Working Group Via Webinar
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene its Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Working Group May 24, 2012, from 9:00 am - Noon Eastern Time. The meeting will be held via webinar.
The ABC Control Rule Working Group will meet to review the results of applying the Ralston et al. (2011) method of calculating ABC when the variances used are computed from Gulf of Mexico stocks; review discussion on linking Tier 3 ABCs to data collection actions; continue reviews and edits to the ABC control rule; and decide what recommendation to carry forward to the Scientific and Statistical Committee for its June 2012 meeting.
Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by calling 813-348-1630. Materials will also be available to download from the ABC Control Rule Working Group folder on the Council's FTP site, which is accessible from the Quick Links section of the Council website (http://www.gulfcouncil.org).