Council Meeting Briefing Book

Section A

Committee Schedule

- Committee Roster 2009

- Council Agenda

- October Full Council Minutes

- Revised Council Proposed 2008-2010 Actions

- SEDAR Schedule

- 2010 Meeting Dates

Section B

Reef Fish Management Committee

1.   Committee Agenda

2.   Committee Minutes

3.   Presentation - Northeast Gulf of Mexico Reserves Program: Changes in Reef Fish Populations

4.   Red Snapper Update Assessment

5.   Standing Reef Fish SSC Recommendations

6.   Red Snapper AP Recommendations

7.   Red Snapper Regulatory Amendment

      (a) Socio Economic Panel Summary

      (b) Proposed Regulations

8.   Amendment 32 - Gag/Red Grouper/Data Collection Options Paper

9.   Scoping Meeting Summaries

10.  Written Public Comment Summary

11.  Report of the Limited Access Privilege Program Advisory Panel

12.  Memo on Proposed SEDAR 22 Schedule and Greater Amberjack

13.  Proposed SEDAR 22 Benchmark Assessment Schedule

14.  Proposed Greater Amberjack Update Assessment Schedule

15.  Memo and Proposed Schedule for Goliath Grouper Assessment

Section C

Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel) Management Committee

1.   Agenda

2.   Minutes

3.   Scoping Meeting Summaries

4.   Draft Options Paper for Mackerel Amendment 18

Section D

Shrimp Management Committee

1.   Agenda

2.   Minutes

3.   Biological Review of the 2009 Texas Closure

4.   2009 Texas Closure - Results of SEAMAP Sampling

5.   Shrimp AP Recommendations

6.   Summary of the Standing and Special Shrimp SSC

Section E

Administrative Policy Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Revised Compensation Policy for Conference Calls, Webinars, and Other Electronic Meetings

4.  Revised Policy on Timeliness of Submission of Travel Expense Reports

5.  Revised Proposed Outline to Revised Statement of SOPPs

Section F

Outreach and Education Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Outreach and Education Advisory Panel Report/Recommendations

    (a) Outreach and Education Advisory Panel Summary Minutes

Section G

Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Generic ACL/AM Amendment Options Paper

4.  Species Groupings Analysis

5.  December 2009 Ecosystem Meeting Summary

6.  Guidelines Summary

7.  SSC Comments

Section H

Joint Stone Crab/Spiny Lobster Management Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Spiny Lobster Amendment 10 Draft Options Paper

4.  Schedule for Amendment 10/Joint Meeting with South Atantic Council

5.  Spiny Lobster SEDAR Terms of Reference

   (a) Spiny Lobster Project Update Schedule

Section I

SSC Selection Committee – CLOSED SESSION**

1. Agenda
2. Minutes**
3. Special Mackerel SSC Candidates**
4. Special Mackerel SSC Resumes**

Section J

AP Selection Committee – CLOSED SESSION**

1. Agenda
2. Minutes**

Section K

Budget/Personnel Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  2010 Funding Status

Section L

Red Drum Management Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Letter from Mississippi Requesting the Red Drum Fishery be Opened in the EEZ

4. Summary of the Ad Hoc Red Drum Advisory Panel - July 2007

5. Summary of the Ad Hoc Red Drum Advisory Panel - October 2007

Section M

Habitat Protection Committee

1.  Agenda

2.  Minutes

3.  Texas Habitat Protection AP Meeting Summary

4.  Louisiana/Mississippi Habitat Protection AP Meeting Summary

Section N

Catch Shares Task Force Presentation*

Section O

SEDAR Selection Committee – CLOSED SESSION**

1. Agenda
2. Minutes**
3. Proposed SEDAR Spiny Lobster Participants**
4. Proposed SEDAR Yellowedge Grouper and Tilefish Participants**
5. Proposed SEDAR Greater Amberjack Participants**
6. Proposed SEDAR 23 Goliath Grouper Participants**

Section P

Report of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Activities*

Section Q

Other Business - Exempted Fishing Permits

 1. NOAA Letter - Exempted Fishing Permits

 2. Gulf & South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation Exempted Fishing Permit Letter

 3. Exempted Fishing Permit - MARFIN BRD

 4. Exempted Fishing Permit - Electronic Logbook

 5. Exempted Fishing Permit - Red Grouper Exclusion Device

Section R

Regional Administrator's Report

Section S

Directors’ Reports

1. Alabama

2. Mississippi