The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a meeting of its Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Working Group from 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. Friday, September 19, 2014, at the Council office - 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, in Tampa, Florida.

The Working Group will develop:

• suggested goals and objectives for an Ecosystem-Based Management Plan that considers measurable targets
• approaches for identifying and prioritizing ecosystem and socioeconomic information needs for the fisheries managed by the Gulf Council.

Meeting materials will be posted on and available for download from the Council FTP site at https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi - username and password are both gulfguest. After logging in, navigate to the "Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Working Group meeting - 2014 - 9" folder.

To watch the meeting live register at: http://gulfcouncil.org/council_meetings/Webinars.php.