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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A reminder that new commercial regulations for certain snapper grouper species went into effect today, February 26, 2020.
Get more info here: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/bulletin/noaa-fisheries-announces-changes-commercial-regulations-snapper-g...
02/26/20 ·
Check out this great video of Capt. Nick Stanczyk and Deer Meat For Dinner using a descending device to release a big snowy grouper!
The Council recently approved an amendment which would require that descending devices be on board any vessel fishing for or possessing snapper grouper species in federal waters of the South Atlantic. If approved by NOAA Fisheries, it's likely the requirement would go into effect within the next year.
HUGE Grouper and Queen Snapper with Deer Meat For Dinner!
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I finally teamed up with Robert from Deer Meat For Dinner for a fishing trip off Islamorada. The goal was to catch some deep drop bottom fish while hand cran...02/26/20 ·
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 ·
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