MEETING NOTICE GROUNDFISH RECREATIONAL ADVISORY PANEL MEETING JAN 22

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Agenda:
 Receive an overview of the Council’s Groundfish Priorities for 2015;
 Receive a presentation summarizing the recreational management measures in Draft Groundfish Framework Adjustment 53;
 Receive presentations on proactive AMs for FY 2015 for Gulf of Maine (GOM) haddock and GOM cod, including potential mechanisms to further reduce actual discard mortality of GOM cod (e.g., adoption of circle hooks);
 Discuss and recommend GOM haddock and GOM cod proactive AMs for FY 2015 to the Groundfish Committee;
 Discuss and recommend other related issues to the Groundfish Committee, as appropriate;
 Initiate discussion of recreational management measure process improvement – 2015 Council Priority;
 Hold elections for Chair and Vice Chair of the Recreational Advisory Panel; and
 Discuss other business, as necessary.