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 rick.leard@gulfcouncil.org,
I'm very confused how NMFS constantly attacks the recreational angler with fishing limitations, while letting the commercials have there way.  NMFS will soon find out they are shooting themselves in the foot, as more than 85% of the industry and conservation funding comes he recreational end.  You should protect Red Snapper and other game fish from those destroying them and the recreational angler should not have to pay again and again, they are NOT the problem! 
 
On another subject: Moratorium
Private Charters Boats should not be placed in the same category as Head Boats.  Head Boats murder Snapper, while private charters have individual attention to save undersize fish.  Also most of the fishing is for other species, which spreads the harvest.  NMFS SHOULD NOT have a moratorium on permits for private charter boats, which bring money too our community, there will never be an explosion of these type of outfits because it is not profitable for the boat owner anyway!
 
Please!  STOP screwing the ordinary Angler!

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The Council has invited the public to comment on the scope of issues to be addressed in the analyses. Written comments must be received by February 9, 2006. Comments may be sent to: rick.leard@gulfcouncil.org. The Council has also scheduled 10 scoping meetings to provide the opportunity for additional public input.

 

GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

2203 N. Lois Avenue Tampa, Florida 33607

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This is a publication of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Award No. NA05NMF4410003.

NEWS RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION

CONTACT: Charlene Ponce

813-348-1630

SCOPING DOCUMENTS FOR JOINT REEF FISH AMENDMENT 27/SHRIMP 14 AND SHRIMP AMENDMENT 15 NOW AVAILABLE

Tampa, Florida – January 13, 2006 - The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has made available for review and comment draft scoping documents for Joint Reef Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp 14 and Amendment 15 to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The first document, Joint Reef Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp 14, proposes actions that deal with adjustments to the total allowable catch (TAC) for red snapper, size limits, bag limits, recreational season dates, and the certification of new shrimp bycatch reduction devices (BRDs). The amendment will also look at directed fishery gear restrictions and depth restrictions on the commercial fishery, as well as effort reduction in the shrimp fishery.

The second document, Amendment 15 to the Shrimp FMP, will consider such issues as shrimp trawl gear limits, limitations of shrimp vessel permit transferability, further reducing bycatch, shrimp fishery bycatch quota and quota monitoring, shrimp effort reduction, latent permits and enforcement actions.

Documents are now available and can be obtained online at www.gulfcouncil.org/downloads.htm, or by contacting the Council at 813-348-1630. Interested parties are encouraged to participate in the process by attending meetings or providing written comments. Written comments should be no later than March 6, 2006.

Scoping meetings have been scheduled throughout the gulf coast to give the public an opportunity to provide input on the types of management changes the Council should consider. A total of ten scoping meetings will be held, from Brownsville, Texas, to Key West, Florida, to receive comments on the draft documents, as well as other comments that may help address the goals of the amendments. Public input will be used by the Council to further develop the amendments.

All scoping meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and will conclude when public testimony is completed, but no later than 10:00 p.m. Meeting dates and locations are as follows:

Monday, January 23, 2006

Four Points by Sheraton

3777 North Expressway

Brownsville, Texas 78520

956-547-1500

Holiday Inn Mobile I-10 Bellingrath Garden

5465 Highway 90 West

Mobile, Alabama 36619

251-666-5600

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

University of Texas Marine Science Institute

750 Channel View Drive

Port Aransas, Texas 78373

361-749-6711

LaFont Inn

2703 Denny Avenue

Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567

228-762-7111

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Holiday Inn on the Beach

5002 Seawall Boulevard

Galveston, Texas 77551

409-740-3581

Hilton Garden Inn Orange Beach

23092 Perdido Beach Boulevard

Orange Beach, Alabama 36561

251-974-1600

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Larose Regional Park Gym

307 East 5th Street

Larose, Louisiana 70373

985-693-7355

National Marine Fisheries Service

3500 Delwood Beach Road

Panama City, Florida 32408

850-234-6541

Monday, January 30, 2006

Tampa Marriott Westshore

1001 North Westshore Boulevard

Tampa, Florida 33607

813-287-2555

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

DoubleTree Grand Key Resort

3990 South Roosevelt Boulevard

Key West, Florida 33040

305-293-1818

A recent stock assessment showed that red snapper continues to be overfished and is undergoing overfishing. A large portion of the fishing mortality comes from the shrimp trawl bycatch of juvenile age 0 and age 1 fish. Shrimp trawl bycatch, combined with bycatch of red snapper from the directed commercial and recreational fisheries could jeopardize the success of the recovery plan. The proposed amendments may change current management practices to help achieve an appropriate level and rate of rebuilding of the red snapper fishery. Other actions could further reduce bycatch and increase profitability in the shrimp fishery.

Meetings are open to the public and are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office within five business days of the meeting date.

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional fishery management councils established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council prepares fishery management plans designed to manage fishery resources in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

 

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