Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

Samenvatting

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene public meetings of its Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committee on September 8, 1994, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and its Reef Fish Advisory Panel on September 9, 1994, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., to review and discuss stock assessment information, and social and economic information on red snapper and gag. Based on this review, they will recommend to the Council levels for setting total allowable catch, trip limits, bag limits, size limits, and closed seasons or areas, or gear restrictions for 1995. They will also review and discuss an evaluation by the Special Management Zone Monitoring Team of a request from the State of Alabama to designate certain areas in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Alabama as Special Management Zones with gear restrictions for reef fish fishing. The meetings will be held at the Guest Quarters Hotel, 4400 West Cypress Street, Tampa, FL; telephone: (813) 873-8675.