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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Office:
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201
North Charleston, SC 29405
phone 843.571.4366
toll free 866.SAFMC-10
fax 843.769.4520
safmc@safmc.net

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Blueline Tilefish (NOAA)Shem Creek, SCThe South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, is one of eight regional fishery management councils in the United States. The South Atlantic Council is responsible for the conservation and management of fish stocks within the federal 200-mile limit off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and east Florida to Key West.

 
  
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Council Modifies Preferred Alternative for Area Closure (posted March 8, 2010)
Measures to end overfishing and set Annual Catch Limits for red snapper further reviewed in March.   read more...
Council Approves Measures to Address Overfishing of 9 Snapper Grouper Species (posted Dec 15, 2009)
Nine of the 10 species currently listed as undergoing overfishing in the South Atlantic will be addressed through management measures outlined in Amendment 17B.   read more...
Council Approves Measures to Protect Deepwater Corals in the South Atlantic (Sept. 24, 2009)
Historic measures aim to protect over 23,000 square miles of coral habitats   read more...

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Next Council Meeting:

March 1-5 in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Download Final Agenda (pdf). New! Briefing Book now available (pdf) (posted 2/16/10). Note! Summary Motions now available for the December 2009 meeting. See Meeting Information page.

Note!  USTREAM live video of the meeting will be available. Type "SAFMCtv" in the search block on USTREAM and view the meetings as they occur.    
  
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New! NOAA Fisheries requests comments on DEIS for Snapper Grouper Amendment 17A (red snapper). For more information, read Fishery Bulletin and visit NOAA Fisheries Web site. Note: see SAFMC News Release for updated information on preferred alternative for area closure (posted 3/8/10).

Note: Snapper Grouper Recreational Regulations Summary updated 1/21/10(pdf)

Note! Notice of Availability published for Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1. Comments accepted by NMFS and received until May 3, 2010. Read Federal Register Notice. (posted 3/10/10).  

Now Available! Winter 2010 Issue of the South Atlantic Update Newsletter

Note! Commercial fishery for Gulf group king mackerel in FL east coast subzone to reopen, effective March 3 through March 8, 2010. Read Fishery Bulletin.

New! Daily vessel trip limit for golden tilefish commercial fishery in South Atlantic reduced to 300 lbs, effective March 18, 2010. Read Fishery Bulletin (posted 3/9/10).

Note! Commercial fishery for vermilion snapper in South Atlantic to close, effective March 19, 2010. NOAA Fisheries has determined quota will be reached. Read Fishery Bulletin (posted 3/10/10).

Reminder! Seasonal boundary shift for Atlantic and Gulf group king mackerel off the FL coast begins April 1, 2010. Read Fishery Bulletin (posted 3/8/10).

Note! NOAA announces Interim Rule regulations to reduce overfishing of red snapper. Prohibition on recreational and commercial harvest of red snapper effective January 4, 2010 until June 2, 2010. Read Fishery Bulletin and NOAA announcement for details Read Federal Register Notice, published 12/4/09.  

Reminder! Seasonal prohibition on harvest of shallow water snapper-grouper species effective January 1, 2010. Read Fishery Bulletin.

Note! Commercial black sea bass fishery closed, effective December 20, 2009. NOAA Fisheries Service has determined commercial quota to be met. Read Fishery Bulletin.

Note:  Final Rule implementing Snapper Grouper Amendment 15B published. Prohibits sale of snapper grouper harvested or possessed under bag limits and includes other actions. Read Fishery Bulletin reminder for more information (posted 11/17/09).

Reminder: Recreational fishery for vermilion snapper closed November 1, 2009 through March 2010.  Read more.

Note:  Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1 FEIS now available (Deepwater coral protection).

Note:  Council Chairman Duane Harris' testimony before Congress regarding the reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act
  
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