SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The following items are on the agenda, though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be noted on the Council's website when possible).

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Introductions of members, election of chair and vice chair, adoption of agenda, and approval of minutes from the April 5, 2018 meeting. Staff will review the Plan of Work with the members. The advisory panel will discuss the Biological review of Texas closure; review the new stock assessments for brown, white and pink shrimp; and receive an update on shrimp catch, effort, Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE), turtle threshold update, and juvenile red snapper effort threshold. The AP will review Shrimp Amendment 18; and discuss Research Priority Review.

—Meeting Adjourns—

The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the listen-in access by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the AP meeting on the calendar.

The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with other meeting materials will be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org as they become available.

Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come before the group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES ), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

84 FR 4050