Minutes from 2023
The minutes of the meetings and activities supported by the Commission are published upon their approval by their respective committees. These minutes reflect the variety of topics and actions taken during the process of conducting each committee's business in support of marine fisheries management in the Gulf.
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Law Summary 2023. A Summary of Marine Fishing Laws and Regulations for the Gulf States and the South Atlantic
The Commission publishes an annual compilation of commercial and recreational saltwater regulations for the five Gulf States. Newly included are laws and regulations for South Atlantic Federal Waters as well as the states of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and the east coast of Florida. This publication is available online only.
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Annual Report to the Technical Coordinating Committee, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
SEAMAP Subcommittee Report to the GSMFC Technical Coordinating Committee - October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. A detailed summary of FY2024 program accomplishments, emphasizing survey design, material collected data dissemination, budget information, and future survey activities
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General Session: 2024 Return ‘Em Right Overview
The Return ‘Em Right program, funded by the Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP), addresses a critical challenge facing recreational reef fisheries in the Southeast United States—discard mortality due to barotrauma. Barotrauma occurs when fish experience rapid pressure changes as they are brought to the surface, causing gases to expand within their bodies, often leading to injury or death. Each year, millions of reef fish are released after being caught, but many do not survive.
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GDAR04/SEDAR 97 Gulf Menhaden Stock Assessment 2024 Update
This assessment provides an update to the 2018 Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) benchmark for the Gulf of Mexico (SEDAR 63) and the 2021 Gulf Menhaden update assessment (GDAR 03). The assessment was updated with recent data from 2021-2023. No changes in structure or parameterization were made to the base model run. Changes made to data inputs were minor and are described in the body of this report.
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