Supporting Marine Spatial Closures in Florida

DRAFT AGENDA

GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

VMS ADVISORY PANEL

http://www.gulfcouncil.org/council_meetings/agenda/VMS%20AP%20Agenda%2001-11.pdf

January 13, 2011 – Tampa, FL

I. Introductions (9:00 am – 9:05 am)

II. Adoption of Agenda (9:10 am – 9:15 am)

III. Update from previous AP meeting (9:10 am – 9:30 am) – Froeschke

IV. The role of VMS in enhanced seafood traceability (9:30 am – 11:30 am)

a. Status and future directions of seafood traceability in Gulf of Mexico fisheries – Ocean

Conservancy

b. How can VMS be used to help fish and seafood traceability and support marine spatial

closure issues?

What can be done to automatically increase seafood safety using VMS, electronic

reporting, and compatible software?

V. Lunch (11:30 am – 12:00 pm)

VI. VMS Communications (12:00 pm – 2:00 pm) – Miglini

a. How can VMS be used more effectively in communications?

b. How can these communications become more user friendly?

c. Can routine messages be stored and sent automatically (with minimal updating) thereby

eliminating the need to write new text messages for the same reporting activity?

VII. Future roles and applications of VMS software (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm)

a. What is the interface between VMS, national security, food safety and security, and

fisheries management?

b. Improving VMS protocols and VMS standards

VIII. Other Business (3:30 pm – 4:00 pm)

Adjourn

List of Invitees

IX. AP Panel

a. Bart Niquet

b. Bob Spaeth

c. Brad Kenyon

d. Chris Blankenship

e. Daniel MacMahon

f. Dave McKinney

g. Dennis O’Hern

h. Elbert Whorton

i. Gary Jarvis

j. Glen Brooks

k. Jason DeLaCruz

l. John Schmidt

m. Martin Fisher

n. Michael Kelly

o. Russell Stewart

p. Tracy Redding

X. OLE

a. Tracy Dunn

b. Pat O’Shaughnessy

XI. Council

a. Robin Riechers

XII. Others

a. Representative from Ocean Conservancy to discuss seafood traceability

XIII. Council Staff

a. John Froeschke