Virtual Q&A to be held about fisheries science

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and NOAA Fisheries will host a virtual question and answer session to provide the public with an opportunity to ask questions about the science and management of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Gulf Council Chairman, Dr. Tom Frazer and Executive Director, Dr. Carrie Simmons; Regional Administrator of NOAA Fisheries, Dr. Roy Crabtree; Director of the Southeast Regional Science Center, Dr. Clay Porch; Deputy Director of the Southeast Regional Science Center, Dr. John Walter; and staff from NOAA’s Office of Protected Resources will be among panelists that will be answering questions from the public.

The session will begin at 4:30 p.m., EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 26 and will conclude no later than 6 p.m., EDT.

Participants will be able to listen online through the Go-To-Webinar application or through the phone. If you want to speak to ask a question, you must join the webinar online. Alternatively, during the meeting, you can email questions to gulfcouncil@gulfcouncil.org or text them to 813-317-6220 and a staff member will ask on your behalf.

Register to join the session online using your computer or smartphone here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2312463577750202635

To listen in by phone, call: 562-247-8321 and use the Audio Access Code: 357842945