2002 Releases

Press Releases - 2002
Date	Title
12/5/2002	Shrimp Advisory Panel to Discuss Texas Closure and an Options Paper for Amendment 13 to the Shrimp FMP
12/4/2002	Reef Fish Advisory Panel and Scientific and Statistical Committee to Review Results of New Red Grouper and Yellowedge Grouper Stock Assessments
12/3/2002	Council to Set the Boundary for the Texas Shrimp Closure for 2003 and May Select TAC for Yellowedge and Red Grouper
11/15/2002	Fishery Council to Convene Socioeconomic Panel
10/30/2002	Meeting to Consider Special Management Zones Off Alabama Cancelled
10/7/2002	Council to Convene Panels to Review the Intermediate Draft of Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Generic Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Amendment
10/7/2002	Council to Convene Habitat Protection Advisory Panels
9/23/2002	Law Enforcement Advisory Panel to Review 2003 Operations Plan, VMS Needs, Quota Monitoring, and Other Issues
9/18/2002	Socioeconomic Panel Meeting Cancelled
9/13/2002	Fishery Council to Convene Socioeconomic Panel
8/30/2002	Additional Scoping Meetings Scheduled to Receive Comments on a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Shrimp Amendment 13 and for the Rebuilding Program for Red Snapper
8/26/2002	Reef Fish Stock Assessment Panel to Review New Red Grouper and Yellowedge Grouper Stock Assessments
8/16/2002	Council to Take Final Action on Secretarial Amendment 2 for Greater Amberjack
8/15/2002	Scoping Meetings Scheduled to Receive Comments on a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Rebuilding Program for Red Snapper
8/9/2002	Meetings Cancelled
8/5/2002	Council to Convene Panels to Review the Intermediate Draft of Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Generic Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Amendment
8/5/2002	Council to Convene Habitat Protection Advisory Panels
8/2/2002	Reef Fish AP and SSC to be Convened to Review the Secretarial Amendment 2 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan to Set Greater Amberjack Sustainable Fisheries Act Targets and Thresholds and to Set a Rebuilding Plan
8/2/2002	Scoping Meetings Scheduled to Receive Comments on a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Shrimp Amendment 13
7/19/2002	Ad Hoc Red Snapper Advisory Panel to Meet to Discuss Issues Related to the Development of an Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Profile for the Red Snapper Fishery
7/15/2002	Public Hearings Scheduled on the Secretarial Amendment 2 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan to Set Greater Amberjack Sustainable Fisheries Act Targets and Thresholds and to Set a Rebuilding Plan
7/5/2002	Shrimp Advisory Panel to Discuss Shrimping Effort, Status of Shrimp Stocks, Essential Fish Habitat, and an Options Paper for Amendment 13
7/5/2002	Council to Convene its Standing and Special Mackerel Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC), and its Standing and Special Shrimp SSC to Review Stock Assessment Panel Reports
7/5/2002	Council to Convene its Mackerel Advisory Panel (AP) to Review the Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel Report and the Report of the Socioeconomic Panel
6/18/2002	Commerce Secretary Evans Announces 2002 Gulf Fishery Council Appointments
6/14/2002	Council to Take Final Action on Secretarial Reef Fish Amendment 1
6/13/2002	Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel to be Convened via Conference Call
5/31/2002	Council to Convene Panels to Review the Preliminary Draft of Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Generic Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Amendment
5/31/2002	Reef Fish Advisory Panel and Scientific and Statistical Committee to Review Bioeconomic Modeling Results of Proposed Red Grouper Rebuilding Plan
5/29/2002	Scoping Meetings Scheduled on Continuation of Madison/Swanson and Steamboats Lumps Marine Reserves
5/29/2002	Ad Hoc Red Snapper Advisory Panel to Meet to Discuss Issues Related to the Development of an Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Profile for the Red Snapper Fishery
5/24/2002	Shrimp Stock Assessment Panel to Consider Definitions of MSY, OY, Overfishing, and Overfished for Gulf Shrimp Stocks
5/17/2002	Fishery Council to Convene Socioeconomic Panel
5/16/2002	Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Secretarial Amendment 1 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan for Red Grouper is Available
5/3/2002	Fishery Councils to Convene Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel
4/26/2002	Fishery Council to Convene a Stakeholders Workshop on Bioeconomic Modeling
4/26/2002	Ad Hoc Red Snapper Advisory Panel to Meet to Discuss Issues Related to the Development of an Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Profile for the Red Snapper Fishery
4/19/2002	Council to Take Final Action on Draft Amendments for Shrimp and Amberjack
4/1/2002	Gulf Council to Hold Workshops on Development of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Generic Amendment for Essential Fish Habitat
3/4/2002	U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Announcements
2/26/2002	Law Enforcement Advisory Panel to Review Management Options for Red Grouper, Status of JEAs, and Possible Development of an Enforceability Document
2/22/2002	Ad Hoc Red Snapper Advisory Panel to Meet to Discuss Issues Related to the Development of an Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Profile for the Red Snapper Fishery
2/15/2002	Council to Take Final Action on Draft Shrimp Amendment 10/EA/RIR
2/7/2002	Gulf Council and NMFS Issue a Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Holds Public Hearings/Scoping Meetings; Requests for Comments; Final Action on Red Grouper Postponed Until July 2002
2/2/2002	Reef Fish Advisory Panel and Scientific and Statistical Committee to Review Draft Red Grouper Rebuilding Plan Regulatory Amendment
1/30/2002	Gulf Council Revises the List of Issues To Be Considered in the Red Grouper Rebuilding Plan
1/25/2002	Public Hearings on Red Grouper Rebuilding Plan and Scoping Meetings on the Use of Pelagic Longlines to Harvest Dolphin (Fish) Scheduled
1/14/2002	Fishery Council to Convene Socioeconomic Panel

Press Releases - 2002

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