Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Meeting

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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Mackerel Advisory Panel (AP) and Reef Fish, Mackerel, Spiny Lobster, and Stone Crab Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC) will hold public meetings on May 2-4, 1994, to review, and advise the Council on, amendments to Federal rules affecting mackerel, reef fish, stone crab and spiny lobster. The meetings will be held at the Radisson Inn, New Orleans Airport, 2150 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Kenner, LA; telephone: (504) 467- 3111. On May 2, beginning at 2:30 p.m., the SSC will develop recommendations on an amendment that proposes to allow certain fishermen landing reef fish with traps, or investing in traps prior to February 7, 1994, to be granted permits to use fish traps during the current 3-year moratorium on issuance of such permits. On May 3, beginning at 8 a.m., the SSC will review and make recommendations on an amendment to the stone crab regulations which proposes a 4-year moratorium on issuance of commercial vessel registrations to participate in the fishery and a procedure for implementing state rules in the Federal waters. The SSC will also develop recommendations on a generic amendment that contains proposals for def