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
Plans/Amendments" alt="" />Coastal Migratory Pelagics, Coral, Dolphin/Wahoo, Ecosystem-Based Amendments, Generic Amendments, Golden Crab, Habitat, Sargassum, Shrimp, Snapper Grouper, Spiny Lobster
Regulations
" alt="" />Regulations by Species, Regulation Fact Sheets/Other Resources, Fishing Season Calendar & Closures
Meetings
" alt="" />Calendar, Council Meetings, Public Hearings & Scoping Meetings, Advisory Panel Meetings, SSC/SEP Meetings, Other Meetings
News
& Announcements
& Announcements" alt="" />Council News Releases, Council Newsletters, Other Fishery News, Regulatory Notices
Managed
Areas
Areas" alt="" />Deepwater Marine Protected Areas, Spawning Special Management Zones, Special Management Zones, Coral HAPCs (Deepwater Coral, Oculina Bank, Oculina Experimental Closed Area)
Habitat /
Ecosystems
Ecosystems" alt="" />Mapping/GIS Data, Habitat Protection, Ecosystem Health, Ocean Observing
Science &
Statistics
Statistics" alt="" />SEDAR Stock Assessment Program, Scientific & Statistical Committee & Socio-Economic Panel, Citizen Science Program
Get
Involved
Involved" alt="" />Management Process, Public Input, Marine Resource Education Program Southeast
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Get all meeting info for the December Council Meeting in Wilmington, NC (12/2-12/6) at the following link: safmc.net/december-2019-council-meeting-details/
December 2019 - Council Meeting Details
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SAFMC Council Meeting December 2 - 6, 2019 Hilton Wilmington Riverside 301 North Water Street Wilmington, NC 28401 Phone: 1-800-445-8667 View Complete Agenda View Complete Briefing Book Click each of11/15/19 ·
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