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MDMR outlines three paths to change red snapper allocations; MS Creel calibration is under way
Summary
Agency staff told the commission there are three potential pathways that could raise Mississippi's red snapper allocation: accounting for underharvest across the Gulf, certifying state-level creel (MS Creel) estimates against MRIP, and a full SEDAR assessment incorporating new creel data.
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources staff briefed the advisory commission Tuesday on three pathways that could increase Mississippi's red snapper allocation and reduce the risk of paybacks when states exceed their quotas.
The director said the Gulf Council and state directors have discussed a policy that would avoid paybacks when the Gulf-wide quota is underharvested; staff called that the first, shorter-term option. The second path is calibration: Mississippi, with Alabama, is working to get its state creel survey…
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