South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Conserving and managing America's fisheries from three to 200 nautical miles off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
SAFMC, headquartered in Charleston, S.C., is responsible for the conservation and management of fish stocks within the federal 200-mile limit of the Atlantic off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and east Florida to Key West.
The role of the council is to develop fishery management plans needed to manage fishery resources within federal waters. The area encompassing federal waters, sometimes referred to as the Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ, extends offshore from state waters (three miles in the South Atlantic) to 200 nautical miles.
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Fishery Management
Plans/Amendments
Coastal Migratory Pelagics, Coral, Dolphin/Wahoo, Ecosystem-Based Amendments, Generic Amendments, Golden Crab, Habitat, Sargassum, Shrimp, Snapper Grouper, Spiny Lobster
Regulations
Regulations by Species, Regulation Fact Sheets/Other Resources, Fishing Season Calendar & Closures
Meetings
Calendar, Council Meetings, Public Hearings & Scoping Meetings, Advisory Panel Meetings, SSC/SEP Meetings, Other Meetings
News
& Announcements
Council News Releases, Council Newsletters, Other Fishery News, Regulatory Notices
Managed
Areas
Deepwater Marine Protected Areas, Spawning Special Management Zones, Special Management Zones, Coral HAPCs (Deepwater Coral, Oculina Bank, Oculina Experimental Closed Area)
Science &
Statistics
SEDAR Stock Assessment Program, Scientific & Statistical Committee & Socio-Economic Panel, Citizen Science Program
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Get the details on new federal charter/headboat reporting requirements in the South Atlantic, which will be required beginning September 1, 2020, by visiting the following link: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/bulletin/noaa-fisheries-announces-new-hire-electronic-reporting-requiremen...
NOAA Fisheries Announces New For-Hire Electronic Reporting Requirements in the Atlantic
www.fisheries.noaa.gov
FB20-012: South Atlantic Fishery Bulletin, For more information, contact: Southeast For-Hire Electronic Reporting Program, ser.electronicreporting@noaa.gov, (727) 209-595002/25/20 ·
Do you bottom fish around NOAA Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary?
Don't miss these learning exchanges organized by The Nature Conservancy in Georgia and other partners!
02/24/20 ·
The March Council Meeting in Jekyll Island, GA is just a week away.
The agenda will cover a long list of topics, including but not limited to spanish mackerel, dolphin and wahoo, proposed modifications to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, allocations, shrimp, and more!
safmc.net/march-2020-council-meeting-details/
02/24/20 ·
This week's #CitSciFri highlights the Hudson River Eel Project, a citizen science project that since 2008 has caught, counted, and released approximately 650,000 glass eels!
This project allows volunteers to help gather data on the declining American Eel populations by capturing their see-through young known as glass eels. Eels are caught in specialized nets, removed and counted by trained volunteers, and then released.
A great way to get outside and get involved!
www.dec.ny.gov/lands/49580.html
Community Science: American Eel Research
www.dec.ny.gov
Teams of scientists, students, and community volunteers collect American eels using nets on several Hudson River tributaries each spring.02/21/20 ·
What's new with Myfishcount, an update from the Citizen Science Program, a look back at Gregg Waugh's career, an overview of commercial regulatory changes going into effect later this month, and more!
Check out the Council's latest newsletter!
myemail.constantcontact.com/SA-Update-Newsletter---Winter-2020.html?soid=1102862873579&aid=mmH9Sc...
02/20/20 ·
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