Council Meeting Briefing Book

Section A

-  Committee Schedule

-  Committee Roster 2009

-  Council Agenda

-  June 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.   Final Reef Fish Amendment 31

4.   SSC Recommendations

      a.   Witherington 2009 - Loggerhead Nest Trends

      a. i  Witherington 2009 - Loggerhead Nest Trends PPT - PDF

      b. i  Richards Report on Mortality Reduction PDF

      b. ii Richards Report on Mortality Reduction PPT

      c. i  Kenchington Reflections on Loggerhead and Longlinging PDF

      c. ii Kenchington Reflections on Loggerhead and Longlinging PPT

      d. i  NMFS Cumulative Effects Analysis PDF

      d. ii NMFS Cumulative Effects Analysis PPT

      e.   NMFS Surveys on Sea Turtle Bycatch in Longline Fishery

      f.   Garrison GOM Loggerhead Density Summary

5.   Draft Proposed Rule for Amendment 31

6.   Presentation - "Is there a better way to manage U.S. shared commercial

      and recreational fisheries?"

7.   Presentation - "Evolving approached to managing marine recreational

      fisheries"*

10.  Gag and Red Grouper Management Measures*

Section E

Budget/Personnel Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  CY 2009 Budget

Section F

Highly Migratory Species Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Amendment 3 to Consolidated HMS FMP

    (a) HMS Amendment 3 Scoping Comment

    (b) HMS Amendment 3 Pre-Draft Discussion

    (c) HMS Amendment 3 Presentation

Section G

Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Generic ACL/AM Amendment Scoping Document

4.  (a) Final SAFMC Comprehensive Ecosystem Amendment 1

     (b) SAFMC Amendment 1 Appendices

5.  (a) Catch Shares Task Force Status Report

     (b) Catch Shares Task Force Status Report 7/17/09

     (c) Catch Shares Task Force Status Report 7/29/09

Section H

Joint Stone Crab/Spiny Lobster Management Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Spiny Lobster Amendment 9 Scoping Document

4.  Summary of Meeting with Councils, NMFS, and Florida FWC

Section J

AP Selection Committee - CLOSED SESSION **

1.  Agenda**

2.  Minutes**

3.  LAPP Resumes**

Section K

SSC Selection Committee - CLOSED SESSION **

1.  Agenda**

2.  Minutes**

3.  SEP Resumes**

Section L

Report on the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Activities*

Section M

Data Collection Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Presentation on Louisiana Charterboat Survey Program*

Section N

Other Business*

Section Q

Regional Administrator's Report

Section R

Directors' Reports*

1. Mississippi State Director's Report