RichT
02-26-2007, 08:13 PM
I just recieved this from the Gulf Council.
This is a great opportunity for spearfisherman to become part of the process.
If you have a schedule that allows for occasional freetime and have some decent experience, I suggest you put in an application.
News Bulletin FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT: Charlene Ponce
813-348-1630
Gulf Council Seeks Applicants for Panels and Committees
The Gulf Council is currently recruiting applicants for its Advisory Panels (APs), Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSCs), Stock Assessment Panels (SAPs), and Socioeconomic Panel (SEP). Appointments are for two years and will be made during the March 26 – 30 Council meeting in Destin, Florida.
Membership provides individuals with an opportunity to become more directly involved in the management decision-making process. Anyone interested in serving should submit a letter of interest to the Council office indicating the committee and/or panel of interest. Please include a current résumé or description of qualifications. Applicants may apply to more than one panel or committee. However, appointments to APs, are limited to a maximum of two standing APs.
Letters should be mailed to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33607; faxed: 813-348-1711; or e-mailed: meg.kosick@gulfcouncil.org by March 16, 2007.
While travel expenses are reimbursed, positions are unpaid, Depending upon the level of activity for a given fishery management plan, each panel or committee may meet from zero to 3 or 4 times per year except for the standing SSC, which may meet 4 or more times per year. (The standing SSC meets for all SSC meetings, while the species SSCs meet jointly with the standing SSC for issues specific to the species SSC.)
Panels and Committees
APs are comprised of recreational and commercial fishermen, charterboat operators, buyers, sellers, consumers, and others who are knowledgeable about a particular fishery. APs exist for the following:
· Billfish
· Coastal Migratory Pelagics
· Coral
· Deep-Water Crab
· Florida/Alabama Habitat Protection
· Mississippi/Louisiana Habitat Protection
· Texas Habitat Protection
· Highly Migratory Species (tuna, shark, swordfish)
· Red Drum
· Red Snapper
· Reef Fish
· Shrimp
· Spiny Lobster
· Stone Crab
SSCs are comprised of economists, biologists, sociologists, and natural resource attorneys who are knowledgeable about the technical aspects of fisheries in the Gulf. The following SSCs exist:
· Standing
· Special Coral
· Special Mackerel
· Special Oceanic Migratory Species
· Special Red Drum
· Special Reef Fish
· Special Shark
· Special Shrimp
· Special Spiny Lobster
· Special Stone Crab
· Ecosystems Management
SAPs are pools of biologists who are trained in the specialized field of population dynamics, and who assess the available biological data and advise the Council on the status of stocks and level of acceptable biological catch. When stock assessments are conducted under the SEDAR (Southeast Data, Assessment and Review) process, scientists are selected from the SAPs to participate in the assessment or assessment review meetings, but individual scientists do not attend each meeting.
SAPs include:
· Finfish
· Shrimp
The SEP is comprised of economists and sociologists who are trained to evaluate the economic and social costs associated with various management measures and advise the Council of the economic and social costs associated with these measures.
For more information, please call the Gulf Council at 888-833-1844.
This is a great opportunity for spearfisherman to become part of the process.
If you have a schedule that allows for occasional freetime and have some decent experience, I suggest you put in an application.
News Bulletin FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT: Charlene Ponce
813-348-1630
Gulf Council Seeks Applicants for Panels and Committees
The Gulf Council is currently recruiting applicants for its Advisory Panels (APs), Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSCs), Stock Assessment Panels (SAPs), and Socioeconomic Panel (SEP). Appointments are for two years and will be made during the March 26 – 30 Council meeting in Destin, Florida.
Membership provides individuals with an opportunity to become more directly involved in the management decision-making process. Anyone interested in serving should submit a letter of interest to the Council office indicating the committee and/or panel of interest. Please include a current résumé or description of qualifications. Applicants may apply to more than one panel or committee. However, appointments to APs, are limited to a maximum of two standing APs.
Letters should be mailed to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33607; faxed: 813-348-1711; or e-mailed: meg.kosick@gulfcouncil.org by March 16, 2007.
While travel expenses are reimbursed, positions are unpaid, Depending upon the level of activity for a given fishery management plan, each panel or committee may meet from zero to 3 or 4 times per year except for the standing SSC, which may meet 4 or more times per year. (The standing SSC meets for all SSC meetings, while the species SSCs meet jointly with the standing SSC for issues specific to the species SSC.)
Panels and Committees
APs are comprised of recreational and commercial fishermen, charterboat operators, buyers, sellers, consumers, and others who are knowledgeable about a particular fishery. APs exist for the following:
· Billfish
· Coastal Migratory Pelagics
· Coral
· Deep-Water Crab
· Florida/Alabama Habitat Protection
· Mississippi/Louisiana Habitat Protection
· Texas Habitat Protection
· Highly Migratory Species (tuna, shark, swordfish)
· Red Drum
· Red Snapper
· Reef Fish
· Shrimp
· Spiny Lobster
· Stone Crab
SSCs are comprised of economists, biologists, sociologists, and natural resource attorneys who are knowledgeable about the technical aspects of fisheries in the Gulf. The following SSCs exist:
· Standing
· Special Coral
· Special Mackerel
· Special Oceanic Migratory Species
· Special Red Drum
· Special Reef Fish
· Special Shark
· Special Shrimp
· Special Spiny Lobster
· Special Stone Crab
· Ecosystems Management
SAPs are pools of biologists who are trained in the specialized field of population dynamics, and who assess the available biological data and advise the Council on the status of stocks and level of acceptable biological catch. When stock assessments are conducted under the SEDAR (Southeast Data, Assessment and Review) process, scientists are selected from the SAPs to participate in the assessment or assessment review meetings, but individual scientists do not attend each meeting.
SAPs include:
· Finfish
· Shrimp
The SEP is comprised of economists and sociologists who are trained to evaluate the economic and social costs associated with various management measures and advise the Council of the economic and social costs associated with these measures.
For more information, please call the Gulf Council at 888-833-1844.