Previous Annual Meetings
GSMFC 69th Annual Meeting
October 15-18, 2018 — South Padre Island, TX
- TCC Data Management Subcommittee
- Impact of FES Calibrations on Important Species in the Gulf of Mexico – R. Cody/D. Gloeckner
- TCC Crab Subcommittee
- Results of an Investigation into the Fecundity and Seasonality of Spawning for the Blue Crab in Florida, Results of a 5-Year IJ-Funded Project – C. Crowley
- Blue Crab Larval Dispersal Model Highlights Exchanges between Western Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and SE Atlantic: Implication for the Management of the Fishery – R. Gandy
- Population Genetic Differentiation and Diversity of the Blue Crab in the Gulf of Mexico Inferred with Microsatellites and SNPs – L. Hurtado Clavijo
- Surplus Production Model Gulf of Mexico’s Blue Crab Stock – M. Oshima
- Update on Gulf-Wide Blue Crab Tagging Program – Z. Darnell
- Recreational Crab Fishing Survey – R. Burris
- Commercial Crab Fishery Terrapin Reporting System – R. Burris
- S–FFMC Menhaden Advisory Committee
- Update on 2018 Gulf Menhaden Season – R. Mroch
- Update on the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery – R. Mroch
- SEDAR63 Gulf Menhaden Assessment Draft Report – A. Schueller
- GSMFC Law Enforcement Committee/GMFMC Law Enforcement Technical Committee
- General Session: "Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles"
- YouTube Video
- The Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle: A 71 Year History of Conservation – J. Pena
- Arribada Behavior and Nesting Biology of the Kemp’s Ridley – T. Wibbels
- Spatial and Temporal Variation in Kemp’s Ridley Abundance: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Implications – N. Putman
- Inter-nesting, Migration, and Foraging Distribution of Adult Female Kemp’s Ridley Turtles – D. Shaver
- Pre-2010 Evidence of Declining Gulf of Mexico Carrying Capacity for Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) – C. Caillouet
- Summary of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Effects on Kemp’s Ridleys – B. Wallace
- Some Thoughts Regarding the Status of the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Stock: A Call for an Assessment Workshop – B. Gallaway
- Technical Coordinating Committee
- Presentation on the Draft Cobia Profile – J. Mareska
- Commission Business Meeting
- YouTube Video
- Commission Briefing Book
- Update on Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries (G.U.L.F.) – J. Fallont
- Presentation of NOAA RESTORE Sargassum Project Findings – F. Hernandez
- Update on Red Snapper Research Program – G. Stunz
- GSMFC Website – J. Ferrer
GSMFC 68th Annual Spring Meeting
March 13-55, 2018 — Panama City Beach, FL
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- FIN Committee Meeting
- FES Presentation – R. Cody
- Recreational Red Snapper Season – N. Farmer
- SEFHIR Presentation – N. Farmer
- ACCSP Update – J. Defilippi-Simpson
- Status of Metadata Compilation and Reporting – G. Bray
- GSMFC Law Enforcement Committee/GMFMC Law Enforcement Technical Committee
- Adoption of Agenda – C. Hebert/S. Bannon
- Approval of Minutes (October 18, 2017) – C. Hebert/S. Bannon
- Spiny Lobster Amendment 13 (Revised Actions) – S. Atran
- Coral Amendment 9 – New SSC Recommendation – S. Atran
- Coral Amendment 9 – New SSC Recommendation – S. Atran
- Recreational Red Snapper State Management Programs – Updated Delegation Action – S. Atran
- Review of List of Authorized Fisheries and Gear – S. Atran
- Review of List of Authorized Fisheries and Gear – S. Atran
- Review of List of Authorized Fisheries and Gear – S. Atran
- Review of List of Authorized Fisheries and Gear – S. Atran
- Potential Updating of Two-Year Operations Plan 2019-2020 – S. VanderKooy
- Texas Law Enforcement SOS Report
- State Report Highlights - AL
- State Report Highlights - LA
- TCC SEAMAP Subcommittee
- SEAMAP Sampling in Louisiana – B. Falterman
- S/FFMC Menhaden Advisory Committee
- Review of 2017 Gulf Menhaden Season and Forecast for 2018 – R. Mroch
- Update on the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery – R. Mroch
- Updated Indices of Abundance from Louisiana Fishery-Independent Sampling – J. Adriance
- Gulf Menhaden Benchmark Assessment SEDAR63 – S. VanderKooy
- Gulf Menhaden Benchmark Assessment SEDAR63 – S. VanderKooy
- An Update and Status Report of Project: Examination of Age Composition of Brevoortia Patronus in Fishery-Independent Sampling – R. Leaf
- Turner Rebuttal Paper – R. Leaf
- Identifying Plausible Predators of Menhaden (Brevoortia) for Ecosystem Modeling in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico – S. Sagarese
- Marine Stewardship Certification of Gulf Menhaden – B. Landry
- Indirect Effects from the Deepwater Horizon Blowout on Gulf Menhaden – J. Short
- General Session "Off-Bottom Oyster Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico"
- YouTube Video
- State of Alabama Oyster Aquaculture Permitting and Informational Website Development – C. Blankenship
- Identifying Information Needs and Regulatory Impediments to Off-Bottom Oyster Culture in Texas - J. Scarpa
- Development and Operation of a Mobile Oyster Spawning System - J. Stewart
- Advancing the Gulf of Mexico Shellfish Initiative (GoMexSl) - B. Walton
- Increasing Oyster Production in the Gulf of Mexico: Adopting High-Density Larval Culture at the Auburn University Shellfish Lab - S. Rikard
- Initiation of a Program to Produce Florida Tetraploid Founder Stocks for the Gulf Oyster Industry - H. Yang
- Technical Coordinating Committee
- DWH NRDA Restoration Planning Process and Open Ocean Fish Restoration – J. Reinhardt/L. Rounds
- Overview of Methods Used to Determine Red Snapper Abundance Estimates – M. Drymon
- Commission Business Meeting
- YouTube Video
- Commissioner's Briefing Book
- Presentation of Amendment 11 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan (FMP) - HMS Division Staff
- Presentation of Red Snapper Research Program - M. Drymon
- Presentations and Updates on Restoration Activities
- Overview - P. Anninos/K. Belhadjali/J. Lipton
- Natural Resource Damage Assessment - J. Reinhardt
- Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council - B. Sutter
- NOAA RESTORE Science Program - J. Lartigue
- Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program - L. Fetherson-Resch
- GSMFC Web Site - J. Ferrer
GSMFC 68th Annual Meeting
October 16-19, 2017 — Mobile, AL
- TCC Data Management Subcommittee
- Discussion of VESL Trip Ticket Reporting System – A. Peterson
- MRIP Update - R. Cody
- Update on Federal For-Hire Electronic Logbook Development – N. Farmer
- Released Catch Workshop Presentation – G. Bray
- S-FFMC Menhaden Advisory Committee
- Minutes
- Update on 2017 Gulf Menhaden Season – R. Mroch
- Update on the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery – R. Mroch
- Gulf Menhaden Assessment SEDAR Schedule – S. VanderKooy
- TCC SEAMAP Subcommittee
- Minutes
- SEAMAP Vertical Line Survey Power Analysis – M. Albins
- Use of Spectra Line in the Vertical Line Sampling – J. Hendon
- TCC Crab Subcommittee
- Blue Crab Tagging in the Gulf of Mexico – Z. Darnell
- General Session: "Terrapins & Crab Traps"
- YouTube Video
- General Session Summary
- TERRAPINS AND CRAB TRAPS
- Welcome and Overview – C. Mohrman
- Encouraging Fisheries Cooperation in Conservation of the Diamondback Terrapin in Mississippi – R. Burris
- Evaluation of Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys Terrapin) Nesting Ecology Throughout Coastal Louisiana – S. Pearson
- Bycatch in the Commercial Blue Crab Fishery in Louisiana – J. Lively
- Terrapin Surveys and TEDs in Florida – W. Roosenburg
- FWC Hotspot Mapping and Monitoring Using FID – R. Gandy
- Regional Overview of Current Terrapin Collaboration – T. Mohrman
- Commission Business Meeting
- Resolution
- Discussion of GSMFC Aquaculture Activities – S. VanderKooy
- Update on Seafood Import Monitoring Program – A. Miller
- Aquatic Nuisance Species Program – J. Ballard
- GSMFC Website – J. Ferrer
GSMFC 67th Annual Spring Meeting
March 13-16, 2017 — Gulfport, MS
- FIN Committee Meeting
- Minutes
- NAS Briefing of MRIP Review – L. Barbieri
- Impacts of Budget Shortfalls on APAIS Assignments – B. Sauls
- FIS Proposals – R. Cody
- ACCSP Update – M. Cahall
- MARFIN Project in East Florida – B. Sauls
- Status of Metadata Compilation and Reporting – R. Reidel
- TCC SEAMAP Subcommittee
- S/FFMC Menhaden Advisory Committee
- Minutes
- Review of 2016 Gulf Menhaden Season and Forecast for 2017 – R. Mroch
- Update on the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery – R. Mroch
- Updated Indices of Abundance from Louisiana Fishery-Independent Sampling – J. Adriance
- An Update and Status Report of Project: Examination of Age Composition of Brevoortia Patronus in Fishery-Independent Sampling – R. Leaf
- Overview of Florida’s Fish Gut Lab – K. Thompson
- General Session "Current Issues Facing Recreational Fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico"
- General Session Summary
- Current Challenges Facing Recreational Fisheries Management – R. Dunn
- Current Challenges Facing Recreational Marine Data Collection – G. Colvin
- Stock Assessment Data Needs for the Gulf Region – D. Gloeckner
- Gulf Angler Focus Group Initiative: Alternative Management Options? – K. Haddad
- Gulf of Mexico For-Hire Electronic Logbook Research – B. Gill
- Alternative Management – Can Management Fit the Available Data – D. Brame
- Technical Coordinating Committee
- Minutes
- Overview of the Proposed TED Rule for Skimmer Trawls – J. Gearhart
- Overview of the Atlantic Croaker Profile – C. Somerset
- Overview and Approval of the 2016-2020 SEAMAP Management Plant – J. Rester
- Update on Gulf FINFO – J. Ballard
- Commission Business Meeting
- Minutes
- Commissioner's Briefing Book
- NOAA Fisheries Budget Update – B. Pawlak
- Policy on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing – B. Pawlak
- Presentation of Joint Enforcement Agreement in the Southeast Region – B. Reeder
- Overview of Oyster Aquaculture Projects – S. VanderKooy
- Presentation of National Academies of Science Review of MRIP – L. Barbieri
- Presentation of Contribution of Artificial Reefs and Oil Rigs to Spatial Distribution of Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper – M. Karnauskas
- Interjurisdictional Fisheries Program – S. VanderKooy
- Fisheries Information Network – G. Bray
- Commission Website Statistics - J. Ferrer/J. Ballard
GSMFC 67th Annual Meeting
October 11-14, 2016 — New Orleans, LA
- TCC Data Management Subcommittee
- Minutes
- Discussion of Commercial Electronic Reporting/Unified Trip Ticket – A. Peterson
- MRIP Update – T. Sminkey/G. Colvin
- TCC Crab Subcommittee
- Minutes
- Blue Crab Tagging in the Gulf of Mexico – Z. Darnell
- Effects of BP Oil Disaster on Blue Crabs – H. Perry
- TCC SEAMAP Subcommittee
- Minutes
- TPWD Perspectives on SEAMAP Surveys – M. Lingo
- S-FFMC Menhaden Advisory Committee
- Minutes
- Update on 2016 Gulf Menhaden Season – R. Mroch
- Update on the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery – R. Mroch
- Gulf Menhaden Assessment Update – A. Schueller
- General Session: "Gulf of Mexico Oysters, the Industry, and the Future"
- Shell Budgets as a Cultch Management Tool – T. Soniat/E. Powell
- Multi-Jurisdictional Water Concerns and Potential Opportunities – G. Constant
- Oysters and Ocean Acidification – I. Gimenez
- State of Oyster Culture in the Gulf
- Texas – M. Lingo
- Louisiana – P. Banks
- Mississippi – E. Broussard/J. Rider
- Alabama – C. Blankenship
- Florida – D. Ellinor
- Technical Coordinating Committee
- Minutes
- MRIP or State Fisheries Dependent Sampling Program Updates
- Update on Red Snapper State and Federal Season
- Update on Restoration Funds Involving Living Marine Resources
- Presentation and Action on the Tripletail Profile – K. Shipley
- Discussion About the Use of FADS in Each State and Current State Regulations
- State/Federal Fisheries Management Committee
- Commission Business Meeting
- Minutes
- Commissioner's Briefing Book
- Menhaden Advisory Committee – J. Mareska
- USFWS Region 4 Office Comments – G. Constant
- NOAA Fisheries Budget Update – P. Doremus
- Update on Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) – G. Colvin
- Presentation of Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries (G.U.L.F.) – J.Fallon/L. Picariello
- Sportfish Restoration Program – J. Ballard
- Aquatic Nuisance Species Program – J. Ballard
- Commission Website Statistics - J. Ferrer/J. Ballard
