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NMFS to open 2-week October recreational red snapper season, commercial boat owners will get their new individual fishing quotas

September 26, 2013 Gulf of Mexico

More information is available here. Visit the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council website. 12:40

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National Marine Fisheries Service increase yearly yellowtail snapper catch

August 13, 2013 Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic

The National Marine Fisheries Service will increase the allowable catch for yellowtail snapper in the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, which runs from North Carolina to Florida. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, which oversees fisheries from Florida to Texas, will increase the annual catch limit for yellowtail in its jurisdiction from 725,000 pounds to 901,125 pounds. . more@keysnet

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Few waters contain a more baffling hodgepodge of fishing rules than the Florida Keys

August 3, 2013 Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic

Recreational and commercial fishing in South Florida waters falls under the jurisdiction of three government agencies: The federal South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, and the state FWC. Then toss in rules for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park, national wildlife areas and species-specific closed areas. @keysnet

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House Natural Resources Committee examines red snapper fishery

June 28, 2013 Gulf of Mexico, National

WASHINGTON — A House committee on Thursday tackled the difficult challenge of balancing commercial and recreational demands on the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery. Republican Rep. Steve Southerland of Florida criticized the way NOAA officials have managed red snapper, especially their proposed Days-at-Sea Program for Charter-for-Hire.Southerland raised a hypothetical scenario in which 20 charter boats are granted permits while 60 are not. continued@newspress

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Brownsville judge saves Texas Red Snapper season

June 4, 2013 Gulf of Mexico

A federal judge in Brownsville has ruled in favor of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) in a joint lawsuit brought by both agencies challenging an emergency regulation enacted by the federal National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). continued

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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is seeking committee applicants

May 22, 2013 Gulf of Mexico

PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is seeking applicants for the following panels and committees: Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Advisory Panel, Special Coral Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), Special Mackerel SSC, Coral Advisory Panel and the SEDAR Workshop Pool. continued

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More Red Snapper – Local organization urges comment on snapper management

April 16, 2013 Gulf of Mexico

The News Herald – While the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission pursues a longer 44-day season in state waters, officials with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council answered back with a shorter 21-day snapper season for Florida’s federal waters, which begin nine miles offshore. continued

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Doug Gregory takes over as executive director Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council on May 20

March 12, 2013 Gulf of Mexico

After more than two decades as Monroe County’s marine extension agent, Doug Gregory soon heads to Tampa to become executive director of the federal Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. continue

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‘Credibility in Gulf’s fishery management is decreasing’

March 1, 2013 Gulf of Mexico

Bob Gill, a former chairman of the Gulf of Mexico fishery management council, told Undercurrent that credibility in the fishery management system is decreasing over the red snapper deliberations. Read more here

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Texas officials balk at shorter red snapper season

February 28, 2013 Gulf of Mexico

Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners are displeased with a proposal by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to limit recreational fishing season for red snapper in federal waters to somewhere between 11 and 27 days. Read more

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Texas wildlife officials outraged by Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council action

February 21, 2013 Gulf of Mexico

Red snapper fishing is a lure for offshore charter boats on South Padre Island. Yet, a federal regulatory council could soon reduce the recreational fishing season in federal waters to less than two weeks — in fact, the suggested season could dwindle to as few as 11 days. For the companies invested in expensive boats, who already face rising prices for gasoline and other costs, such a short window for trips is disheartening. Read more

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Gulf of Mexico fish farms move another step closer to reality

February 19, 2013 Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Wind/Industrialization

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, which advises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service on fish and fishing in the Gulf, recently approved the final draft of its proposed rule to regulating offshore Gulf marine aquaculture. After some more federal review and an expected public comment period this summer, the idea is that sometime next year businesses could begin applying for permits to establish red snapper, grouper and other finfish-farms in Gulf federal waters, which in Louisiana extend from three to 200 miles offshore. Read more

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Gulf fishery council to meet in Gulfport, Miss Oct. 29-Nov. 1

October 21, 2012 Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet Oct. 29-Nov. 1 in Gulfport.

Topics include restoration projects, electronic reporting requirements by for-hire vessels, shrimp, red snapper, gray triggerfish and gag grouper.

People who can’t get to Gulfport can watch public hearings online at http://www.youtube.com/user/gulfcouncil. Comments can be submitted online at the council website, http://gulfcouncil.org/

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http://gulfcouncil.org/fishery_management_plans/scoping-thru-implementation.php.

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

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