I'm attending the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Socioeconomic Panel meeting. Here is a link to the agenda: PDF.
The Socioeconomic Panel advises the Scientific and Statistics Committee (which advises the Council) on matters socioeconomic. Here is info about the Council:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional Fishery Management Councils established by the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The Council prepares fishery management plans designed to manage fishery resources from where state waters end, out to the 200-mile limit of the Gulf of Mexico. These waters are also known as the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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When reviewing potential rule changes, the Council draws upon the services of knowledgeable people from other state and federal agencies, universities, and the public, who serve on panels and committees.
I'll be presenting some results from a recreation demand study that Tim, Rob Hicks, Kurt Schnier and I are trying to wrap up ("Recreational Values of Grouper in the Gulf of Mexico"). Here is a link to the presentation: Gulf_SEP2.pdf .
