The Red Drum Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to discuss the following items related to the upcoming stock assessment: data collection method, data background collection, updates on addressing data deficiencies, and the assessment timeline. The TC last met 5/24/07.

The Red Drum Technical Committee met in Charleston, South Carolina for one day with the following objectives: review the benchmark stock assessment process and develop a preliminary assessment timeline; customize a standard data availability template; review state data, discuss data deficiencies, and identify methods for improvement; and continue a discussion of the FMP SPR objective.

The Red Drum Stock Enhancement Subcommittee met on May 25, in Charleston, South Carolina for its first meeting. The objectives of the meeting were discussing an economic benefit-cost study on South Carolina’s stocking program, reviewing state status on stock enhancement, and determining next steps for the production of the stock enhancement guidelines document.

The Red Drum Technical Committee last met in 2002. The main items on the agenda for this meeting were: 1) planning for the 2009 stock assessment; 2) discussion of a potential 2007 red drum summit; 3) review of South Carolina and Georgia red drum programs; and 4) discussion of the pending red drum longline survey.