The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a series of meetings to gather public comments on Reef Fish Amendment 46, which considers modifying the rebuilding timeline; commercial and recreational annual catch limits (ACLs) and annual catch targets (ACTs); recreational closed season, bag limit, and minimum size limit; and commercial trip limit. For draft documents and other learning materials, visit our scoping through implementation page: http://tinyurl.com/public-materials.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 6:00 – 9:00 pm EST
Via Webinar. Click HERE to register for the Webinar.
Public hearings begin at 6:00 p.m local time on the following dates and locations:
Monday, March 6, 2017, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Five Rivers Delta Resource Center
30945 Five Rivers Boulevard
Spanish Fort, AL 36527
(251) 625-0814
Monday, March 6, 2017, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Hilton Garden Inn
6717 S. Padre Island Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
(361) 991-8200
Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Destin Community Center
101 Stahlman Avenue
Destin, FL 32541
(850) 654-5184
Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Courtyard Marriott
9550 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston Island, TX 77554
(409) 497-2850
Thursday, March 9, 2017, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Hilton Carillon Park
950 Lake Carillon Drive
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
(727) 540-0050
Submit comments online before March 28, 2017:
http://tinyurl.com/Triggerfish2017
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.
Submit comments and stay updated on fishery issues:
Check it out! Go to www.gulfcouncil.org and click on the thermometer in the middle of the page. From there you can read up on all the pending actions, watch the video presentations, read comments, and submit comments. All comments submitted through the online form are automatically posted on our web site for Council review. Other comments are manually posted every couple of days.
There is also a thermometer for each issue that lets you know where the Council is in the process for that particular amendment, whether it’s the scoping phase, final action, or implementation.