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Briefing Book GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION 70th ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 14-17, 2019 BRIEFING BOOK GOLDEN NUGGET BILOXI HOTEL & CASINO BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission Commission Business Session Draft Agenda Biloxi, Mississippi Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order, Introductions, Opening Comments – J. Spraggins, Chairman - Brief Overview of Commission Voting Procedures – D. Donaldson 2. Adoption of Agenda – J. Spraggins 3. Approval of Minutes (March 21, 2019) – J. Spraggins A 4. GSMFC Standing Committee Reports a. Law Enforcement Committee – P. Carron b. Technical Coordinating Committee – D. Topping 1. Data Management Subcommittee 2. Crab Subcommittee 3. SEAMAP Subcommittee 4. Briefing on Freshwater Impacts General Session c. State-Federal Fisheries Management Committee – S. Bannon 1. GulfFIN priorities – S. Bannon/G. Bray 2. SEAMAP priorities –S. Bannon/J. Rester 3. Menhaden Advisory Committee – R. Mroch 5. Sea Grant Fisheries Extension Meeting Report – J. Lively 6. NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office Comments – R. Crabtree B 7. USFWS Region 4 Office Comments – G. Constant/A. Brown Presentation of Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) – J. Graham --BREAK-- 8. NOAA Fisheries Budget Update – D. Donaldson/R. Crabtree C 9. Discussion of Legislative Issues and Actions – D. Donaldson a. Discussion Draft of AQUAA Act D b. H.R. 2236 Forage Fish Act E c. H.R. 3697 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Amendment F d. S.2166 Regional Ocean Partnership Act G 10. Discussion of Wind Farms in the Gulf of Mexico – All H -- LUNCH -- 11. Status and Overview of Aquaculture Activities – S. VanderKooy I a. Oyster Aquaculture b. Regional Pilot Projects c. Discussion of Gulf Shellfish Initiative – B. Walton 12. Presentation---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- of Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) – J. Graham 13. Update on Great Red Snapper Count – M. Drymon --BREAK-- 14. GSMFC Program Reports a. Interjurisdictional Fisheries Program – S. VanderKooy J b. SEAMAP – J. Rester K c. Sportfish Restoration – J. Ballard L d. Aquatic Nuisance Species Programs – J. Ballard M e. Fisheries Information Network – G. Bray N 15. Executive Committee Report – J. Spraggins a. Audit 1. GSMFC 2. NOAA Inspector General b. Financial Statement (9/2019) c. FY2020 Budget O d. Staff Compensation 16. State Directors’ Reports a. Florida – D. Ellinor P b. Alabama – S. Bannon Q c. Mississippi – J. Spraggins R d. Louisiana – J. Froeba S e. Texas – L. Robinson T 17. Future Meetings – N. Marcellus a. March 17-19, 2020 – Alabama b. October 13-15, 2020 – Florida 18. Publications List and Web Statistics a. Publications – D. Donaldson U b. GSMFC web site – D. Donaldson V 19. Election of Officers W a. Chair – Florida Rotation b. 1st Vice Chair – Texas Rotation c. 2nd Vice Chair – Alabama Rotation 20. Other Business ADJOURN Commission Business Session Thursday, March 21, 2019 New Orleans, LA Chairman Joe Spraggins was unable to attend the meeting. Vice Chairman Dan Ellinor called the meeting to order at 10:33. The following Commissioners and/or Proxies were present: Dan Ellinor, FWC, Tallahassee, FL (Proxy for Eric Sutton) Paul Mickle, MSDMR, Biloxi, MS (Proxy for Joe Spraggins) Read Hendon, USM/GCRL, Ocean Springs, MS Scott Bannon, ADCNR/MRD, Gulf Shores, AL (Proxy for Chris Blankenship) Chris Nelson, Bon Secour Fisheries, Bon Secour, AL Jerry Mambretti, TPWD, Austin, TX (Proxy for Carter Smith) Troy Williamson, Corpus Christi, TX Jason Froeba, LDWF, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Proxy for Jack Montoucet) Senator Brett Allain, Jeanerette, LA John Roussel, Zachary, LA Staff Dave Donaldson, Executive Director, Ocean Springs, MS Nancy Marcellus, Administrative Officer, Ocean Springs, MS Chery Noble, Administrative Assistant, Ocean Springs, MS Steve VanderKooy, IJF Program Coordinator, Ocean Springs, MS Jeff Rester, SEAMAP/Habitat Coordinator, Ocean Springs, MS Gregg Bray, FIN Program Manager, Ocean Springs, MS Joe Ferrer, Systems Administrator, Ocean Springs, MS James Ballard, Sport Fish Restoration/Aquatic Invasives Coordinator, Ocean Springs, MS Donna Bellais, ComFIN Programmer, Ocean Springs, MS Debbie McIntyre, Staff Assistant, Ocean Springs, MS Others Roy Crabtree, NOAA Fisheries, St. Petersburg, FL Glen Constant, UFWS, Baton Rouge, LA Jessica Stephens, NOAA Fisheries, St. Petersburg, FL Darin Topping, TPWD, Rockport, TX Cisco Werner, NOAA Fisheries, Miami, FL Mandy Karnauskas, NOAA Fisheries, Miami, FL Laura Picariello, Texas Sea Grant, Corpus Christi, TX John Fallon, Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans, LA Laura Deighan, Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans, LA Jamie Reinhardt, NOAA Restoration Center, Silver Spring, MD Lori Rounds, NOAA Restoration Center, Silver Spring, MD Ed Swindell, Marine Process Services, Hammond, LA Brief Overview of Commission Voting Procedures D. Donaldson gave a brief overview of the Commission’s voting procedures and stated there is a quorum. October 2019 Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission Page 5 of 482 Adoption of Agenda D. Donaldson asked to include watching the video, The Biologist and the Boy, under Other Business if time allows. S. Bannon moved to adopt the Commission Business Session Agenda with the addition under Other Business. T. Williamson seconded and the motion passed. Approval of Minutes T. Williamson moved to approve the October 18, 2018 minutes as submitted. S. Bannon seconded the motion and the minutes were approved as submitted. Public Comments There was no public comments. GSMFC Standing Committee Reports Law Enforcement Committee (LEC) S. VanderKooy reported the LEC met jointly with the Council’s LETC and stated the majority of the agenda was council items. He said they discussed JEA funding and Scott Pearce will be the LEC representative for the Red Drum Profile. This is Doug Boyd’s last year as a GMFMC member and he expressed his appreciation of having worked with this group for so many years. The Commission publications, License and Fees and the Law Summary, will be completed over the summer and will be available through the GSMFC website. S. Bannon moved to accept the LEC Report. B. Allain seconded and the motion passed. Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) D. Topping gave the TCC report. He reviewed the presentations that were given in each Subcommittee meeting. There were no motions/action items presented that needed approval from the TCC Subcommittees. He stated Ken Brennan was elected Chairman of the GulfFIN Committee and Beverly Sauls was elected Vice Chairman. D. Topping stated that after the Subcommittee Reports, the TCC discussed different options for future TCC meetings such as meeting once a year, having the General Session during the meeting, agenda items, etc. He said the Committee asks the Commissioners for guidance on agenda items for the Committee and Subcommittees for future meetings. He said the Committee also discussed developing an Oyster Subcommittee. The Committee approved two motions: To ask staff to develop multiple options for the future of TCC meetings and present them at the October meeting. To recommend to the Commission the establishment of an Oyster Subcommittee under the TCC. The Commissioners discussed both motions. C. Nelson moved to ask staff to develop multiple options for the future of TCC meetings and present them at the October meeting. Staff should research when and why each Subcommittee was established, the SOPs of each Subcommittee, and how agendas were originally developed. R. Hendon seconded and the motion passed. October 2019 Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission Page 6 of 482 C. Nelson moved to establish an Oyster Subcommittee. The Commissioners discussed the motion further. C. Nelson withdrew the motion. J. Roussel moved the TCC develop a formal charge/purpose and any other pertinent direction as well as the membership for an Oyster Subcommittee, and then bring that to be approved by the Commission. J. Mambretti seconded the motion and it passed. S. Bannon moved to accept the Technical Coordinating Committee Report. J. Roussel seconded the motion and it passed. State-Federal Fisheries Management Committee Menhaden Advisory Committee S. VanderKooy reviewed the presentations made in the MAC. There were no motions for the Commission to approve. P. Mickle moved to accept the MAC Report. S. Bannon seconded and the motion passed. Sea Grant Fisheries Extension Meeting Report L. Picarrelli reported the main topic of their meeting was the various Seafood Rating Systems and how they are creating conflicting opinions in the Gulf. They discussed the need for more dialog on this topic amongst the different Sea Grant Programs and how it can be communicated across the Gulf. They will discuss this issue again at the next meeting. Each state gave a report on the current issues they are involved in except Mississippi/Alabama who did not have a representative in attendance. The Audubon Nature Institute provided an update on the status of their shrimp fishery improvement projects which are going very well and are highly rated. The Audubon Nature Institute is also working on a plastics campaign with other aquariums across the country to reduce plastic straw use and a NFWF Project with the tuna industry. NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office Comments R. Crabtree stated the detailed NOAA Fisheries SERO report is in the Briefing Book under Tab B. He reported NOAA Fisheries has not yet decided if they are going to appeal the U.S. District Court for
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