May 13, 2013 — The following is a list of upcomming meetings and events released by the Southeastern Fisheries Association:
May 13 – Special SAFMC voting members Conference Call & Webinar 1 to 5 PM for new Black Sea Bass ACLs – Oral Comment will be registered from Noon to 1:15 PM according to the Federal Register notice of this proposed rule and more details will follow when published by the SAFMC and the NMFS.
May 13 – Written Comment Due for SG Amendment 28 for Red Snapper process for a fishing season each year
May 13 – Written Comment Due for HMS Bluefin Tuna 2013 Quotas
May 16 – Applications Due for SAFMC Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
May 17 – Written Comment Due for SG Regulatory Amendment 14 Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for 9 Actions that includes Greater Amberjack, Gray Triggerfish, Hogfish, Black Sea Bass, Vermilion Snapper, Gag Grouper and Aggregate Grouper issues
May 24 – Written Comment Due HMS Shark Amendment 5b Dusky Shark Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
May 27 – Written Comment Due FINAL Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for HMS Shark Amendment 5a for Record of Decision (ROD)
May 28-30 – Southeastern Fisheries Association (SFA) 61st Annual meeting in Orlando, Florida
May 29 – Written Comment Due Proposed Rule for SG Amendment 28 Red Snapper future fishing season
June 01 – Black sea bass opens for recreational and commercial sectors with increasing ACL later in the year based on Draft SG Regulatory Amendment 19 to be discussed during the May 13 Webinar/Conference Call for action by the SAFMC voting members. Oral Comment need to be registered from Noon to 1:15 PM according to the Federal Register notice for this proposed rule.
June 04 – Written Comment Due ESA listing for Scalloped Hammerhead sharks
June 10-14 – SAFMC meeting at the Hutchinson Island Marriott in Stuart, Florida
June 17 – Written Comment Due for Proposed Rule to implement provisions of Shark Conservation Act (SCA)
June 19-20 – Florida FWC Commission meeting in Lakeland, Florida
June 25 – Written Comment Due Great Hammerhead Shark Petitions to list under Endangered Species Act
June 25-27 – SEDAR 34 Atlantic Sharpnose & Bonnethead sharks Standard Assessment in Panama City, FL
July 01 – Vermilion snapper second commercial season opens, potentially with 2013 ACL increase
July – Potential Red snapper mini-season opens for recreational and commercial sector in the SAFMC region
July to September – Snowy Grouper Standard Assessment webinars
September 05-06 – Florida FWC Commission meeting in Pensacola, Florida
Week of September 09 – HMS AP meeting in Silver Spring, Maryland
September 16-20 – SAFMC meeting at the Charleston Marriott in Charleston, SC
October 22-23 – SAFMC SSC & SEP meeting in Charleston, SC
November 20-21 – Florida FWC Commission meeting in Ft. Lauderdale-Miami, Florida
December 02-06 –SAFMC meeting at the Hilton Riverside in Wilmington, NC
December 9-13, 2013 – Joint Gulf and South Atlantic Council King mackerel SEDAR 38 Data Workshop Full Benchmark stock assessment
March 2014 – SAFMC meeting in Savannah, Georgia
June 2014 – SAFMC meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
September 2014 – SAFMC meeting in Charleston, South Carolina
December 2014 – SAFMC meeting in New Bern, North Carolina