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11-22-10, 10:04 AM
Amberjack season will extend through the end of 2010 for Recreational Fisherman. That's good news for a change!
From: Charlene Ponce [mailto:Charlene.Ponce@gulfcouncil.org] On Behalf Of Gulf Council Press Release
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 8:59 AM
To: Gulf Council Press Release Mailing List
Subject: Gulf Council Press Release: Southeast Fishery Bulletin - Gulf of Mexico Recreational GreaterAmberjack Season to Remain Open Through the End of 2010
November 22, 2010
FB10-101
Gulf of Mexico Recreational Greater Amberjack Season to Remain Open Through the End of 2010
The Gulf of Mexico recreational greater amberjack harvest is not likely to exceed the 2010 allocation of 1,243,184 pounds whole weight by the end of the year. The recreational fishing season will remain open through the end of the 2010. Gulf of Mexico greater amberjack are managed under regulations and quotas established by the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council and the NOAA Fisheries Service. Regulations implementing Amendment 30A to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan established, in part, annual catch limits and accountability measures for greater amberjack, modified the rebuilding plan, and set commercial and recreational quotas. The recreational quota for 2010 was reduced from 1,368,000 to 1,243,184 pounds whole weight to account for a nine percent quota overage in 2009.
An analysis completed on October 15, 2010, for the Projected 2010 Quota Closure Date for the Gulf of Mexico Recreational Greater Amberjack considers Marine Recreational Fisheries Survey and Statistics (MRFSS) landings estimates through Wave 4 (e.g., August 30) as well as headboat landings estimates through July 23, and available information regarding the short-term impacts of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill upon recreational greater amberjack. The updated projections indicate that landings are unlikely to exceed the 2010 adjusted quota prior to the end of the recreational fishing year.
A greater amberjack update stock assessment is scheduled to be completed early in 2011 and will provide the information necessary to determine if overfishing is still occurring in the greater amberjack fishery.
From: Charlene Ponce [mailto:Charlene.Ponce@gulfcouncil.org] On Behalf Of Gulf Council Press Release
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 8:59 AM
To: Gulf Council Press Release Mailing List
Subject: Gulf Council Press Release: Southeast Fishery Bulletin - Gulf of Mexico Recreational GreaterAmberjack Season to Remain Open Through the End of 2010
November 22, 2010
FB10-101
Gulf of Mexico Recreational Greater Amberjack Season to Remain Open Through the End of 2010
The Gulf of Mexico recreational greater amberjack harvest is not likely to exceed the 2010 allocation of 1,243,184 pounds whole weight by the end of the year. The recreational fishing season will remain open through the end of the 2010. Gulf of Mexico greater amberjack are managed under regulations and quotas established by the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council and the NOAA Fisheries Service. Regulations implementing Amendment 30A to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan established, in part, annual catch limits and accountability measures for greater amberjack, modified the rebuilding plan, and set commercial and recreational quotas. The recreational quota for 2010 was reduced from 1,368,000 to 1,243,184 pounds whole weight to account for a nine percent quota overage in 2009.
An analysis completed on October 15, 2010, for the Projected 2010 Quota Closure Date for the Gulf of Mexico Recreational Greater Amberjack considers Marine Recreational Fisheries Survey and Statistics (MRFSS) landings estimates through Wave 4 (e.g., August 30) as well as headboat landings estimates through July 23, and available information regarding the short-term impacts of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill upon recreational greater amberjack. The updated projections indicate that landings are unlikely to exceed the 2010 adjusted quota prior to the end of the recreational fishing year.
A greater amberjack update stock assessment is scheduled to be completed early in 2011 and will provide the information necessary to determine if overfishing is still occurring in the greater amberjack fishery.