Goliath Grouper, Grouper & Snapper Management Meeting Jan 7-9

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By Sue Cocking, Guy Harvey Outpost Travel Journalist

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 18, 2013

CONTACT: Kim Iverson

877/SAFMC-10 or 843.571.4366

kim.iverson@safmc.net

Joint Meeting on South Florida Management Issues and the Goliath Grouper Joint Council Steering Committee Scheduled

A joint committee of the Gulf and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils will meet January 7 – 9, 2014 in Key Largo, FL to discuss South Florida Management Issues. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Key Largo Resort and will begin on Tuesday, January 7^th at 8:30 a.m., and conclude on Thursday, January 9^th by 12 p.m.

Agenda items for the meeting of the Joint Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues include:

Presentation on the South Florida Issues workshops held in July/August 2013;
Overview of status and trends for South Florida species; and
Discussion of species specific management concerns and next steps for yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper, hogfish, mangrove snapper, shallow-water groupers, Nassau grouper, warsaw grouper, and speckled hind.

Additionally, the Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Council Committee and the Joint Council Committee On South Florida Management Issues will meet to review the last stock assessment for goliath grouper and to hear a presentation on the recent Goliath Grouper Stakeholder Workshops and survey. Other items on the agenda include the review of recommendations from the Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint Science workshop and a review of ongoing goliath grouper research.

Meeting information including the full agenda can be found at: http://safmc.net/meetings/other-meetings.

Photo Courtesy of Capt. Randy Towe