctioned by NOAA Fisheries may be proportionately reissued to shareholders for the period of the sanction.
Motion as amended carried with no objection.
Motion: that the Council create a new alternative to allow a maximum ownership of a) no maximum; b) 8% maximum; or c) 15% maximum of IFQ shares; and also create alternatives for coupon shares that could be greater than the share totals.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that Section 3.5 be moved to Considered but Rejected.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the Council delay selection of a preferred alternative for Section 4.1 and have the IPT to develop a section on the pros and cons of IFQ quota share leasing.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the Council have the IPT develop a new section containing alternatives on collecting fees as required by the Act under section 304(d).
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the following alternatives in Section 4.2 be moved to the Considered but Rejected section: Alternatives 3, 4, and 5.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the Council’s preferred alternative for Section 4.2 be Alternative 1: Transfer of annual coupons issued in denominations of pounds to shareholders would be registered with the agency.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that on Section 4.3 preferred Alternative 1 (page 62), remove the sentence, "This system should be implemented at federal government expense", and develop this discussion under the new section about fees and expenses of implementing the IFQ system.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the Council have the IPT revise Sections 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 to be inclusive of the current alternatives that are already presented in the document, and recommend a number of panelists to serve on the review panel.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that Section 5.5(b) Alternative 1 be a Council preferred alternative, and that Alternative 4 be deleted. Alternative 1 is: During the first five years all shares distributed by the IFQ program will be qualified by the condition that they may be reduced by some quantity based on the outcome of legal disputes at some future date.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that the Council have the IPT reorganize and consolidate the document as an options paper; include a consideration of whether to separate the discussion and evaluation of quota shares and coupons; and make a recommendation of whether to use whole weight or gutted weight.
Substitute motion: that the Council have the IPT reorganize and consolidate the document as an options paper; include a consideration of whether to separate the discussion and evaluation of quota shares and coupons; and make a recommendation of whether to use whole weight or gutted weight.
Substitute motion carried with no objection.
REEF FISH AMENDMENT 18A (Tab B, No. 5)
Motion: that in section 5.1.2, the Council adopt Alternatives 1 and 3, as preferred alternatives and remove Alternative 5.
Motion carried by voice vote.
Motion: that the preferred alternative for Section 5.2.2 be changed from Alternative 2 to Alternative 3(b): Require fishing vessels engaged in the following fishing activities to be equipped with an electronic vessel monitoring system (VMS), with the cost of the vessel equipment, installation, maintenance, and month-to-month communications to be paid or arranged by the owners as appropriate. NOAA Fisheries will maintain and will publish in the Federal Register a list of type-approved units and communications protocols. VMS systems will be required for:
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: that Section 5.3 (Time/Area Closures) be moved to Considered but Rejected.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: to add an alternative to Amendment 18A to prohibit the use of longlines for reef fish fishing inside of 50 fathoms in the entire Gulf of Mexico.
Motion failed by a vote of 6 to 9.
Motion: to defer to the following motion to the LEAP - Motion of the AHRSAP from Cape San Blas westward in the Gulf of Mexico that it would be illegal to possess or land red snapper on a vessel with longline gear on board.
Motion carried with no objection.
GROUPER QUOTA CLOSURE ACTION REQUEST
Motion: Motion: Ask NMFS to promulgate an Interim or Emergency Rule to implement the following trip limits in the Gulf grouper fishery:
Motion carried with one opposition (Dr. Crabtree).
Motion: to allow commercial fishermen to retain a recreational bag limit of vermilion snapper during the closed season.
Motion failed by a vote of 5 to 10.
Motion: To support the addition of a public relations staff member to handle PR outreach, the website and copying the briefing books onto CDs.
Motion carried with no objection.
Motion: That the following persons be approved to attend the spiny lobster SEDAR workshop in Marathon, Florida from January 25-27, 2005:
Motion carried with no objection