08-09-2010, 12:25 PM
I want to remind you that today is the last day you can submit comment to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council so that it is included in the briefing book (study guide about the issues) given to the Gulf Council members before the August 16th – 20th meeting in Pensacola, Florida. If you submit comment after today it will be brought to council, it just won’t be in the briefing materials. You can check out the briefing book for this months meeting at: http://www.gulfcouncil.org/council_meeti...t_2010.php
The council wants to know when Snapper season should be reopened. I understand that the mechanisms of data collection are flawed in ways that make you not want to participate in this discussion at all. Please understand that not expressing your opinion about when to reopen the recreational season will not solve the data collection issue. Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face on this one. Please tell council what you think is best. Heck, weigh in on seasonal reopen dates and rattle the cage about the data collection methods if that suits you best.
Also coming down the line for snapper: Increase quota and regional separation of population management. Let them know what you want. If you have any questions I will be in front of this machine all day. E-mail me Emily.muehlstein@gulfcouncil.org.
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The council wants to know when Snapper season should be reopened. I understand that the mechanisms of data collection are flawed in ways that make you not want to participate in this discussion at all. Please understand that not expressing your opinion about when to reopen the recreational season will not solve the data collection issue. Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face on this one. Please tell council what you think is best. Heck, weigh in on seasonal reopen dates and rattle the cage about the data collection methods if that suits you best.
Also coming down the line for snapper: Increase quota and regional separation of population management. Let them know what you want. If you have any questions I will be in front of this machine all day. E-mail me Emily.muehlstein@gulfcouncil.org.
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