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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Regulatory Notice: The commercial trip limit for vermilion snapper will be reduced from 1100 pounds to 555 pounds whole weight, or 1000 pounds to 500 pounds gutted weight, effective April 26, 2018.
To learn more, click here: safmc.net/regulatory-notices/04-23-18-noaa-fisheries-fb-027-south-atlantic-vermilion-snapper-comm...
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South Atlantic Fishery Bulletin Bringing Fishing News to You PRINT FB18-027 FISHERY BULLETIN ISSUE DATE: April 20, 2018 CONTACT: Sustainable Fisheries, (727) 824-5305 South Atlantic Vermilion Snapper ...04/23/18 ·
Scoping webinars for Snapper Grouper Amendment 42 (which proposes to add recently approved sea turtle release gears to the pool of options for commercial and for-hire snapper grouper fishermen) will be held tonight (4/23) and tomorrow night (4/24).
Please join us for the webinars at 6 PM for a staff presentation on the amendment and an opportunity to provide comment.
Have comments about sea turtle release gear requirements? Tell us! If you can't make it to the webinar, please provide your insights via the online public comment form.
Helpful documents and the public comment form link can be found on our website at: safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearings-scoping-meetings/
To register for this evening's webinar, please click the following link: register.gotowebinar.com/register/4190261193362946305
NOTE: If you already have sea turtle release gears, you do NOT need to acquire these newly approved gears. These new gears, considered to be less cumbersome and easier to use, were recently approved by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. As a result, the Council would like to make sure that these gears are possible options for fishermen in the future.
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04/23/18 ·
The Council's Law Enforcement AP meets again today. To listen in to the discussion, click here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/547981591659910914
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04/19/18 ·
The Council's Law Enforcement Advisory Panel is about to begin. To listen in to the meeting, click here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/8710319410152685314
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04/18/18 ·
NOAA Fisheries requests comments on Snapper Grouper Amendment 43, which could, if approved by the Secretary of Commerce, allow for a red snapper season in 2018.
To learn more about the amendment and how to provide comment, please see the link: safmc.net/regulatory-notices/04-16-18-noaa-fisheries-fb18-025-request-for-comments-limited-openin...
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South Atlantic Fishery Bulletin Bringing Fishing News to You FB18-025 PRINT FISHERY BULLETIN ISSUE DATE: April 13, 2018 CONTACT:Frank Helies, 727-824-5305 Request for Comments: Limited Opening of Recr...04/16/18 ·
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