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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Public comment forms, webinar registration links, presentations, and helpful documents for the upcoming March Council Meeting in Jekyll Island, GA are now available on our website.
Visit the following link for details: safmc.net/march-2019-council-meeting-details/
March 2019 - Council Meeting Details
safmc.net
SAFMC Council Meeting March 4 - 8, 2019 Westin Jekyll Island 110 Ocean Way Jekyll Island, GA 31527 Download Complete Agenda View Complete Briefing Book Click + to expand each of the tabs below. Back t...02/15/19 ·
Visit the following page on our website for details on bringing fish back from The Bahamas: safmc.net/bringing-fish-back-from-the-bahamas/
Bringing Fish Back from The Bahamas
safmc.net
02/14/19 ·
Check out this great blog from North Carolina Sea Grant!
ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/hooklinescience/2019/02/04/can-released-deepwater-grouper-survive/
Can Released Deepwater Grouper Survive? : Hook, Line & Science
ncseagrant.ncsu.edu
02/13/19 ·
Ever wondered what species are in the snapper grouper complex managed by the South Atlantic Council?
Take a look: safmc.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/SAFMC_SnapperGrouperManagedSpecies_10202016.pdf
02/12/19 ·
Check out our new e-newsletter format and the latest Council news in the Winter 2019 issue of the Council's newsletter, The South Atlantic Update!
View here - conta.cc/2DoA8Yc
02/11/19 ·
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