BW Dave
07-07-2012, 07:29 AM
August 8, 2012 Time TBA
Doubletree Hotel
2080 North Atlantic Ave.
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
• Marine Protected Area (MPA) (AKA BOTTOM CLOSURES ) Workshops:
The Council is seeking public input on the occurrence of speckled hind and warsaw grouper, including possible spawning areas and habitat for these two species. MPAs (BOTTOM CLOSURES)are being considered to help reduce bycatch mortality. (Note: Management actions concerning speckled hind and warsaw grouper were moved from CE-BA 3 to CE-BA 4 during the Council’s June 2012 meeting.)
• King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel and Cobia:
Council staff will be on hand to informally discuss management measures being proposed for both South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico groups of king and Spanish mackerel as well as cobia. Issues include: sale of bag limit king and Spanish mackerel; tournament sale of king mackerel; sale of cobia; elimination of latent effort in mackerel fisheries; changes to Spanish mackerel gill net fishery; state and/or regional quotas for Atlantic group king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia; and other measures
Doubletree Hotel
2080 North Atlantic Ave.
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
• Marine Protected Area (MPA) (AKA BOTTOM CLOSURES ) Workshops:
The Council is seeking public input on the occurrence of speckled hind and warsaw grouper, including possible spawning areas and habitat for these two species. MPAs (BOTTOM CLOSURES)are being considered to help reduce bycatch mortality. (Note: Management actions concerning speckled hind and warsaw grouper were moved from CE-BA 3 to CE-BA 4 during the Council’s June 2012 meeting.)
• King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel and Cobia:
Council staff will be on hand to informally discuss management measures being proposed for both South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico groups of king and Spanish mackerel as well as cobia. Issues include: sale of bag limit king and Spanish mackerel; tournament sale of king mackerel; sale of cobia; elimination of latent effort in mackerel fisheries; changes to Spanish mackerel gill net fishery; state and/or regional quotas for Atlantic group king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia; and other measures