Press Releases - 2005

 

Date

 

Title

 

12/12/2005

Shrimp Advisory Panel will Convene to Discuss Scoping Documents for Joint Reef Fish 27/Shrimp 14 and Reef Fish 28/Shrimp 15 and the Texas Closure

 

11/10/2005

Texas Habitat Protection Advisory Panel to convene

 

11/02/2005

Update on recreational red grouper closure and bag limits

 

10/21/2005

Council to Convene its Regularly Scheduled Meeting November 14 - 17, 2005, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida

 

10/19/2005

Listening Station Available at GMFMC Offices for the SAFMC Kin and Spanish mackerel AP Conference Call

 

10/06/2005

Two Public Hearings Rescheduled on Reef Fish Amendment 26 (Red Snapper IFQ - Scoping Meetings Canceled

 

10/06/2005

Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committee to Meet in Tampa to Review Progress in Development of  a Fishery Ecosystem Plan and to Discuss Impacts of Recent Hurricanes on Gulf Ecosystem

 

9/30/2005

October 27, 2005 Public Hearing/Scoping Meeting on Reef Fish Amendment 26 (Red Snapper IFQ) and Scoping meeting for a Joint Reef Fish and Shrimp Amendment has been CANCELLED

 

9/27/2005

Written Comments Being Accepted on Generic Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plans of the Gulf of Mexico (EFH Amendment 3)

 

9/27/2005

Law Enforcement Advisory Panel Scheduled to Review the Impact of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita on Fishery Enforcement Activities in the Gulf of Mexico and Other Issues

 

9/20/2005
Public Hearings on Reef Fish Amendment 26 (Red Snapper IFQ) and Scoping Meetings for a Joint Reef Fish and Shrimp Amendment Addressing Bycatch, Shrimping Effort, Shrimp Vessel Monitoring, and Shrimp Permit Transferability

 

9/15/2005
Council to Convene Ad Hoc Red Snapper Advisory Panel (AHRSAP) to Review Red Snapper IFQ Amendment

 

9/15/2005
Council to Convene Joint Meeting of Standing & Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSCs) to Review Red Snapper IFQ Amendment

 

9/7/2005
Notice of Reef Fish Advisory Panel Meeting Via Conference Call

 

9/1/2005
Gulf Council Will Relocate Council Meeting to St. Petersburg, Florida and Change the Dates to October 3-6

 

8/30/2005
Gulf Council Will Relocate Council Meeting to St. Petersburg, Florida and Will Convene to Receive Public Testimony on Reef Fish Amendment 18A; the Red Grouper Regulatory Amendment; and Exempted Fishing Permits (if any)

 

8/23/2005
Gulf Council Will Convene to Receive Public Testimony on Reef Fish Amendment 18A; the Red Grouper Regulatory Amendment; and Exempted Fishing Permits (if any)

 

8/18/2005
Gulf Council Seeks Members for Ad Hoc Grouper IFQ Advisory Panel

 

8/16/2005
Public Hearing Scheduled on the Red Grouper Regulatory Amendment

 

7/27/2005
Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committee to Meet in New Orleans to Review Public Input From Ecosystem Workshops

 

7/18/2005
Red Snapper Stock Assessment Advisory Report to be Reviewed by Scientific and Statistical Committee

 

7/8/2005
Ecosystem Workshop in Fort Myers Rescheduled Due to Hurricane Dennis

 

7/8/2005
Council to Cancel and Reschedule Council Meeting in Ft. Myers Beach

 

6/21/2005
Public Workshops Scheduled on Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries Management

 

6/17/2005
Council to Take Final Action on Reef Fish Amendment 18A and Generic Amendment for Extending the Charter Vessel Permit Moratorium, and Will Hear Public Testimony on Management of Red Grouper

 

6/13/2005
Stock Assessments on Red Snapper, Mackerel and Spiny Lobster, Reef Fish Amendment 18A, and an Amendment to Extend the Charterboat Permit Moratorium to be Reviewed by Scientific and Statistical Committee

 

6/7/2005
Notice of Charterboat Advisory Panel Meeting Via Conference Call

 

6/6/2005
Reef Fish Advisory Panel to Meet to Review Reef Fish Amendment 18A

 

5/27/2005
Red Snapper Advisory Panel Meets in Galveston to Review a Red Snapper Stock Assessment

 

5/24/2005
Public Hearings Scheduled on the Charterboat Permit Moratorium, Reef Fish Amendment 18A, and Workshops on Red Grouper

 

5/18/2005
Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committee to Meet in Tampa, Florida

 

5/18/2005
Council to Convene Socioeconomic Panel

 

5/3/2005
Council to Convene Coral Scientific and Statistical Committee to Discuss Coral Research in the Gulf of Mexico

 

4/18/2005
Council to Take Final Action in May on Shrimp Amendment 13/EA

 

2/11/2005
Council to Take Final Action on Shrimp Amendment 13/EA - CORRECTED

 

2/1/2005
Fishery Council to Convene Socioeconomic Panel

 

1/24/2005
Public Hearings Scheduled to Receive Comments on Shrimp Amendment 13