The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a series of public hearings and scoping workshops to discuss and take public comment on a three proposed amendments.
Reef Fish Amendment 39 looks at dividing the recreational red snapper quota among regions to allow for the creation of different management measures that better suit each area.
Reef Fish Amendment 41 explores the design and implementation of flexible measures for the management of red snapper by the charter for-hire fleet; and Amendment 42 explores the design and implementation of flexible measures for the management of reef fish for the headboat fleet.
The meeting schedule is as follows:
Mon, October 19, 2015
Amendments 39, 41, & 42
Courtyard Marriott Gulfport Beachfront
1600 East Beach Blvd.
Gulfport, MS 39501
228-864-4310
Mon, October 19, 2015
Amendment 39
Hilton Garden Inn
6717 South Padre Island Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
361-991-8200
Wed, October 21, 2015
Amendment 39
Hampton Inn & Suites
2320 Gulf Freeway South
League City, TX 77573
281-614-5437
Wed, October 21, 2015
Amendments 41 & 42
Adult Activity Center
26251 Canal Road
Orange Beach, AL
251-981-3440
Mon, October 26, 2015
Amendments 41 & 42
Marriott Clearwater Beach
Sand Key
1201 Gulf Blvd.
Clearwater Beach, FL 33767
727-596-1100
Tues, October 27, 2015
Amendment 39
Hilton St. Petersburg
Carillon Park
950 Lake Carillon Dr.
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
727-540-0050
Tues, November 3, 2015
Amendments 41 & 42
Courtyard Marriott
142 Library Drive
Houma, LA 70360
985-223-8996
Tues, October 20, 2015
Amendment 39
Renaissance Mobile
Riverview Plaza Hotel
64 South Water Street
Mobile AL 36602
251-438-4000
Tues, October 20, 2015
Amendment 39
Embassy Suites San Antonio
10110 US Highway 281 N
San Antonio, TX 78216
210-525-9999
Thurs, October 22, 2015
Amendment 39, 41, & 42
Embassy Suites
570 Scenic Gulf Drive
Destin, FL 332550
850-337-7000
Thurs, October 22, 2015
Amendments 41 & 42
Hilton Galveston Island
5400 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77551
409-744-5000
Wed, October 28, 2015
Amendment 39
Webinar
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Thurs, October 29, 2015
Amendments 41 & 42
Webinar
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Mon, November 2, 2015
Amendment 39
Doubletree
4964 Constitution Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
225-925-1005
All in-person meetings begin at 6:00 pm local time and end no later than 9:00 pm local time. Webinars begin at 6:00 pm Eastern Time.
A Scoping Guides and Public Hearing Guides will be posted on the Council website at http://gulfcouncil.org/fishery_management_plans/scoping-thru-implementation.php.
