March 9, 2017

Webinar for Public Comments on Reef Fish Amendment 36A (The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council)

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When:
March 22, 2017 @ 6:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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2017-03-22T18:00:00-05:00
Webinar
Gulf Council Hosts a Public Hearing Webinar to Gather Input on Modifications to the Commercial Individual Fishing Quota Program
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a webinar to gather public comments on Reef Fish Amendment 36A, which considers modifying the commercial individual fishing quota program. The Council is considering actions to improve program compliance, address non-activated accounts, and authority to retain annual allocation before a quota reduction.
For draft documents and other learning materials, visit our scoping through implementation page: http://tinyurl.com/public-materials.
The webinar public hearing will begin at 6:00 p.m EST on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.
Register for the webinar here: 
You are also welcome to submit written comments before March 28, 2017.
Submit online comments here: http://tinyurl.com/36AComments 
Email comments here: gulfcouncil@gulfcouncil.org

All comments received during public hearings will be presented to Council in April before final action is taken on the Amendment. 
About the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional Fishery Management Councils established by the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The Council prepares fishery management plans, which are designed to manage fishery resources within the 200-mile limit of the Gulf of Mexico.

Submit comments and stay updated on fishery issues:

Check it out! Go to www.gulfcouncil.org and click on the thermometer in the middle of the page. From there you can read up on all the pending actions, watch the video presentations, read comments, and submit comments. All comments submitted through the online form are automatically posted on our web site for Council review. Other comments are manually posted every couple of days.

 

There is also a thermometer for each issue that lets you know where the Council is in the process for that particular amendment, whether it’s the scoping phase, final action, or implementation.