UPCOMING MEETINGS

Flounder TTF - FMP Revision
Feb 22 - Feb 23, 2012

MRIP Wave Meeting
Feb 29 - Mar 1, 2012

62nd ANNUAL SPRING MEETING
Mar 6 - Mar 8, 2012

ODRP Ad Hoc Committee Meeting
Mar 11 - Mar 13, 2012

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Annual Report to the Technical Coordinating Committee, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
 
SEAMAP Environmental and Biological Atlas of the Gulf of Mexico, 2009
 
Annual Report of the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP)
 
Sixty-First Annual Report 2010
 
An Economic Survey of the Gulf of Mexico Inshore Shrimp Fishery: Implementation and Descriptive Results for 2008
 

PRESS RELEASES

Eastern Oyster Management Plan for the Gulf of Mexico Available for Public Comment.

Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, Trace Register, LLC, Begin the Initial Phase of an Enhanced Traceability Pilot Program for Gulf of Mexico Oysters.

The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission was established by an act of Congress (P.L. 81-66) in 1949 as a compact of the five Gulf States. Its charge is:

"to promote better utilization of the fisheries, marine, shell and anadromous, of the seaboard of the Gulf of Mexico, by the development of a joint program for the promotion and protection of such fisheries and the prevention of the physical waste of the fisheries from any cause."

The Commission is composed of three members from each of the five Gulf States. The head of the marine resource agency of each state, a member of the legislature, and a citizen with knowledge of marine fisheries appointed by the governor.

The Commission is empowered to make recommendations to the governors and legislatures of the five Gulf States regarding the management of the fisheries. The states do not relinquish any of their rights or responsibilities in regulating their own fisheries, however. Recommendations to the states are based on scientific studies made by experts employed by state and federal resource agencies and advice from law enforcement officials and the commercial and recreational fishing industries.

In addition, the Commission advises the United States Congress and may testify on legislation and marine policies that affect the Gulf. One of the most important functions of the Commission is to serve as a forum for the discussion of various problems, issues, and programs concerning marine management.

What's New


The Commission mailing address has changed. Please forward all mail to our street address:

Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
2404 Government ST
Ocean Springs, MS 39564


Compact News, Volume 22 Number 1, September 2011 is now available for download.