Fishing gear specialists with NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fishery Science Center’s Gear Monitoring Team will host question and answer webinar sessions and virtual workshops summarizing upcoming skimmer trawl Turtle Excluder Device (TED) requirements and assist participants with program information and compliance. The webinars are scheduled twice a month on Tuesday mornings…
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a three-day webinar of its Standing, Reef Fish, Mackerel, Shrimp, and Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees. The meeting will be held May 3-5, 2021. The Scientific and Statistical Committees will address the following: Management Considerations for Using Interim Analysis…
Learn how easy it is to remote set your own oyster larvae! La Sea Grant/LDWF Hatchery staff will host an online demonstration to walk you through the process, answer questions, and provide more information on the hatchery, ordering seed and larvae, and cage culture. The virtual event will be held April 29, 2 – 3…
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a four-day webinar of its Standing, Reef Fish, and Socioeconomic Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC). The meeting will be held March 30 – April 2, 2021. Along with three external independent reviewers, the SSC will begin by hearing the results…
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a meeting of its Coastal Migratory Advisory Panel (AP) via webinar. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, EDT. The panel will address the following: Cobia: The AP will hear the results…
On April 1, 2021, skimmer vessels 40 feet in length and over will be required by federal law to install turtle excluder devices (TEDs). The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will operate the Skimmer Turtle Excluder Device Reimbursement Program (STEDRP), which will reimburse up to 60 percent of the…
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, EDT on March 23, 2021. The meeting will be held via webinar. The Panel will address the following: Council actions in response to motions from the November 2020…
On April 1, 2021, skimmer vessels 40 feet in length and over will be required by federal law to install turtle excluder devices (TEDs). The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will operate the Skimmer Turtle Excluder Device Reimbursement Program (STEDRP), which will reimburse up to 60 percent of the…
On April 1, 2021, skimmer vessels 40 feet in length and over will be required by federal law to install turtle excluder devices (TEDs). The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will operate the Skimmer Turtle Excluder Device Reimbursement Program (STEDRP), which will reimburse up to 60 percent of the…
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a virtual meeting of its Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC) in conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Law Enforcement Committee (LEC). The meeting will convene from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, EST, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. The LETC…