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Fall Snapper Season Public Hearings
July 29, 2013 Reminder - Gulf Council to hold Public Hearings on Amendment 39 Regional Management for Recreational Red Snapper The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has scheduled a series of public hearings around the Gulf of Mexico beginning Thursday, August 1 through Wednesday, August 14, 2013. The purpose of the meetings is to solicit public comment on Reef Fish Amendment 39 - Regional Management for Recreational Red Snapper. All meetings will begin at 6:00 pm. and will conclude no later than 9 p.m. Regional Management of Recreational Red Snapper examines dividing the federal recreational red snapper quota among states or regions. This division would potentially give states/regions more flexibility in choosing seasons and bag limits, but would not necessarily result in more fishing days. Under regional management, red snapper would remain a federally managed species subject to federal conservation goals, and the Council would continue to oversee management of the stock. The first public hearing is a "call-in session" scheduled for August 1, 2013. To participate in the "call-in session" dial 888-323-2711 - the password is Regional Management. The remaining public hearing schedule for Reef Fish Amendment 39 is as follows: Monday, August 5, 2013* Courtyard Marriott 11471 Cinema Drive D'Iberville, MS Wednesday, August 7, 2013 Holiday Inn Select 2001 N. Cove Boulevard Panama City, FL Thursday, August 8, 2013* Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel 64 South Water Street Mobile, AL Monday, August 12, 2013* Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Parkway 950 Lake Carillon Drive St. Petersburg, FL Monday, August 12, 2013* Hilton Garden Inn 6717 South Padre Island Drive Corpus Christi, TX Tuesday, August 13, 2013* Hampton Inn & Suites 2320 Gulf Freeway South League City, TX Wednesday, August 14 2013 DoubleTree 4964 Constitution Avenue Baton Rouge, LA All meetings begin at 6:00 pm and will conclude at the end of public comment, but no later than 9:00 pm. NOTE: * Denotes the meeting will cover Recreational Regional Management of Red Snapper as well as Amendments 19 & 20 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan. Can't attend any of the meetings? Comments on Reef Fish Amendment 39 will also be accepted online at http://bit.ly/177mEcD. Copies of the public hearing documents can be obtained by calling 813-348-1630, or by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org. These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council Office at least 5 working days prior to the meeting. About the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional Fishery Management Councils established by the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The Council prepares fishery management plans, which are designed to manage fishery resources within the 200-mile limit of the Gulf of Mexico. Like us on Facebook Visit our blog View our videos on YouTube The Gulf Council has an APP for that - Download it for free! iPhone Droid Join Our Mailing List Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Charlene Ponce Public Information Officer 888-833-1844 ext. 229 http://bit.ly/177mEcD bit.ly |
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Thanks for posting that. Everyone needs to call in.
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When do you guys think they will make a decision and set the dates for a possible Snapper Season this fall?
Trying to plan a trip and rent a cabin but kind of hard with no dates... |
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Prob gonna be Oct 1-21 but its not set in stone. The council meets in a few weeks. I'm sure it will hit the news.
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Thanks
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No fall season.
Seems we already got our quota. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2..._river_default Don't start making plans to fish for red snapper in October just yet. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Reef Fish Committee heard Tuesday that recreational catch estimates generated by new data-collection methods far exceeded the sector's 2013 quota during the 28-day June season. The new data-collection methods were implemented as part of the Marine Recreational Information Program. The uncertainty surrounding the exact cause of the overrun - the new methodology or actual changes in fishermen's habits - now has a fall season shrouded under a cloud of doubt. |
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anyone know if gonna have oct. season or not
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Not looking like it.
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