Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

الملخص

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a public meeting of its Joint Habitat Protection Advisory Panels on September 13, 1994, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., and September 14, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon, to review and discuss: (a) Mercury occurrence in coastal fisheries; (b) Potential assumption of Section 404 Permitting Program by Florida and Louisiana; (c) Mitigation banking plans for Florida; (d) The Corps of Engineers' and Louisiana's long-term management plans for Federal channels; (e) Louisiana coastal wetlands conservation plan; (f) The Federal ecosystem management plan; (g) Estimating estuarine freshwater in-flow needs; (h) Removal of offshore platforms with explosives and the impacts on fisheries; (i) A scientific assessment of coastal wetland loss, restoration, and management in Louisiana; (j) Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries policy on marsh management; and (k) Proposed Magnuson Act amendments regarding Council involvement in habitat issues. This meeting will be held at the New Orleans Airport Hilton Hotel and Conference Center, 901 Airline Highway, Kenner, LA.